can't afford
No podemos permitirnos volver a cometer un error así.
We can't afford to make a mistake like that again.
No podemos permitirnos otro error como el de la última vez.
We cannot afford to make another mistake like the one we made last time.
No podemos permitirnos comer en un restaurante.
We can't afford to eat at a restaurant.
Pero es una belleza que no podemos permitirnos.
But it is a beauty we cannot afford.
No podemos permitirnos que nos engañen.
We can't afford to be deceived.
El margen de error es muy chico, no podemos permitirnos ni un solo fallo.
The margin for error is very small; we cannot afford a single mistake.