licença

See also: licenca

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese lecença, from Latin licentia (“license; freedom; liberty”), from licēns (“allowing, permitting”), present participle of licet (“allow”).

Pronunciation

 

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  • Rhymes: -ẽsɐ
  • Hyphenation: li‧cen‧ça

Noun

licença f (plural licenças)

  1. license; permit (legal document giving official permission to do something)
  2. authorization; permission
    Synonyms: autorização, consentimento, permissão
    Antonyms: desautorização, proibição
  3. permission given to an employee to miss work for some time (due to ill health, for example); leave

Hyponyms

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Indo-Portuguese: licença (“leave”) — Daman and Diu
  • → Konkani: लिसेंस (liseusa)
  • → Tetum: lisensa

Interjection

licença

  1. clipping of com licença

Further reading

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