povolit

Czech

Etymology

From po- + volit.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈpovolɪt]
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Verb

povolit pf (imperfective povolovat)

  1. (transitive) to permit, to allow
    Synonym: dovolit
    Antonym: zakázat
  2. (transitive) to loosen
    Synonym: uvolnit
    Antonyms: utáhnout, dotáhnout
    Povolil si pásek.He loosened his belt.
    Šroub se povolil.The screw came loose.

Conjugation

Derived terms

Further reading

  • povoliti in Příruční slovník jazyka českého, 1935–1957
  • povoliti in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého, 1960–1971, 1989
  • povolit in Internetová jazyková příručka
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