licence
noun/ˈlaɪsns/
(US English license)
Слово англійською: licence
Переклад licence українською: конце́сія, ліце́нзія, до́звіл (офіці́йний і т. д.), водійське́ посві́дчення, права́ водія́, до́звіл на риболо́влю
Детальний опис
- [countable] an official document that shows that permission has been given to do, own or use something
- The driver did not hold a valid licence.
- to get/obtain/have a licence
- to grant/issue a licence
- James lost his licence for six months (= had his licence taken away by the police as a punishment).
- Her licence was revoked by the court.
- licence for something a licence for the software
- licence to do something You need a licence to fish in this river.
- without a licence He was caught driving a car without a licence.
- Is there a licence fee?
- a licence holder (= a person who has been given a licence)
- a licence agreement
Wordfinder- accelerate
- brake
- car
- commute
- driving
- licence
- motorist
- road
- road tax
- traffic
- [uncountable, singular] licence (to do something) (formal) freedom to do or say whatever you want, often something bad or unacceptable
- Lack of punishment seems to give youngsters licence to break the law.
- [uncountable] (formal) freedom to behave in a way that is not considered sexually moral
Word Originlate Middle English: via Old French from Latin licentia ‘freedom, sexually immoral behaviour’ (in medieval Latin ‘authority, permission’), from licere ‘be lawful or permitted’.
Idioms
artistic/poetic licence
- the freedom of artists or writers to change facts in order to make a story, painting, etc. more interesting or beautiful
a licence to print money
- (disapproving) used to describe a business that makes a lot of money with little effort
under licence
- (of a product) made with the permission of a company or an organization
- They are Italian trains, but they will be built in Britain under licence.
- The vaccine is manufactured under licence locally.