licencia de conducir
/liθenθja de konduθiɾ/from spelling rules
The English phrase "drivers license" is translated into Spanish as licencia de conducir.
licencia de conducir refers to an official document that provides a person with legal permission to operate a motor vehicle.
Which one should you use?
Other terms like Permiso de Conducir or Carné de Conducir may be used in specific formal contexts.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In many Latin American countries, particularly in the Americas, licencia de manejo is more common than licencia de conducir. Additionally, in Mexico, the term Licencia de Manejar is commonly used.
How does it change in a sentence?
The term uses the verb conducir, which is the standard term for driving a vehicle in many regions, though the verb manejar is also used in the Americas.
How do you pronounce it?
/liθenθja de konduθiɾ/
Did you know?
- The word licencia does not only mean 'permission'. In Spanish, it is also the official term used to describe 'sick leave' or 'military leave'.
- In Spain, people often say carné, a loanword from the French 'carnet'. This term is used for various identification cards and not just for driving.
- The verb in licencia de conducir comes from the Latin condūcere, which means 'to lead'. This connects the act of driving to the idea of leading or guiding a vehicle along a path.
Examples in context
- ¿Dónde puedo obtener un permiso de conducir?Where can I get a driver's license?
- ¿Cómo puedo renovar mi licencia de conducir?How can I renew my driver's license?
- Necesito obtener un carné de conducir internacionalI need to get an international driver's license
- He perdido mi licencia de manejarI have lost my driver's license
- Necesito tramitar mi licencia de manejarI need to process my driver's license
- Mi registro de conducir está vencidoMy driver's license is expired
- Quiero obtener mi registro de conducir internacionalI want to get my international driver's license
- ¿Puedo ver tu licencia de conducir?Can I see your driver's license?
- Perdí mi licencia de conducir. ¿Qué debo hacer?I lost my driver's license. What should I do?
- Necesito renovar mi licencia de conducir.I need to renew my driver's license.
- Ella presentó su licencia de conducir al policía.She presented her driver's license to the police officer.
Example conversation
Lucía and Daniel are in their car and realize a document is missing.
- LucíaDaniel, ¿tienes la licencia de conducir?Daniel, do you have the driver's license?
- DanielNo, no la encuentro por ningún lado.No, I can't find it anywhere.
- LucíaBusca bien en la guantera, por favor.Look well in the glove compartment, please.
- DanielAh, aquí está la licencia de conducir.Ah, here is the driver's license.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries conducir, de, licencia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
