consentir

Covers both to consent/allow ("no voy a consentir eso") and, especially with children, to spoil or indulge ("lo consienten demasiado"). The second sense is extremely common in everyday family talk about overly indulged kids.

• No voy a consentir que me hables así. — I'm not going to allow you to talk to me like that.
• Sus abuelos lo consienten en todo. — His grandparents spoil him in every way.
• Ambas partes consintieron el acuerdo. — Both parties consented to the agreement.

Learners who only know the "consent" sense are often confused by "niño consentido" (a spoiled child) — the past participle consentido is used constantly as an adjective for a spoiled or pampered person.

Often confused with mimar.

• expression "Niño/hijo consentido" — A very common fixed expression for a spoiled, overindulged child, built directly on consentido, the past participle of consentir — widely used across everyday Spanish to describe a child (or adult) who always gets their way.