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license
USAGE NOTE
This word may also be spelled “licence.”
license(
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)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (permit)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
All of our export licenses are in order.Todas nuestras licencias de exportación están en orden.
b. el permiso (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
You can't fish in this lake if you don't have a fishing license.No puedes pescar en este lago si no tienes permiso de pesca.
a. la licencia (F) (Latin America)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Latin America: all the countries in South America, Central America, and the Caribbean. Does not include Spain.
She already has her license, but she doesn't have a car.Ya tiene licencia, pero no carro.
b. el carnet (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
My brother got his license on the first attempt, but he's a dreadful driver.Mi hermano se sacó el carnet a la primera, pero es un conductor pésimo.
c. el permiso (M) (Spain)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Spain
What are you thinking of driving without your license?¿Cómo se te ocurre conducir sin tu permiso?
a. la licencia (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
In the prologue, the author herself acknowledges that she used her poetic license when narrating the facts.En el prólogo, la autora misma admite haber hecho uso de la licencia poética al narrar los hechos.
b. las libertades (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The film took license with the story from the book.La película se tomó ciertas libertades con la historia del libro
4. (freedom)
a. la licencia (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Sixties rock stars seemed to have been granted a license to behave badly.Las estrellas de rock de los sesenta parecían tener licencia para comportarse mal.
5. (formal) (immorality)
A word or phrase used to refer to the second person formal “usted” by their conjugation or implied context (e.g., usted).
a. el libertinaje (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
The more conservative sectors of society could only see license in all these new freedoms.Los sectores sociales más conservadores no acertaban a ver más que libertinaje en estas nuevas libertades.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. autorizar
This guide is licensed to tour you around the park.Este guía está autorizado para mostrarles el parque.
b. conceder un permiso
The council licensed the construction company to build a new skyscraper.El ayuntamiento concedió un permiso a la constructora para construir un nuevo rascacielos.
c. conceder una licencia
The government licensed the pharmaceutical company to cultivate medical cannabis.El gobierno concedió una licencia a la empresa farmacéutica para el cultivo de cannabis con fines medicinales.
a. tener una licencia
The shop was licensed to sell alcoholic beverages.La tienda tenía una licencia para vender bebidas alcohólicas.
a. estar autorizado
This food coloring is licensed in Europe but not in the U.S.Este colorante alimentario está autorizado en Europa pero no en EE.UU.
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