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bank holiday
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bank holiday
n.
1. A day on which banks are legally closed.
2. Chiefly British A legal holiday when banks are ordered to remain closed.

bank holiday
Noun
(in Britain) a public holiday when banks are closed by law
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.bank holidaybank holiday - any of several weekdays when banks are closed; a legal holiday in Britain
legal holiday, national holiday, public holiday - authorized by law and limiting work or official business
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bank holiday n (BRIT) → día m festivo or de fiesta
bank holidayEl término bank holiday se aplica en el Reino Unido a todo día festivo oficial en el que cierran bancos y comercios. Los más destacados coinciden con Navidad, Semana Santa, finales de mayo y finales de agosto. Al contrario que en los países de tradición católica, no se celebran las festividades dedicadas a los santos.
bank holiday bank n (Brit) → jour férié (où les banques sont fermées)
bank holidayLe terme bank holiday s'applique au Royaume-Uni aux jours fériés pendant lesquels banques et commerces sont fermés. Les principaux bank holidays à part Noël et Pâques se situent au mois de mai et fin août, et contrairement aux pays de tradition catholique, ne coïncident pas nécessairement avec une fête religieuse.
bank holiday (Brit) n(öffentlicher) Feiertag m
bank holidayAls bank holiday wird in Großbritannien ein gesetzlicher Feiertag bezeichnet, an dem die Banken geschlossen sind. Die meisten dieser Feiertage, abgesehen von Weihnachten und Ostern, fallen auf Montage im Mai und August. An diesen langen Wochenenden (bank holiday weekends) fahren viele Briten in Urlaub, sodass dann auf den Straßen, Flughäfen und bei der Bahn sehr viel Betrieb ist.
bank holiday n (BRIT) → giorno di festa
bank holidayUna bank holiday, in Gran Bretagna, è una giornata in cui le banche e molti negozi sono chiusi. Generalmente le bank holiday cadono di lunedì e molti ne approfittano per fare una breve vacanza fuori città. Di conseguenza, durante questi fine settimana lunghi ("bank holiday weekend") si verifica un notevole aumento del traffico sulle strade, negli aeroporti e nelle stazioni e molte località turistiche registrano il tutto esaurito.

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22) Although better off workers flooded the pleasure beaches on Bank Holidays, their "excursions" were far from decent bourgeois travel.
I've learned what bank holidays are, and when I'm here I enjoy them.
Our society has come a long way from the days of dust-bowl refugees, factory sit-downs, and bank holidays.
 
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