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va·ca·tion
(vā-kā′shən, və-)n.
1. A period of time devoted to pleasure, rest, or relaxation, especially one with pay granted to an employee.
2.
a. A holiday.
b. A fixed period of holidays, especially one during which a school, court, or business suspends activities.
3. The act or an instance of vacating.
intr.v. va·ca·tioned, va·ca·tion·ing, va·ca·tions
To take or spend a vacation.
[Middle English vacacioun, from Old French vacation, from Latin vacātiō, vacātiōn-, freedom from occupation, from vacātus, past participle of vacāre, to be empty, at leisure; see euə- in Indo-European roots.]
va·ca′tion·er, va·ca′tion·eer′ (-shə-nîr′) n.
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vacation
(vəˈkeɪʃən; veɪˈkeɪʃən)n
1. (Law) chiefly Brit a period of the year when the law courts or universities are closed
2. (Education) chiefly Brit a period of the year when the law courts or universities are closed
3. chiefly US and Canadian a period in which a break is taken from work or studies for rest, travel, or recreation. Also called (in Britain and certain other countries) holiday
4. the act of departing from or abandoning property, etc
vb
(intr) US and Canadian to take a vacation; holiday
[C14: from Latin vacātiō freedom, from vacāre to be empty]
vaˈcationless adj
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va•ca•tion
(veɪˈkeɪ ʃən, və-)n.
1. a period of suspension of regular work, study, or other activity, usu. used for rest, recreation, or travel.
2. freedom or release from duty, business, or activity.
3. an act or instance of vacating.
v.i. 4. to take or have a vacation.
[1350–1400; Middle English vacacioun < Anglo-French < Latin vacātiō exemption from duty, vacation; see vacate, -tion]
va•ca′tion•er, va•ca′tion•ist, n.
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vacation
- Coming from Latin vacation/vacatio, from vacare, "to be free, empty; to be at leisure," around 1395, this term entered Old English, meaning "rest and freedom from any activity."See also related terms for leisure.
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holiday
– vacation1. 'holiday'
In British English, you refer to a period of time that you are allowed to spend away from work or school as the holiday or the holidays.
The school had undergone repairs during the holiday.
One day after the Christmas holidays I rang her up.
You refer to a period of time spent away from home enjoying yourself as a holiday.
He thought that Vita needed a holiday.
I went to Marrakesh for a holiday.
When you spend a long period of time like this each year, you refer to it as your holidays.
Where are you going for your holidays?
Be Careful!
You usually use a determiner or a possessive in front of holiday or holidays. Don't say, for example, 'I went to Marrakesh for holidays.'
If you are on holiday, you are spending a period of time away from work or school, or you are spending some time away from home enjoying yourself.
Remember to turn off the gas when you go on holiday.
In American English, a holiday is a single day or group of days when people do not work, often to commemorate an important event.
In British English, a day like this is called a bank holiday or a public holiday.
When Americans talk about the holidays, they mean the period at the end of the year that includes Christmas and the New Year; sometimes Thanksgiving (at the end of November) is also included in this.
Now that the holidays are over, we should take down our Christmas tree.
2. 'vacation'
The usual American word for a longer period of time spent away from work or school, or for a period of time spent away from home enjoying yourself, is vacation.
Harold used to take a vacation at that time.
