Also means
to spoil (a child)
Usage Note
Consentir carries two quite different senses depending on context: consentir en algo means 'to agree to something' or 'to allow it', while consentir a un niño means 'to spoil a child' by giving in to every whim. It is a stem-changing verb (e-ie in the present: consiento, consientes), so learners must watch for the vowel shift.
Examples
"No puedo consentir ese comportamiento."
Natural Translation
I cannot allow that behaviour.
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