el
masculine
/peɾˈmiso/
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Translation
permission, permit, leave
Word origin
From Latin permissus ('a letting go, leave'), from the past participle of permittere ('to allow'), from per- ('through') and mittere ('to send, to let go').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- permissus
- English cognates
- permit, permission, mission
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralpermisos
Examples
.
You need the boss's permission not to go to work tomorrow.
, ¿ ? .
Excuse me, may I come through a moment? It will only be a minute.
.
They gave her leave from work for the first four months.
, .
Without the parents' permission, the child cannot travel.
Tardó .
It took him months to get his driving licence.
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