podemos permitir

¿Nos podemos permitir un coche nuevo?

Can we afford a new car?

No podemos permitir esto.

We can't allow this.

— Tropa de Élite 2 (2010)

Es un lujo que no nos podemos permitir.

It's a luxury we can't afford.

No nos podemos permitir arriesgarnos con eso.

We can't afford to take a risk with that.

Bueno, no podemos permitir eso.

Well, we can't allow that.

Bueno, es tentador, pero no lo podemos permitir.

Well, it's tempting, but we can't allow it.

— Moonrise Kingdom: Amor Infantil (2012)

¿Cómo podemos permitir esto, señor?

How can we allow this, sir?

— Dangal (2016)

No nos lo podemos permitir.

We can't afford it.