licencia revocada
/liθenθja ɾebokada/from spelling rules
The English phrase "revoked license" is licencia revocada in Spanish.
How does it change in a sentence?
In the phrase licencia revocada, the noun licencia (license) and the participle revocada (revoked) must both be feminine to agree in gender. To form the plural, both the noun and the adjective must take the plural suffix, resulting in licencias revocadas.
How do you pronounce it?
/liθenθja ɾebokada/
Did you know?
- The term licencia is also used in Spanish to describe a university degree or the title of 'licenciado', which is a formal honorific used before a person's name.
- The word revocada comes from the Latin 'revocare', which literally means 'to call back', treating the license as something that was once 'called' to the person and is now being 'called back' by the state.
- The term licencia can also refer to a 'leave of absence' from work, so saying licencia revocada in an office might mean your holiday was cancelled rather than a driver's license was lost.
Examples in context
- Se le informa que su licencia ha sido revocada debido a infracciones repetidas.You are informed that your license has been revoked due to repeated infractions.
- Me suspendieron la licencia y ahora está anulada. Qué lío, ¿verdad?My license was suspended, and now it's revoked. What a mess, right?
- He recibido una notificación de retiro del permiso de conducir por exceso de velocidad.I have received a notification of the withdrawal of my driving permit due to speeding.
- Tengo una licencia revocada.I have a revoked license.
- El oficial vio mi licencia revocada.The officer saw my revoked license.
- No puedes conducir con una licencia revocada.You cannot drive with a revoked license.
Example conversation
Daniel and Elena are discussing a legal problem.
- DanielElena, no puedo conducir porque tengo la licencia revocada.Elena, I cannot drive because I have a revoked license.
- ElenaLo siento, Daniel. ¿Cuándo termina el castigo?I'm sorry, Daniel. When does the punishment end?
- DanielTengo que esperar un año para recuperar mi licencia revocada.I have to wait a year to recover my revoked license.
- ElenaPuedo llevarte al trabajo mientras tanto.I can drive you to work in the meantime.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries licencia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
