🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

não autorizado

Pronunciation / Transliteration: nãw aw.to.ɾiˈza.du

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Unauthorized/ʌnˈɔː.θər.aɪzd/
adjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #2850 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"Qualquer uso não autorizado deste material será processado."

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Not having official permission or approval to do something or to be used.

    "Access to the server room is strictly prohibited for unauthorized personnel."
  2. 2

    Done or performed without official sanction or legal backing.

    "The company launched an internal investigation following an unauthorized transaction."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the prefix un- (Old English 'un-', meaning not) combined with authorized, originating from Old French 'autoriser' and ultimately from Latin 'auctorizare' (to give authority or creator status to). The compound form solidified in early modern English during the 17th century to describe actions or entities lacking official sanction.

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