no podemos permitir que

we can't allow

→ no
phrase Rare #26,795
we can't allow Used to say that something must not be permitted to happen. Often followed by a subjunctive verb.
SP: No podemos permitir que esto siga pasando.
EN: We can't allow this to keep happening.

No podemos permitir que entren pacientes con gripe en la escuela.

We cannot allow patients with the flu to enter the school.

— El médico de Budapest (2020)

No podemos permitir que los estadounidenses se roben nuestra estación.

We cannot allow the Americans to steal our station.

— Salyut-7: Héroes en el espacio (2017)

No podemos permitir que se salga con la suya.

We cannot allow him to get away with it.

— Sin piedad (2026)

No podemos permitir que envíen comida para los rebeldes en las montañas.

We cannot allow them to send food to the rebels in the mountains.

— El laberinto del fauno (2006)

No podemos permitir que muera Mary.

We can't let Mary die.