did you give permission to use your car?

Spanish translation: Diste permiso para usar tu auto/coche?

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English term or phrase:did you give permission to use your car?
Spanish translation:Diste permiso para usar tu auto/coche?
Entered by: BAmary (X)

14:14 Jul 19, 2004
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English term or phrase: did you give permission to use your car?
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Diste permiso para usar tu auto/coche?
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BAmary (X)
Canada
Local time: 09:07
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Summary of answers provided
5 +3Diste permiso para usar tu auto/coche?
BAmary (X)
5 +2¿has dado permiso para que se use tu automóvil?
Irene Cudich
5 +2autorizó el uso de su automóvil
Judy Rojas
5 +1Diste permiso para que se use tu carro?
Lorraine Villamil
5¿Le diste permiso para que usara tu carro/auto/coche?
Lida Garcia


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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Diste permiso para que se use tu carro?


Explanation:
Sin dudas..

Lorraine Villamil
Local time: 06:07
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Carmen Loren: Sé que se usa 'carro', pero ¿en qué países? gracias
16 mins
  -> En varias parte de México y sé que también en algunos otros lugares de centro y sudamérica. Desde luego esto es de manera cotidiana y de conversación no cuando lo haces por escrito.
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
¿has dado permiso para que se use tu automóvil?


Explanation:
another option

Irene Cudich
Local time: 10:07
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Ana Juliá
7 mins

agree  Carmen Loren: en España es así, más bien coche ¿quién dice automóvil?
14 mins
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +3
Diste permiso para usar tu auto/coche?


Explanation:
Otra idea

BAmary (X)
Canada
Local time: 09:07
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 16
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Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Carmen Loren
14 mins
  -> Gracias, Carmen

agree  Ltemes
17 mins
  -> Gracias, Ltemes

agree  Nora Bellettieri
22 mins
  -> Gracias, Nora
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
autorizó el uso de su automóvil


Explanation:
HIH

Judy Rojas
Chile
Local time: 09:07
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 60

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Sol: Sí, porque no nombra a nadie, decir "le" indica que hay una y sólo una persona a quien se le dio permiso, y no es el caso.
3 mins
  -> Gracias Sol

agree  Mapi: Aunque hay muchas formas de decirlo, suena un poco a interrogatorio, por eso creo que debe ser formal y esta opción es la que me suena mejor
7 mins
  -> Gracias Mapi
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5
¿Le diste permiso para que usara tu carro/auto/coche?


Explanation:
depende del país, aquí decimos carro

Lida Garcia
Peru
Local time: 08:07
Native speaker of: Spanish
PRO pts in category: 70
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