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permitido

permitted

adjective pehr-mee-TEE-doh Less Common

Also means

allowed

Usage Note

Permitido is the past participle of permitir used as an adjective. It follows the noun or stands predicatively: está permitido fumar aquí (smoking is allowed here). Its opposite is prohibido. In signs, no permitido and prohibido are used interchangeably, though prohibido is more forceful.

Examples

"No está permitido aparcar en esta calle."

Natural Translation

Parking is not allowed on this street.

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