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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
licensed,
also UK: licenced adj | (person: officially authorized) | autorizado/a adj |
| | You need to be a licensed truck driver for this job. |
| | Necesitas estar autorizado para poder manejar los camiones grandes en este trabajo. |
licensed,
also UK: licenced to do [sth] expr | (person: officially authorized to do) | estar autorizado para loc verb |
| | | tener licencia para loc verb |
| | I'm licensed to drive a taxi in this city. |
licensed,
also UK: licenced adj | (for which [sb] has authorization) | autorizado/a adj |
| | | con licencia loc adj |
| | The man carries a licensed pistol with him everywhere he goes. |
| | El hombre lleva una pistola autorizada a todos lados. |
licensed,
also UK: licenced adj | (bar, etc.: can serve alcohol) | autorizado/a adj |
| | | con licencia loc prep |
| | If you have a criminal record, you are forbidden from running licensed premises. |
| | Si tienes antecedentes criminales, no puedes tener un local autorizado. |
| Principal Translations |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:
license (US),
licence (UK) n | (permit) | permiso nm |
| | | autorización nf |
| | Peter had a license for his gun. |
| | Peter tenía permiso para su arma. |
license (US),
licence (UK) n | (driving permit) | permiso de conducir, permiso de conducción nm + loc adj |
| | (AmL) | licencia de conducir, licencia de conducción nf + loc adj |
| | (AmL) | licencia nf |
| | (ES) | carné de conducir, carnet de conducir nm + loc adj |
| | Laura had her license revoked for driving drunk. |
| | A Laura le quitaron el permiso de conducir por conducir borracha. |
license (US),
licence (UK) n | figurative (artistic freedom) (artística) | licencia nf |
| | The writer took some license with the story when he wrote the book. |
| | El autor se tomó algunas licencias cuando escribió sobre la historia en el libro. |
license (US),
licence (UK) n | (permission) | licencia nf |
| | | permiso nm |
| | | autorización nf |
| | Erin was used to the license to do whatever she wanted while she was home alone. |
| | Eric estaba acostumbrada a tener licencia para hacer lo que quisiera mientras estaba sola en casa. |
| license [sb]⇒ vtr | (grant permission) | autorizar a vtr + prep |
| | The city licensed the street vendor. |
| | La ciudad autorizó al vendedor ambulante. |
| license [sb] to do [sth] v expr | (grant permission) | dar permiso a alguien para loc verb |
| | | dar una licencia a alguien para loc verb |
| | The federal government licensed the oil company to dump toxic waste into the water supply. |
| | El gobierno federal dio permiso a la compañía petrolera para verter residuos tóxicos en el suministro de agua. |
| license [sth]⇒ vtr | often passive (pub: allow to serve alcohol) | otorgar licencia loc verb |
| | The state licensed the sale of alcohol on the premises. |
| | El gobierno otorgó licencia para que el establecimiento vendiera alcohol. |
license (US),
licence (UK) n | (copyright) | derechos nmpl |
| | The company bought the license to the author's story. |
| | La empresa le compró los derechos de la historia al escritor. |