1 (Mil) (Pol) (united, in league) [+troops, countries, parties] aliado allied against sb/sth aliado en contra de algn/algo; a group closely allied to General Pera's faction un grupo estrechamente ligado a la facción del General Pera
a think-tank allied [to] the right wing of the party
allied with sth/sb aliado con algo/algn
Allied (Hist) [+nations, tanks, operation, casualties] aliado; the Allied forces las fuerzas aliadas
2 (associated) [+subjects, products, industries] relacionado; afín allied to sth relacionado con algo; afín a algo; lectures on subjects allied to health conferencias sobre temas relacionados con or afines a la salud
3 (coupled) allied to or with sth combinado con algo; his sense of humour allied to or with his clean-cut looks su sentido del humor combinado con su cuidado aspecto
it is a matter of common sense allied to experience it was only his strident accent allied to an air of cultured assurance that had prevented a riot breaking out a rise in interest rates allied with a stock market slump He had a childlike simplicity allied to a determination to go his own way
