no podemos permitirnos

we can't afford

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we can't afford Can refer to lacking the money for something or being unable to risk or allow something.
SP: No podemos permitirnos perder más tiempo.
EN: We can't afford to lose any more time.

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.

No podemos permitirnos que nos engañen.

We can't afford to be deceived.

No podemos permitirnos grandes sueños.

We cannot afford big dreams.

— गल्ली बॉय (2019)

No podemos permitirnos una pérdida.

We cannot afford a loss.

— Los Siete Samuráis (1954)

No podemos permitirnos ni cinco.

We can't afford even five.

— El día del fin del mundo: Migración (2026)

No podemos permitirnos volver a cometer un error así.

We can't afford to make a mistake like that again.

Pero es una belleza que no podemos permitirnos.

But it is a beauty we cannot afford.

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.