learner's permit
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2.8
- noun
- /ˈlɜrnərz pərˈmɪt/
- Formal
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permiso de aprendizaje
- For first-time drivers: A learner's permit requires a vision test and a written exam.
- get a learner's permit
- just got a learner's permit
- only a learner's permit
Examples
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While laws vary from state to state, and there are exceptions to every rule, most teens get a "learner's permit" on or about their fifteenth birthday, which allows them to practice their driving skills with an adult licensed driver present in the vehicle with them.
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I have my learner's permit, which allows me to practice driving with an adult in the car.
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I only have my learner's permit!
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Two months, but I had my learner's permit for a year.
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I just got my learner's permit.
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Let's wait till you get your learner's permit, okay?
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I have my learner's permit, which means I can drive if another adult is in the vehicle.
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He just got his learner's permit.
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Carolyn, Peter can get his learner's permit now.
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The programs spell out the age at which a young person can get a learner's permit and generally require a certain number of hours of supervised training before a learner can take a driving test.
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Synonyms
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2.1
An official paper that lets someone do something
How Long
Surface Forms
Morphology
learner's + permit
The phrase is fully compositional: 'learner's' denotes a person who is learning and 'permit' is an official document granting permission, so a B1 learner who knows both words can infer it is a permit given to a learner (commonly to practice driving). This possessive+noun pattern is a regular, cross-linguistic way to express 'permission for X', so the meaning is transparently derived from the parts.
Etymology
Learner's permit comes from a simple idea: a permit is a paper that gives permission and a learner is someone who is practicing. So the phrase means an official document that lets a person 'learn to drive' under rules before they have a full license.