license

[/ˈlaɪsəns/]

noun, verbpl: licenses

licença

1. An official document or permit that gives permission to do something

You need a driver's license to operate a vehicle.

Você precisa de uma carteira de motorista para dirigir um veículo.

2. Permission or freedom to do something

The artist took license with the historical facts.

O artista tomou liberdade com os fatos históricos.

3. A permit to operate a business or profession

The restaurant's food service license was renewed.

A licença de funcionamento do restaurante foi renovada.

4. Verb: to grant permission or a license to someone

The government licensed the new pharmaceutical company.

O governo licenciou a nova empresa farmacêutica.

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

licença

Most common term for official documents and permissions

General Brazilian

carteira

Specifically for driver's license (carteira de motorista)

Brazil

alvará

Used for business licenses and commercial permits

Portugal

licença

Standard term, same as Brazilian Portuguese

Portugal

carta

Specifically for driver's license (carta de condução)

poetic license

under license

licensed to kill

to take liberties with something

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