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vacation
Past participle: vacationed
Gerund: vacationing
| Imperative |
|---|
| vacation |
| vacation |
| Present |
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| I vacation |
| you vacation |
| he/she/it vacations |
| we vacation |
| you vacation |
| they vacation |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I vacationed |
| you vacationed |
| he/she/it vacationed |
| we vacationed |
| you vacationed |
| they vacationed |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am vacationing |
| you are vacationing |
| he/she/it is vacationing |
| we are vacationing |
| you are vacationing |
| they are vacationing |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have vacationed |
| you have vacationed |
| he/she/it has vacationed |
| we have vacationed |
| you have vacationed |
| they have vacationed |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was vacationing |
| you were vacationing |
| he/she/it was vacationing |
| we were vacationing |
| you were vacationing |
| they were vacationing |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had vacationed |
| you had vacationed |
| he/she/it had vacationed |
| we had vacationed |
| you had vacationed |
| they had vacationed |
| Future |
|---|
| I will vacation |
| you will vacation |
| he/she/it will vacation |
| we will vacation |
| you will vacation |
| they will vacation |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have vacationed |
| you will have vacationed |
| he/she/it will have vacationed |
| we will have vacationed |
| you will have vacationed |
| they will have vacationed |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be vacationing |
| you will be vacationing |
| he/she/it will be vacationing |
| we will be vacationing |
| you will be vacationing |
| they will be vacationing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been vacationing |
| you have been vacationing |
| he/she/it has been vacationing |
| we have been vacationing |
| you have been vacationing |
| they have been vacationing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been vacationing |
| you will have been vacationing |
| he/she/it will have been vacationing |
| we will have been vacationing |
| you will have been vacationing |
| they will have been vacationing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been vacationing |
| you had been vacationing |
| he/she/it had been vacationing |
| we had been vacationing |
| you had been vacationing |
| they had been vacationing |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would vacation |
| you would vacation |
| he/she/it would vacation |
| we would vacation |
| you would vacation |
| they would vacation |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have vacationed |
| you would have vacationed |
| he/she/it would have vacationed |
| we would have vacationed |
| you would have vacationed |
| they would have vacationed |
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Noun 1. [画像:vacation - leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure]vacation - leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure; "we get two weeks of vacation every summer"; "we took a short holiday in Puerto Rico"
leisure, leisure time - time available for ease and relaxation; "his job left him little leisure"
half-term - a short vacation about halfway through a school term; "he came to visit at half-term"
vac - informal term for vacation
honeymoon - a holiday taken by a newly married couple
paid vacation - a vacation from work by an employee with pay granted
2. vacation - the act of making something legally void
Verb 1. [画像:vacation - spend or take a vacation]vacation - spend or take a vacation
honeymoon - spend a holiday after one's marriage; "they plan to honeymoon in Hawai'i"
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vacation
noun
verb
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vacation
nounThe American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
Translations
عُطْلَة عُطْلَهيَقْضي العُطْلَه
dovolenáprázdninytrávit dovolenou
ferieholde ferie=-ferie
lomavapaapäivä
odmor
szabadságszabadságra megyvakáció
fara í frísumarfrí
休暇休暇を取る休み休みを取る休廷
휴일
atostogautiatostogųper atostogas
atvaļinājumsbrīvdienaspavadīt brīvdienas/ atvaļinājumu
tráviť dovolenku
dopustpočitnice
semester
วันหยุด
tatil tatile çıkmak/gitmek
ngày nghỉ
vacation
[vəˈkeɪʃən]A. N
1. (esp Brit) (Jur) → receso m vacacional (frm), periodo m vacacional
2. (Univ) the long vacation → las vacaciones de verano
3. (US) (= holiday) → vacaciones fpl
to be on vacation → estar de vacaciones
to take a vacation → tomarse unas vacaciones
to be on vacation → estar de vacaciones
to take a vacation → tomarse unas vacaciones
4. (= vacating) [of premises] → desalojo m
B. VI (US) → pasar las vacaciones
