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li·cence
(lī′səns)n. & v. Chiefly British
Variant of license.
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licence
(ˈlaɪsəns) orlicense
n
1. (Law) a certificate, tag, document, etc, giving official permission to do something
2. formal permission or exemption
3. liberty of action or thought; freedom
4. intentional disregard of or deviation from conventional rules to achieve a certain effect: poetic licence.
5. excessive freedom
6. licentiousness
[C14: via Old French and Medieval Latin licentia permission, from Latin: freedom, from licet it is allowed]
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li•cense
(ˈlaɪ səns)n., v. -censed, -cens•ing. n.
1. formal permission from a governmental or other constituted authority to do something, as to carry on some business or profession.
2. a certificate, tag, plate, etc., giving proof of such permission; official permit: a driver's license.
3. permission to do or not to do something.
4. intentional deviation from rule, convention, or fact, as for the sake of literary or artistic effect: poetic license.
5. exceptional freedom allowed in a special situation.
6. excessive or undue freedom or liberty.
7. licentiousness.
8. the legal right to use a patent owned by another.
v.t. 9. to issue or grant a license to.
10. to give permission to; authorize.
[1325–75; Middle English licence < Middle French < Medieval Latin licentia authorization, Latin: freedom =licent-, s. of licēns, present participle of licēre to be allowed + -ia -ia]
li′cens•a•ble, adj.
li′cens•er; esp. Law, li•cen•sor (ˈlaɪ sən sər, ˌlaɪ sənˈsɔr) n.
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licence
– license1. 'licence'
In British English, a licence is an official document which gives you permission to do, use, or own something.
I haven't got a television licence.
Keep your driving licence on you.
2. 'license' used as a noun
In American English, this word is spelled license.
A photo identification, such as a driver's license, is required.
3. 'license' used as a verb
In both British and American English, if you are licensed to do something, you have official permission to do it.
These men are licensed to carry firearms.
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| Noun | 1. |  licence - excessive freedom; lack of due restraint; "when liberty becomes license dictatorship is near"- Will Durant; "the intolerable license with which the newspapers break...the rules of decorum"- Edmund Burkeliberty - freedom of choice; "liberty of opinion"; "liberty of worship"; "liberty--perfect liberty--to think or feel or do just as one pleases"; "at liberty to choose whatever occupation one wishes" |
| 2. | licence - freedom to deviate deliberately from normally applicable rules or practices (especially in behavior or speech) liberty - freedom of choice; "liberty of opinion"; "liberty of worship"; "liberty--perfect liberty--to think or feel or do just as one pleases"; "at liberty to choose whatever occupation one wishes" poetic license - license used by a writer or artist to heighten the effect of their work | |
| 3. |  licence - a legal document giving official permission to do somethinglegal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument - (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right building permit - a document authorizing the holder to construct a building of a particular kind on a particular lot driver's licence, driver's license, driving licence, driving license - a license authorizing the bearer to drive a motor vehicle fishing licence, fishing license, fishing permit - a license authorizing the bearer to fish during a specified period of time game license, hunting licence, hunting license, hunting permit - a license authorizing the bearer to kill a certain type of animal during a specified period of time learner's permit - a document authorizing the bearer to learn to drive an automobile letter of mark and reprisal, letter of marque, letters of marque - a license to a private citizen to seize property of another nation liquor licence, liquor license - a license authorizing the holder to sell alcoholic beverages marriage licence, marriage license, wedding licence, wedding license - a license authorizing two people to marry occupation licence, occupation license - a license to pursue a particular occupation liberty chit, pass - a permit to enter or leave a military installation; "he had to show his pass in order to get out" law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" | |
| Verb | 1. | licence - authorize officially; "I am licensed to practice law in this state" authorize, authorise, clear, pass - grant authorization or clearance for; "Clear the manuscript for publication"; "The rock star never authorized this slanderous biography" franchise - grant a franchise to charter - grant a charter to |
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licence
noun
1. certificate, document, permit, charter, warrant The painting was returned on a temporary import licence.
2. permission, the right, authority, leave, sanction, liberty, privilege, immunity, entitlement, exemption, prerogative, authorization, dispensation, a free hand, carte blanche, blank cheque The curfew gave the police licence to hunt people as if they were animals.
permission restriction, denial, prohibition
permission restriction, denial, prohibition
3. freedom, creativity, latitude, independence, liberty, deviation, leeway, free rein, looseness All that stuff about catching a giant fish was just a bit of poetic licence.
freedom restraint, constraint
freedom restraint, constraint
4. laxity, abandon, disorder, excess, indulgence, anarchy, lawlessness, impropriety, irresponsibility, profligacy, licentiousness, unruliness, immoderation a world of licence and corruption
laxity moderation, strictness
laxity moderation, strictness
under licence with permission, under a charter, under warrant, under a permit, with authorization, under a patent They made the Mig-21 jet fighter under licence from Russia.
