license

licenza, permesso

Documento ufficiale che permette di svolgere una determinata attività.

In inglese semplice: An official document that allows you to do a particular activity.

• My license expires next month.
• She applied for a fishing license.
• Do you have a license to run this business?

Come si usa: license to do something (You need a license to sell alcohol.)

Sinonimi: permit

Espressioni comuni: driver’s license, fishing license, business license, valid license

licenza

Regole legali che stabiliscono come si può usare un prodotto, soprattutto un programma informatico.

In inglese semplice: The legal rules that say how someone may use a product, especially a computer program.

• Read the software license carefully.
• This license allows you to share the code.
• Their new license limits the number of users.

Espressioni comuni: software license, license agreement, open source license

autorizzare, abilitare

Permettere ufficialmente a una persona o a un’organizzazione di fare qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: To officially allow a person or organization to do something.

• The council licenses local taxis.
• He is licensed to practise law.
• Only licensed companies may provide this service.

Come si usa: license someone to do something (The state licensed her to practise medicine.)

Sinonimi: authorize, permit

Espressioni comuni: license someone, license a business

concedere in licenza, autorizzare

Permettere ufficialmente a qualcuno di usare qualcosa, di solito mediante un accordo scritto.

In inglese semplice: To officially allow someone to use something, usually through a written agreement.

• They licensed the software to schools.
• The photographer licenses her pictures to publishers.
• We need to license the music before using it.

Come si usa: license something to someone (The artist licensed the image to a magazine.); license something under something (They licensed the code under an open source agreement.)

Sinonimi: authorize, permit

Espressioni comuni: license something, license something to someone, license software

ammettere, permettere

Permettere l’uso di una parola o struttura secondo le regole grammaticali.

In inglese semplice: To allow a word or structure to appear according to the rules of grammar.

• This verb licenses a clause.
• Some constructions license a missing subject.
• Which nouns license this type of complement?

Sinonimi: permit, allow

Espressioni comuni: license a complement, license a clause, license something