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en to be allowed to   »   ca poder fer alguna cosa

73 [seventy-three]

to be allowed to

to be allowed to

73 [setanta-tres]

poder fer alguna cosa

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Are you already allowed to drive? Q---j----t- -o-d--r u--c--x-? Q-- j- p--- c------ u- c----- Q-e j- p-t- c-n-u-r u- c-t-e- ----------------------------- Que ja pots conduir un cotxe? 0
Are you already allowed to drink alcohol? Q-e-ja p-t- be------c-h--? Q-- j- p--- b---- a------- Q-e j- p-t- b-u-e a-c-h-l- -------------------------- Que ja pots beure alcohol? 0
Are you already allowed to travel abroad alone? Q-- j- po-- ---s--nar-so- a----s-r---e-? Q-- j- p--- p--- a--- s-- a l----------- Q-e j- p-t- p-t- a-a- s-l a l-e-t-a-g-r- ---------------------------------------- Que ja pots pots anar sol a l’estranger? 0
may / to be allowed p--er p---- p-d-r ----- poder 0
May we smoke here? P--e--fu-ar-a--í? P---- f---- a---- P-d-m f-m-r a-u-? ----------------- Podem fumar aquí? 0
Is smoking allowed here? E- p----umar a--í? E- p-- f---- a---- E- p-t f-m-r a-u-? ------------------ Es pot fumar aquí? 0
May one pay by credit card? E--p------ar-a-b-----e----- --è-it? E- p-- p---- a-- t------ d- c------ E- p-t p-g-r a-b t-r-e-a d- c-è-i-? ----------------------------------- Es pot pagar amb targeta de crèdit? 0
May one pay by cheque / check (am.)? Es p-----g-r -----ec? E- p-- p---- a-- x--- E- p-t p-g-r a-b x-c- --------------------- Es pot pagar amb xec? 0
May one only pay in cash? Es-po--p-ga- -omé--e- -fe-tiu? E- p-- p---- n---- e- e------- E- p-t p-g-r n-m-s e- e-e-t-u- ------------------------------ Es pot pagar només en efectiu? 0
May I just make a call? Q-- p--------r? Q-- p-- t------ Q-e p-c t-u-a-? --------------- Que puc trucar? 0
May I just ask something? Q-- --c -er una----g-n--? Q-- p-- f-- u-- p-------- Q-e p-c f-r u-a p-e-u-t-? ------------------------- Que puc fer una pregunta? 0
May I just say something? Q-e puc---r----un- -o-a? Q-- p-- d-- a----- c---- Q-e p-c d-r a-g-n- c-s-? ------------------------ Que puc dir alguna cosa? 0
He is not allowed to sleep in the park. (E-l---- -o- d-r-ir-------c. (---- n- p-- d----- a- p---- (-l-) n- p-t d-r-i- a- p-r-. ---------------------------- (Ell) no pot dormir al parc. 0
He is not allowed to sleep in the car. (-ll- n-------or--- a---o-x-. (---- n- p-- d----- a- c----- (-l-) n- p-t d-r-i- a- c-t-e- ----------------------------- (Ell) no pot dormir al cotxe. 0
He is not allowed to sleep at the train station. (-ll- -o-pot---rm-------es-ac-ó. (---- n- p-- d----- a l--------- (-l-) n- p-t d-r-i- a l-e-t-c-ó- -------------------------------- (Ell) no pot dormir a l’estació. 0
May we take a seat? P-d----e---? P---- s----- P-d-m s-u-e- ------------ Podem seure? 0
May we have the menu? P-d-- ---re-l- c--ta? P---- r---- l- c----- P-d-m r-b-e l- c-r-a- --------------------- Podem rebre la carta? 0
May we pay separately? P-de- p-gar s--ara--m---? P---- p---- s------------ P-d-m p-g-r s-p-r-d-m-n-? ------------------------- Podem pagar separadament? 0

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