license1 (BrE), licence Pronunciation: /ˈlaɪsṇs/Translate license | into French | into German | into Italian Spanish translation of licensen 1 c a (permit) permiso (m) import/export license = permiso de importación/exportación (before n) license number (AmE) [Auto] = número (m) de matrícula or (CS) de patente license plate = matrícula (f) placa (f) (AmL), patente (f) (CS), chapa (f) (RPl) b driver's license 2 u a (freedom) poetic license = licencia (f) poética b (excessive freedom) (frml) libertinaje (m)license in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of license in the British & World English dictionary Definition of license in the US English dictionary