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ellos permitieron

allowed, permitted

→ permitir
permit to allow, to permit + ieron third-person plural preterite
verb · 3rd-person plural, past tense Rare #39,506
allowed, permitted In these sentences, used with an infinitive or que + subjunctive to mean that someone was not allowed to do something.
SP: Mis padres permitieron que saliera con mis amigos.
EN: My parents allowed me to go out with my friends.
Conjugation of permitir
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First permití permitimos
Second permitiste —
Third permitió permitieron

No me permitieron hacer las cosas que quería.

They didn't allow me to do the things I wanted.

Mis padres no me permitieron volver a ver a Tom.

My parents didn’t allow me to see Tom again.

Permitieron que el paciente subiera.

They allowed the patient to go upstairs.

Significa que no le permitieron volver a jugar.

It means they didn't allow him to play again.

— El Campo de los Sueños (1989)

Me lo permitieron porque conocen su situación.

They allowed me to because they know your situation.

— Elena sabe (2023)

¿Te permitieron llevar el tocadiscos?

Did they let you bring the record player?

— Sueño de fuga (1994)

Las circunstancias no me permitieron ir al extranjero.

Circumstances did not allow me to go abroad.

A Iván no le permitieron ni que me conociera.

Iván wasn't even allowed to meet me.

— Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios (1988)