позволять ему

to allow him

→ позволять
phrase Uncommon #15,797
to allow him The verb allows forms such as позволяй and позволяйте in commands; ему means “to him” or “him” here.
RU: Я не хочу позволять ему так говорить.
EN: I don't want to let him talk like that.

Не стоило позволять ему пить.

We shouldn't have let him drink.

— Академия Рашмор (1998)