licença

See also: licenca

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• lycença (obsolete)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /liˈsẽ.sɐ/

• 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

• (license): copirraite

Derived terms

• com licença
• dar licença
• licença de corso
• licença poética
• licença-maternidade

Related terms

• licenciado
• licenciar
• licenciatura
• licenciosidade
• licencioso

Descendants

• Tetum: lisensa

Interjection

licença

1. Clipping of com licença.