indulge

indulge
verb
1) (to allow (a person) to do or have what he wishes: You shouldn't indulge that child.) consentir
2) (to follow (a wish, interest etc): He indulges his love of food by dining at expensive restaurants.) entregarse (a), complacer
3) (to allow (oneself) a luxury etc: Life would be very dull if we never indulged (ourselves).) darse (un/el) gusto
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- indulgent
- indulge in
indulge
tr[ɪn'dʌlʤ]
transitive verb
1 (satisfy - desire, whim) satisfacer, ceder a, consentir; (- passion) dar rienda suelta a
■ it pleases me to indulge your wishes me gusta satisfacer tus deseos
■ he indulges her every whim le consiente todos los caprichos
■ he spent a week indulging his passion for skiing pasó una semana dando rienda suelta a su pasión por el esquí
2 (pamper - person) complacer; (- child) mimar, consentir
■ they indulge their children too much miman demasiado a sus hijos
■ she indulged him in/with presents ella lo mimaba con regalos
intransitive verb
1 (gen) permitirse; (eat) comer (lo que uno quiera); (drink) beber (lo que uno quiera)
■ she sometimes indulges in the luxury of a beauty treatment a veces se permite el lujo de un tratamiento de belleza
■ he always indulges at Christmas siempre bebe (demasiado) en Navidad
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to indulge oneself permitirse un lujo, darse algún gusto
indulge [ɪn'dʌlʤ] v, -dulged ; -dulging vt
1) gratify: gratificar, satisfacer
2) spoil: consentir, mimar
indulge vi
to indulge in : permitirse
indulge
v.
• complacerse v.
• consentir v.
• dar gusto a v.
• gratificar v.
• mimar v.
• satisfacer v.
ɪn'dʌldʒ
1.
transitive verb \<\<child\>\> consentir*, mimar; \<\<desire/appetite\>\> satisfacer*

it doesn't hurt to indulge oneself every now and again — es bueno darse algún gusto de vez en cuando


2.
vi

to indulge IN something — permitirse algo

[ɪn'dʌldʒ]
1.
VT (=give in to) [+ desire, appetite] satisfacer; [+ whim] consentir; [+ person] complacer; (=spoil) [+ child] mimar, consentir

to indulge o.s. — darse un gusto

go on, indulge yourself! — venga, ¡date ese gustazo or capricho! *

2.
VI

to indulge in — permitirse

everyone indulges in fattening foods once in a while — todo el mundo se permite comer cosas que engordan de vez en cuando

he is indulging in fantasy/speculation — se está dejando llevar por la fantasía/especulación

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[ɪn'dʌldʒ]
1.
transitive verb \<\<child\>\> consentir*, mimar; \<\<desire/appetite\>\> satisfacer*

it doesn't hurt to indulge oneself every now and again — es bueno darse algún gusto de vez en cuando


2.
vi

to indulge IN something — permitirse algo


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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