C. CPD vacation course N → curso m extracurricular (durante las vacaciones); (in summer) → curso m de verano
vacation job N → empleo m de verano
vacation pay N → paga f de las vacaciones
vacation resort N → centro m turístico
vacation season N → temporada f de las vacaciones
vacation job N → empleo m de verano
vacation pay N → paga f de las vacaciones
vacation resort N → centro m turístico
vacation season N → temporada f de las vacaciones
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
vacation
[vəˈkeɪʃən] n
(US) → vacances fpl
to take a vacation → prendre des vacances
to be on vacation → être en vacances
to go on vacation → partir en vacances
to take a vacation → prendre des vacances
to be on vacation → être en vacances
to go on vacation → partir en vacances
(UNIVERSITY) → vacances fpl
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
vacation
n
vi (US) → Urlaub or Ferien machen
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
vacation
[vəˈkeɪʃ/ən] n (esp Am) → vacanza, ferie fpl (Univ) → vacanze fplon vacation → in vacanza, in ferie
to take a vacation → prendere una vacanza, prendere le ferie
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
vacation
(vəˈkeiʃən) , ((American) vei-) noun a holiday. a summer vacation. vakansie عُطْلَه ваканция férias prázdniny; dovolená die Ferien(pl.) ferie; -ferie διακοπές vacaciones puhkus تعطیلی loma vacances חופשה अवकाश odmor vakáció liburan sumarfrí vacanza 休暇 방학, 휴가 atostogos brīvdienas; (amer.) atvaļinājums cuti vakantie ferie ferie, wakacje رخصتى، دمه،سياله férias vacanţă отпуск; каникулы prázdniny; dovolenka počitnice odmor semester ช่วงปิดภาคเรียน tatil 假期 канікули; відпустка تعطيل، چھٹي kì nghỉ lễ 假期
verb (American) to take a holiday. He vacationed in Paris last year. vakansie hou يَقْضي العُطْلَه вземам отпуск ir em férias trávit dovolenou Urlaub machen holde ferie κάνω διακοπές pasar/tomar las vacaciones puhkust veetma تعطیلات خود را گذراندن olla lomalla passer des vacances לִנפוֹש छुट्टी biti na odmoru szabadságra megy berlibur fara í frí (passare le vacanze) 休暇をとる 휴가를 보내다 atostogauti pavadīt brīvdienas/(amer.) atvaļinājumu bercuti vakantie houden dra på ferie, feriere spędzać urlop رخصتى fazer férias a-şi petrece concediul/vacanţa отдыхать tráviť dovolenku preživeti počitnice provesti odmor semestra ลาพักผ่อน tatile çıkmak/gitmek 休假 відпочивати; проводити відпустку تعطيل گزارنا đi nghỉ 休假
on vacation not working; having a holiday. She has gone to Italy on vacation. op vakansie في عُطْلَه във ваканция em férias na dovolené, na dovolenou in Urlaub på ferie σε διακοπές de vacaciones puhkusel در تعطیلات lomalla en vacances בְּנוֹפֵש छुट्टी na odmoru szabadságon van dalam liburan í fríi in vacanza 休暇で 휴가로 atostogų, per atostogas brīvdienās; (amer.) atvaļinājumā bercuti met vakantie på ferie na urlop(ie) په رخصتی em férias în vacanţă в отпуске na dovolenke na dopustu na odmoru på semester ช่วงลาพักผ่อน tatilde 度假 у відпустці; на канікулах چھٹي پر trong kì nghỉ 度假
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vacation
→ عُطْلَة dovolená ferie Urlaub διακοπές vacaciones loma vacances odmor vacanza 休暇 휴일 vakantie ferie urlop férias отдых semester วันหยุด tatil ngày nghỉ 假日Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
vacation
n. vacaciones.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
- Have a good vacation! (US)
Enjoy your holiday! (UK) → إِجَازَةٌ سَعِيدَةٌ → Příjemnou dovolenou! → God ferie! → Schönen Urlaub! → Καλές διακοπές! → ¡Que disfrute su feriado! → Hauskaa lomaa! → Bonnes vacances ! → Ugodan boravak → Buone vacanze! → 楽しい休暇を! → 휴일 잘 보내세요! → Fijne vakantie! → God ferie! → Miłych wakacji! → Aproveite suas férias! → Приятного отдыха! → Ha en trevlig semester! → เที่ยวให้สนุกนะ → İyi tatiller! → Đi nghỉ vui vẻ nhé! → 假日快乐! - I'm here on vacation (US)
I'm here on holiday (UK) → أَنا هُنا في إجازَةٍ → Jsem tu na dovolené → Jeg er her på ferie → Ich mache hier Urlaub → Είμαι εδώ για διακοπές → Estoy aquí de vacaciones → Olen täällä lomalla → Je suis ici en vacances → Ovdje sam na odmoru → Sono qui in vacanza → 私は休暇で来ています → 휴가차 여기 왔어요 → Ik ben hier op vakantie → Jeg er her på ferie → Jestem tu na wakacjach → Eu estou aqui de férias → Я здесь на отдыхе → Jag är här på semester → ฉันมาเที่ยวที่นี่ → Burada tatildeyim → Tôi đi nghỉ ở đây → 我是来这里度假的 - I'm on vacation here (US)
I'm on holiday here (UK) → أَنا أَقْضي اِجازَةً هُنا → Jsem tu na dovolené → Jeg er på ferie her → Ich mache hier Urlaub → Έχω έρθει για διακοπές → Estoy aquí de vacaciones → Olen täällä lomalla → Je suis ici en vacances → Ovdje provodim praznike → Sono qui in vacanza → 私は休暇で来ています → 여기 휴가차 왔어요 → Ik ben hier op vakantie → Jeg er på ferie her → Jestem tu na wakacjach → Eu estou aqui de férias → Я здесь на отдыхе → Jag är här på semester → ฉันมาเที่ยวที่นี่ → Burada tatildeyim → Tôi đang đi nghỉ ở đây → 我是来这儿度假的
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