visa

  • 41visa — noun /ˈviːzə/ A permit to enter and leave a country, normally issued by the authorities of the country to be visited. See Also: student visa, tourist visa, transit visa, working holiday visa …

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  • 42Visa — Vi|sa 〈[ vi: ] Pl. von〉 Visum * * * Vi|sa: Pl. von ↑ Visum. * * * Visa   [v ], internationales elektronisches Zahlungssystem auf der Basis von Kreditkarten. Weltweit sind derzeit rd. 21 000 Kreditinstitute als Mitgliedinstitute und Träger der V …

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  • 43visa — [19] A visa is etymologically something ‘seen’. The word comes via French visa from Latin vīsa, literally ‘things seen’, a noun use of the neuter plural form of the past participle of vidēre ‘see’ (source of English vision, visit, etc). The… …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 44visa — [[t]vi͟ːzə[/t]] visas N COUNT: oft supp N A visa is an official document, or a stamp put in your passport, which allows you to enter or leave a particular country. His visitor s visa expired. ...an exit visa. ...a tightening of U.S. visa… …

    English dictionary

  • 45visa — vi•sa [[t]ˈvi zə[/t]] n. pl. sas, 1) gov+law an official endorsement made on a passport, permitting the bearer to enter the country making the endorsement 2) gov to give a visa to; approve a visa for 3) gov to put a visa on (a passport) •… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 46visa — vìsa adv. Rtr, LKT242(Lnkv), LKKII207(Zt), LKKXI165(Zt), LKKXVIII160,163(Zt) žr. 1 vis: Ažkinkė akėčion, ėm[ė] tuiną rankõs ir vìsa lauką akėj[o] LzŽ. O merguta vìsa šoka ir vìsa ūtarija LzŽ. Tos mergos vìsa važiuoja, vìsa prausiasi Lz.… …

    Dictionary of the Lithuanian Language

  • 47visa — [19] A visa is etymologically something ‘seen’. The word comes via French visa from Latin vīsa, literally ‘things seen’, a noun use of the neuter plural form of the past participle of vidēre ‘see’ (source of English vision, visit, etc). The… …

    Word origins

  • 48VISA — n. m. Terme emprunté du latin. Attestation qu’un acte a été examiné, qui rend cet acte valable. Le visa du consul sur un passeport. Donner son visa. Il se disait aussi, en termes de Juridiction ecclésiastique, de l’Acte par lequel un évêque… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 8eme edition (1935)

  • 49visa — s f Permiso que las autoridades migratorias de un país otorgan a un extranjero para que entre o permanezca en dicho país; sello o firma que, puesto sobre un pasaporte, acredita este permiso: visa de turista, visa de estudiante, solicitar una visa …

    Español en México

  • 50visa — vi|sa [ˈvi:zə] n [Date: 1800 1900; : French; Origin: Latin, things seen , from visus; VISION] an official mark put on your ↑passport that gives you permission to temporarily enter or leave a foreign country ▪ I was still in New York, trying to… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English