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For no art and no religion is possible until we make allowances, until we manage to keep quiet the enfant terrible of logic that plays havoc with the other faculties.
John Crowe Ransom

Meaning of "make allowances" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MAKE ALLOWANCES

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WHAT DOES MAKE ALLOWANCES MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of make allowances in the English dictionary

The definition of make allowances in the dictionary is to take mitigating circumstances into account in consideration. Other definition of make allowances is to allow.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MAKE ALLOWANCES

make a long arm
make a meal of
make a mountain out of a molehill
make a move
make a muck of
make a night of it
make a noise
make a pig of oneself
make a pig´s ear of
make a pitch for
make a play for
make a point of
make a production out of
make a thing of
make a virtue of necessity
make after
make an exhibition of oneself
make an honest woman of
make away
make away with

WORDS THAT END LIKE MAKE ALLOWANCES

acceptances
advances
appurtenances
attenuating circumstances
capital allowances
checks and balances
circumstances
Clearances
consequences
finances
Highland Clearances
household appliances
in bad circumstances
in good circumstances
keep up appearances
mitigating circumstances
reduced circumstances
take chances
to all appearances
under no circumstances
under the circumstances

Synonyms and antonyms of make allowances in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «make allowances» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MAKE ALLOWANCES

Find out the translation of make allowances to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of make allowances from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «make allowances» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

体谅
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

hacer concesiones
570 millions of speakers

English

make allowances
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

भत्ते बनाने
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

جعل البدلات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

делать скидку
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fazer concessões
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভাতা প্রদান
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

faire la part
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Membuat elaun
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

machen Zulagen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

手当をする
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

수당 을
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nggawe tunjangan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thực hiện phụ cấp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கொடுப்பனவுகளை உருவாக்குங்கள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

भत्ते करा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ödenek ayırmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

fare le indennità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tworzyć odpisy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

робити знижку
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

face indemnizații
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κάνει επιδόματα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

maak toelaes
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

överseende
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

gjøre kvoter
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of make allowances

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MAKE ALLOWANCES»

The term «make allowances» is regularly used and occupies the 87.033 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MAKE ALLOWANCES» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about make allowances

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4 QUOTES WITH «MAKE ALLOWANCES»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word make allowances.
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Terry Brooks
I didn't want readers to have to make allowances for what they couldn't see, but to be able to say to themselves that the fabric of the magic detailed was perfectly believable.
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Lawrence G. Lovasik
Only a kind person is able to judge another justly and to make allowances for his weaknesses. A kind eye, while recognizing defects, sees beyond them.
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Ross MacDonald
When there's trouble in a family, it tends to show up in the weakest member. And all the other members of the family know that. They make allowances for the one in trouble.
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John Crowe Ransom
For no art and no religion is possible until we make allowances, until we manage to keep quiet the enfant terrible of logic that plays havoc with the other faculties.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MAKE ALLOWANCES»

Discover the use of make allowances in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to make allowances and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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WTO Analytical Index 2 Volume Set: Guide to WTO Law and Practice
The Panel agreed that the Anti-Dumping Agreement permits, but does not require such allowances, but opined that a Member may not make allowances other than those authorized by Article 2.4: “The term 'should' in its ordinary meaning ...
Legal Affairs Division, World Trade Organization, Legal Affairs Division World Trade Organization, 2007
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EU Dumping Determinations and WTO Law
It would work as non-mandatory in situations where the investigating authorities did not make allowances for factors that would result in a lower margin. The Panel then stated that allowances under Article 2.4, fourth sentence, are bindingonthe ...
Henrik Andersen, 2009
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Statutes and Ordinances of the University of Cambridge 2008
Leave to Anomalous candidature. Powers of the Council; to give leave to degrade. to make allowances, to delegate decisions to Examiners, to make allowances. ALLOWANCES TO CANDIDATES FOR EXAMINATIONS 1. The Council shall ...
University of Cambridge, 2008
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Cambridge Dictionary of American Idioms
Related vocabulary make allowances for sb/sth at allowances, take sth into account at account allowances make allowances for sb/sth to consider particular facts relating to someone or something ♢ We try to make allowances alley i.
Paul Heacock, 2003
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The Gift of ADHD: How to Transform Your Child's Problems ...
It seems clear, from the growing body of research and Finland's example, that time in nature and free play are a basic need of any child and an essential building block of maintaining attention. Schools and teachers regularly make allowances ...
Lara Honos-Webb, 2010
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木村恒夫, 2005
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Parenting a Teen or Young Adult with Asperger Syndrome ...
Allowances AS is something of a hidden disorder, and so the world often does not make allowances. People with AS face challenges every day that are not obvious to other people and often their 'problem' behaviour is actually their coping ...
Brenda Boyd, 2013
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THE WISDOM-DRIVEN MENTALITY - Your Destiny Is Waiting For A ...
Colossians 3:13 (NLT) If we really love a person, we will make allowances for his or her faults. You cannot have room for anything you have not made room for. The Bible says we are to 'make' allowance for other people's faults. To make is to  ...
Maikh Etto, 2009
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3 [C] mainly us for pocket money (child'smoney) planningk 4 make allowance for to prepare for the possibility of: We should make allowance for bad weather and have plenty of umbrellas available. acceptingk 5 make allowances for To make ...
10
Hearts and altars
You must make allowances for me." " Exactly. / must make allowances for you. But when I ask you to make allowances for him, who has gone through sufferings a hundred -fold more acute, which you have inflicted upon him, what kind of ...
Robert Bell, 1852

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MAKE ALLOWANCES»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term make allowances is used in the context of the following news items.
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Brighton beach smoking ban plans - what people think - BBC …
We live in a community and we have to make allowances for the people we live with. "People shouldn't have to sit in other people's cigarette ... «BBC News, Jul 15»
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- CRIME IN OLD ROTHERHAM: Punished for the killing of a jackdaw
... been aroused with regard to the punishment that his son had received, and implored them to make allowances for that in their conclusions. «Rotherham Advertiser, Jul 15»
3
MercatorNet: Please do not kill this Mockingbird
Make allowances for the unedited condition of what you have before you and you will enjoy this book as much as any you have read in this or ... «MercatorNet, Jul 15»
4
Economics as war
... to help because the temptation to backslide and make allowances for friends, family members or old comrades would remain far too strong. «Buenos Aires Herald, Jul 15»
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Yes, media… the motive for the Chattanooga shooting is just a …
Even in the bluest, most gun-grabby states we make allowances for a few people to have weapons close at hand. Surely our military qualifies. «Hot Air, Jul 15»
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Michael Landauer: Yes, listening to a book counts as reading it
Do these snobs make allowances for the blind, I wonder? Hoping to gain favor with reading snobs, I remind them that at least I read! «Dallas Morning News, Jul 15»
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US Proposes New Rules to Protect Streams From Coal Pollution
Although the rule would make allowances in certain cases if state regulators approved and the damage could be offset by coal companies' ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
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How to do subtitles well – basics and good practices
However, do not make allowances for the XBox One's notifications system displaying its messages in the bottom/middle. They shouldn't be in ... «Gamasutra, Jul 15»
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B.C. government announces highest-level drought rating for …
For example, the government can modify the current priority system of water rights to make allowances for essential household need up the 250 ... «Canadian Underwriter, Jul 15»
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First hydrogen station with two types of refuelling technology …
Unlike Japan, which as an island has little or no need to make allowances for cross-border traffic, Europe faces much more challenging ... «BMWBLOG, Jul 15»

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