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OCTROYER LICENCE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2003-09-12
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Official Documents
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- license
1, record 1, English, license
correct, verb
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- licence 2, record 1, English, licence
correct, verb
- grant a licence 3, record 1, English, grant%20a%20licence
correct
- grant a license 4, record 1, English, grant%20a%20license
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"Licence" is one of two words that in Canadian English are usually spelled differently as nouns and verbs. The preferred spelling for the noun is "licence" and for the verb "license".... The spellings of the other word are "practice" and "practise". 5, record 1, English, - license
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Documents officiels
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- concéder une licence
1, record 1, French, conc%C3%A9der%20une%20licence
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- octroyer une licence 2, record 1, French, octroyer%20une%20licence
correct
- consentir une licence 2, record 1, French, consentir%20une%20licence
correct
- accorder une licence 1, record 1, French, accorder%20une%20licence
correct
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
octroyer : Accorder [...] une autorisation; se dit souvent d'un avantage particulier que son bénéficiaire reçoit d'une autorité en vertu d'un choix, d'une appréciation, plutôt que d'un droit. 3, record 1, French, - conc%C3%A9der%20une%20licence
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Documentos oficiales
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- conceder una licencia
1, record 1, Spanish, conceder%20una%20licencia
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- otorgar una licencia 2, record 1, Spanish, otorgar%20una%20licencia
correct
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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