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yo permitía

allowed, permitted

→ permitir
permit to allow, to permit + ía imperfect past: I/he/she
verb · first singular · imperfect indicative Rare #33,153
allowed, permitted Imperfect past (yo/él/ella/usted) of "permitir"; often means "used to allow" or "was allowing."
SP: Mi madre no me permitía salir tarde.
EN: My mother didn’t allow me to go out late.
Conjugation of permitir
Indicative imperfect
SingularPlural
First permitía —
Third permitía —
Subjunctive imperfect
SingularPlural
First permitía —
Third permitía —

Dawson no lo permitía, señor.

Dawson didn't allow it, sir.

— Algunos hombres buenos (1992)

Él no me permitía conducir su auto.

He wouldn't let me drive his car.

No se les permitía salir de casa.

They were not allowed to leave their homes.

Su posición le permitía hacer eso.

His position allowed him to do that.

No se me permitía decir nada.

I wasn’t allowed to say anything.

El médico no permitía a mi padre cargar cosas pesadas.

The doctor wouldn’t allow my father to lift heavy things.

Dawson no lo permitía.

Dawson wouldn't allow it.

— Algunos hombres buenos (1992)

El Barón me permitía pescar allí.

The Baron allowed me to fish there.

— La cinta blanca (2009)