What does permiso in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word permiso in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use permiso in Spanish.

The word permiso in Spanish means permission, leave, permit, pardon me, excuse me, if you'll excuse me, ask for permission, hunting license, hunting permit, driving licence, provisional driving licence, export permit, export license, construction permit, residence permit, work permit, work authorization. To learn more, please see the details below.

Listen to pronunciation

Meaning of the word permiso

permission

nombre masculino (autorización)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
He pedido permiso para asistir al congreso del próximo mes.
I have asked for permission to attend next month's conference.

leave

nombre masculino (licencia vacacional)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Tengo permiso en el trabajo y he aprovechado para hacer un viaje corto.
I have leave from work and I took advantage of that by taking a short trip.

permit

nombre masculino (documento)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
He pedido una copia del permiso al registro.
I asked for a copy of the permit at registration.

pardon me

expresión (cortesía (para pedir la palabra)

(interjection: Exclamation--for example, "Oh no!" "Wow!")
Permiso. ¿Puedo hacer una pregunta?
Pardon me. Can I speak with you for a moment?

excuse me

expresión (cortesía (para pedir paso)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Permiso, abran paso para los novios.
Excuse me, make way for the bride and groom.

if you'll excuse me

expresión (cortesía (venia para hacer algo)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Con su permiso, vengo a traerle este escrito.
If you'll excuse me, I will bring you this in writing.

ask for permission

locución verbal (para hacer algo)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Los alumnos pidieron permiso a sus padres para ir a la excursión.
The students asked for their parents' permission to go on the trip.

hunting license, hunting permit

(der: autorización para cazar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

driving licence

(carné para conducir) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El oficial de policía me pidió mi permiso de conducir.
The policeman asked me for my driving licence.

provisional driving licence

(MX (para aprender a conducir) (UK)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Como mi hijo ya tiene permiso de conducir, dejo que conduzca mi auto.
I let my son drive my car because he has a provisional driving licence.

export permit, export license

(der: autorización para exportar)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

construction permit

(der: autorización para construir)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

residence permit

(autorización para extranjeros)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Los extranjeros que tengan permiso de residencia pueden trabajar en el país.
Foreigners with a residence permit are allowed to work in the country.

work permit, work authorization

(autorización administrativa)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Antes de contratar a un extranjero, la empresa comprueba que este tenga permiso de trabajo.
Before hiring a foreign worker, the company verifies that they have a work permit.

Let's learn Spanish

So now that you know more about the meaning of permiso in Spanish, you can learn how to use them through selected examples and how to read them. And remember to learn the related words that we suggest. Our website is constantly updating with new words and new examples so you can look up the meanings of other words you don't know in Spanish.

Do you know about Spanish

Spanish (español), also known as Castilla, is a language of the Iberian-Romance group of the Romance languages, and the 4th most common language in the world according to Some sources, while others list it as a 2nd or 3rd most common language. It is the mother tongue of about 352 million people, and is spoken by 417 million people when adding its speakers as a language. sub (estimated in 1999). Spanish and Portuguese have very similar grammar and vocabulary; The number of similar vocabulary of these two languages is up to 89%. Spanish is the primary language of 20 countries around the world. It is estimated that the total number of speakers of Spanish is between 470 and 500 million, making it the second most widely spoken language in the world by number of native speakers.