permis
permit, licence
noun pehr-MEE Less Common
Origin: past participle of permettre, Latin permittere
Usage Note
Permis is used for official authorisation documents. The most common compound is permis de conduire (driving licence). Note the final -s is always silent. As an adjective it means 'allowed': c'est permis = 'it's permitted.'
Examples
"Elle a obtenu son permis de conduire hier."
Natural Translation
She got her driving licence yesterday.
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