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en to be allowed to   »   es poder hacer algo

73 [seventy-three]

to be allowed to

to be allowed to

73 [setenta y tres]

poder hacer algo

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Are you already allowed to drive? ¿Y- -u-d-s --nducir? ¿-- p----- c-------- ¿-a p-e-e- c-n-u-i-? -------------------- ¿Ya puedes conducir?
Are you already allowed to drink alcohol? ¿Ya-p-e----beber--lcoh-l? ¿-- p----- b---- a------- ¿-a p-e-e- b-b-r a-c-h-l- ------------------------- ¿Ya puedes beber alcohol?
Are you already allowed to travel abroad alone? ¿Ya-p-e--- ---j-r-s--o-/-- al-e--r-n--r-? ¿-- p----- v----- s--- /-- a- e---------- ¿-a p-e-e- v-a-a- s-l- /-a a- e-t-a-j-r-? ----------------------------------------- ¿Ya puedes viajar solo /-a al extranjero?
may / to be allowed p-d-r p---- p-d-r ----- poder
May we smoke here? ¿--d--os ----r aquí? ¿------- f---- a---- ¿-o-e-o- f-m-r a-u-? -------------------- ¿Podemos fumar aquí?
Is smoking allowed here? ¿-e-p--de----ar a--í? ¿-- p---- f---- a---- ¿-e p-e-e f-m-r a-u-? --------------------- ¿Se puede fumar aquí?
May one pay by credit card? ¿-- pu-d---aga---on --r--t- -e-c------? ¿-- p---- p---- c-- t------ d- c------- ¿-e p-e-e p-g-r c-n t-r-e-a d- c-é-i-o- --------------------------------------- ¿Se puede pagar con tarjeta de crédito?
May one pay by cheque / check (am.)? ¿S---u--e-p-ga----- -heque? ¿-- p---- p---- c-- c------ ¿-e p-e-e p-g-r c-n c-e-u-? --------------------------- ¿Se puede pagar con cheque?
May one only pay in cash? ¿S--o -- p-ed---aga--en--f-ct-v-? ¿---- s- p---- p---- e- e-------- ¿-ó-o s- p-e-e p-g-r e- e-e-t-v-? --------------------------------- ¿Sólo se puede pagar en efectivo?
May I just make a call? ¿--ed- tal------a-er una------da? ¿----- t-- v-- h---- u-- l------- ¿-u-d- t-l v-z h-c-r u-a l-a-a-a- --------------------------------- ¿Puedo tal vez hacer una llamada?
May I just ask something? ¿Pu-----a--v-z -re--ntar --go? ¿----- t-- v-- p-------- a---- ¿-u-d- t-l v-z p-e-u-t-r a-g-? ------------------------------ ¿Puedo tal vez preguntar algo?
May I just say something? ¿--ed- --l-v-z-----------? ¿----- t-- v-- d---- a---- ¿-u-d- t-l v-z d-c-r a-g-? -------------------------- ¿Puedo tal vez decir algo?
He is not allowed to sleep in the park. Él no -uede dor-ir e- el-p-rqu-. É- n- p---- d----- e- e- p------ É- n- p-e-e d-r-i- e- e- p-r-u-. -------------------------------- Él no puede dormir en el parque.
He is not allowed to sleep in the car. É- no--ued- -o-m---e-----coch-. É- n- p---- d----- e- e- c----- É- n- p-e-e d-r-i- e- e- c-c-e- ------------------------------- Él no puede dormir en el coche.
He is not allowed to sleep at the train station. Él n--pu-de--or--- en l- -s----ón. É- n- p---- d----- e- l- e-------- É- n- p-e-e d-r-i- e- l- e-t-c-ó-. ---------------------------------- Él no puede dormir en la estación.
May we take a seat? ¿Pod-mos ---t-----? ¿------- s--------- ¿-o-e-o- s-n-a-n-s- ------------------- ¿Podemos sentarnos?
May we have the menu? ¿----m-s--er--- c-rta? ¿------- v-- l- c----- ¿-o-e-o- v-r l- c-r-a- ---------------------- ¿Podemos ver la carta?
May we pay separately? ¿-o-em-- --g-r-po- s-p----o? ¿------- p---- p-- s-------- ¿-o-e-o- p-g-r p-r s-p-r-d-? ---------------------------- ¿Podemos pagar por separado?

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