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Translations
رُخْصَةٌرُخْصَه
povoleníkonceseoprávnění
tilladelse=-kortlicens
lupa
dozvola
leyfi; skírteini
免許
면허
duoti licencijąlicencijalicencijos turėtojasturintis teisę pardavinėti alkoholį
atļaujalicencepatents
licens
ใบอนุญาต
giấy phép
licence
license1 (US) [ˈlaɪsəns]A. N
1. (= permit) → permiso m, licencia f (Aut) → permiso m de conducir, carnet m (de conducir)
dog licence → licencia f para tener licencia
export licence → permiso m or licencia f de exportación
fishing licence → permiso m or licencia f de pesca
full licence (Aut) → carnet m or permiso m de conducir (definitivo)
import licence → licencia f or permiso m de importación
he lost his licence (Aut) → le retiraron el carnet or permiso
provisional licence (Aut) permiso o licencia de conducir que se obtiene antes de sacarse el carnet definitivo
they were married by special licence → se casaron con una licencia especial
to manufacture sth under licence → fabricar algo bajo licencia
see also driving C
see also television B
dog licence → licencia f para tener licencia
export licence → permiso m or licencia f de exportación
fishing licence → permiso m or licencia f de pesca
full licence (Aut) → carnet m or permiso m de conducir (definitivo)
import licence → licencia f or permiso m de importación
he lost his licence (Aut) → le retiraron el carnet or permiso
provisional licence (Aut) permiso o licencia de conducir que se obtiene antes de sacarse el carnet definitivo
they were married by special licence → se casaron con una licencia especial
to manufacture sth under licence → fabricar algo bajo licencia
see also driving C
see also television B
2. (= freedom)
3. (= immorality) → libertinaje m
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
licence
[ˈlaɪsəns] (British) license (US) n (= permit) (for driving a vehicle, owning a firearm, fishing) → permis m; (for trading) → licence f; (for TV) → redevance f
import licence → licence f d'importation
export licence → licence f d'exportation
produced under licence → fabriqué(e) sous licence
import licence → licence f d'importation
export licence → licence f d'exportation
produced under licence → fabriqué(e) sous licence
(= excessive freedom) → licence f
to give sb licence to do sth → donner à qn la licence de faire qchlicence fee n (British) (for TV) → redevance flicence number (British) license number (US) n
to give sb licence to do sth → donner à qn la licence de faire qchlicence fee n (British) (for TV) → redevance flicence number (British) license number (US) n
[driving licence] → numéro m de permis de conduire
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licence
, (US) licensen
(= permit) → Genehmigung f, → Erlaubnis f; (by authority) → behördliche Genehmigung, Konzession f; (Comm) → Lizenz f; (= driving licence) → Führerschein m; (= road licence) → Kfz-Steuer f; (= gun licence) → Waffenschein m; (= hunting licence) → Jagdschein m; (= marriage licence) → Eheerlaubnis f; (= radio/television licence) → (Rundfunk-/Fernseh)genehmigung f; (= dog licence) → Hundemarke f; he hasn’t paid his (dog) licence → er hat seine Hundesteuer nicht bezahlt; you have to have a (television) licence → man muss Fernsehgebühren bezahlen; a licence to practise medicine (Brit), a license to practice medicine (US) → die Approbation, die staatliche Zulassung als Arzt; the restaurant has lost its licence (to sell drinks) → das Restaurant hat seine Schankerlaubnis or Konzession verloren; we’ll get a late licence for the reception → für den Empfang bekommen wir eine Genehmigung für verlängerte Ausschankzeiten; a licence to kill → ein Freibrief m → zum Töten; it is just a licence to print money (fig) → es ist ein sehr lukratives Geschäft; to manufacture something under licence → etw in Lizenz herstellen; to give somebody licence to do something → jdm erlauben, etw zu tun
(= excessive freedom) → Zügellosigkeit f; there is too much licence in sexual matters/the cinema nowadays → in sexuellen Dingen/im Kino geht es heutzutage zu freizügig zu
licence
:licence fee
n (Brit TV) → ˜ Fernsehgebühr f
licence number, (US) license number
n (Aut) → Kraftfahrzeug- or Kfz-Kennzeichen nt
licence plate, (US) license plate
n (Aut) → Nummernschild nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
licence
(Am) license1 [ˈlaɪs/əns] na. (permit) → autorizzazione f, permesso; (for car) → bollo, tassa di circolazione (also driving licence) (Am) (also driver's licence) → patente f di guida (Comm) → licenza; (for dog) → tassa (TV, Radio) → abbonamento; (amount paid) → canone m, abbonamento
they were married by special licence → si sono sposati con dispensa
provisional driving licence → foglio rosa
pilot's licence → brevetto (di pilota)
import licence → licenza di importazione
produced under licence → prodotto/a su licenza
they were married by special licence → si sono sposati con dispensa
provisional driving licence → foglio rosa
pilot's licence → brevetto (di pilota)
import licence → licenza di importazione
produced under licence → prodotto/a su licenza
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
licence
(American) license (ˈlaisəns) noun a (printed) form giving permission to do something (eg to keep a television set etc, drive a car, sell alcohol etc). a driving licence.
ˈlicense verb to give a licence to or permit. He is licensed to sell alcohol.
ˈlicensed adjective (of a shop, hotel etc) legally allowed to sell alcohol to customers. a licensed grocer.
licenˈsee noun a person to whom a licence (especially to keep a licensed hotel or public house) has been given.
licence is a noun: a licence (not license) to sell alcohol.
license is a verb: licensed (not licenced) to drive a goods vehicle.
license is a verb: licensed (not licenced) to drive a goods vehicle.
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licence
→ رُخْصَةٌ povolení tilladelse Lizenz άδεια licencia lupa permis dozvola licenza 免許 면허 vergunning tillatelse licencja licença разрешение licens ใบอนุญาต ehliyet giấy phép 执照Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
li·cense
, licencen. licencia, permiso;
medical ___ → ___ para ejercer la medicina.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
- Here is my driver's license (US)
Here is my driving licence (UK) - My driver's license number is ... (US)
My driving licence number is ... (UK) - I don't have my driver's licence on me (US)
I don't have my driving licence on me (UK)
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