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permission

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per·mis·sion  (pr-mshn)
n.
1. The act of permitting.
2. Consent, especially formal consent; authorization.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin permissi, permissin-, from permissus, past participle of permittere, to permit; see permit.]
Synonyms: permission, authorization, consent, leave2, license, sanction
These nouns denote approval for a course of action that is granted by one in authority: was refused permission to smoke; seeking authorization to begin construction; gave their consent to the marriage; will ask leave to respond to the speaker; was given license to depart; gave sanction to the project.
Antonym: prohibition

permission [pəˈmɪʃən]
n
authorization to do something
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.permission - approval to do something; "he asked permission to leave"
authorisation, authorization, sanction, authority - official permission or approval; "authority for the program was renewed several times"
commendation, approval - a message expressing a favorable opinion; "words of approval seldom passed his lips"
all clear - permission to proceed because obstacles have been removed
consent - permission to do something; "he indicated his consent"
dismissal - permission to go; the sending away of someone
green light - permission to proceed with a project or to take action; "the gave the green light for construction to begin"
leave - permission to do something; "she was granted leave to speak"
laissez passer, pass - a document indicating permission to do something without restrictions; "the media representatives had special passes"
passport, pass - any authorization to pass or go somewhere; "the pass to visit had a strict time limit"
2.permission - the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization
empowerment, authorisation, authorization - the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant
clearance - permission to proceed; "the plane was given clearance to land"
conge, congee - formal permission to depart; "he gave me his conge"
allowance - the act of allowing; "He objected to the allowance of smoking in the dining room"
dispensation - an exemption from some rule or obligation
toleration - official recognition of the right of individuals to hold dissenting opinions (especially in religion)

permission
Translations
permission [pəˈmɪʃən] Npermiso m
no permission is neededno hay que pedir permiso
I'd like your permission to go ahead with the dealme gustaría que me diera permiso or su autorización para seguir adelante con el trato
to ask (sb's) permission to do sthpedir permiso(a algn)para hacer algo
by kind permission of Pérez Ltdcon el permiso amablemente concedido por Pérez, S. A.
"reprinted by permission of the publisher"reimprimido con permiso or autorización de la editorial
to get permission from sb (to do sth)obtener permiso de algn(para hacer algo)
to give or grant permission (for sth)dar or conceder permiso(para algo)
to give or grant sb permission (to do sth)dar permiso a algn(para hacer algo)
you have my permission to use the cartienes mi permiso para utilizar el coche
could I have permission to leave early?¿podría salir antes?
his widow was refused permission to live in Britaina su viuda se le negó el permiso de residencia en Gran Bretaña
to seek permission (from sb) to do sthpedir permiso(a algn)para hacer algo
with your permissioncon su permiso
he borrowed my car/left the country without permissionse llevó mi coche/se marchó del país sin permiso
see also planning B

permission [pərˈmɪʃən] npermission f
Could I have permission to leave early? → Pourrais-je avoir la permission de partir plus tôt?
to ask for permission to do sth → demander la permission de faire qch
to get permission to do sth → obtenir la permission de faire qch
to give sb permission to do sth → donner à qn la permission de faire qch
to be given permission to do sth (= official authorization) → être autorisé à faire qch
to refuse permission for sth → refuser d'autoriser qch

permission
nErlaubnis f; with your permissionmit Ihrer Erlaubnis, wenn Sie gestatten; without permission from somebodyohne jds Erlaubnis; to do something with/by somebody’s permissionetw mit jds Erlaubnis tun; to get permissioneine Erlaubnis erhalten; to get somebody’s permissionjds Erlaubnis erhalten; to give permission (for something)etw erlauben, die Erlaubnis (für etw) erteilen; to give somebody permission (to do something)jdm die Erlaubnis geben or jdm erlauben(, etw zu tun); you have my permission to leaveSie haben meine Erlaubnis zu gehen; no permission is neededeine Erlaubnis ist nicht erforderlich; to ask somebody’s permission, to ask permission of somebodyjdn um Erlaubnis bitten; to ask permission for somebody to do somethingum Erlaubnis bitten, dass jd etw tun darf; “by (kind) permission of …”„mit (freundlicher) Genehmigung (+gen)…“

permission [pəˈmɪʃn] npermesso; (official) → autorizzazione f
with your permission → se mi permette, con il suo permesso
to give sb permission to do sth → dare a qn il permesso di fare qc
permission [pəˈmɪʃn] npermesso; (official) → autorizzazione f
with your permission → se mi permette, con il suo permesso
to give sb permission to do sth → dare a qn il permesso di fare qc

permission إذْن souhlas tilladelse Erlaubnis συγκατάθεση permiso lupa permission dozvola permesso 許可 허락 toestemming tillatelse pozwolenie autorização, permissão разрешение tillstånd การอนุญาต izin sự cho phép 许可


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Vyse, Cecil has just asked my permission about it, and I should be delighted, if Lucy wishes it.
When her request was granted, she besought permission to rear her puppies in the same spot.
The sovereign was so pleased with the wit of the reply that he gave her permission to scratch his Prime Minister's eyes out.
 
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