leisure

lei·sure  (lzhr, lzhr)

n.

Freedom from time-consuming duties, responsibilities, or activities.

Idiom:

at (one's) leisure

When one has free time; at one's convenience: I'll return the call at my leisure.

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[Middle English, from Norman French leisour, from Old French leisir, to be permitted, from Latin licre.]

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leisure [ˈlɛʒə (US also) ˈliːʒər]

n

1.

a.  time or opportunity for ease, relaxation, etc.

b.  (as modifier) leisure activities

2. ease or leisureliness

at leisure

a.  having free time for ease, relaxation, etc.

b.  not occupied or engaged

c.  without hurrying

at one's leisure when one has free time

[from Old French leisir; ultimately from Latin licēre to be allowed]

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leisure

• empty - First meant "at leisure, unoccupied," and it could also mean "unmarried."
• leisure - Based on Latin licere, "be allowed."
• scholastic - Based on Latin scholasticus, "devote one's leisure to learning."
• 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."

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	leisure - time available for ease and relaxation; "his job left him little leisure" leisure time free time, spare time - time that is free from duties or responsibilities time off - a time period when you are not required to work; "he requested time off to attend his grandmother's funeral" holiday, 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" playday, playtime - time for play or diversion
	2.	leisure - freedom to choose a pastime or enjoyable activity; "he lacked the leisure for golf" repose, rest, ease, relaxation - freedom from activity (work or strain or responsibility); "took his repose by the swimming pool" vacationing - the act of taking a vacation

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leisure

noun spare, free, rest, holiday, quiet, ease, retirement, relaxation, vacation, recreation, time off, breathing space, spare moments a relaxing way to fill my leisure time
work, business, labour, employment, occupation

at your leisure in your own (good) time, in due course, at your convenience, unhurriedly, when it suits you, without hurry, at an unhurried pace, when you get round to it (informal) He could read through all the national papers at his leisure.

Quotations
"All intellectual improvement arises from leisure" [Dr. Johnson]
"Leisure contains the future, it is the new horizon" [Henri Lefebvre Everyday Life in the Modern World]

Translations

leisure [ˈleʒəʳ] (US) [ˈliːʒəʳ]

A. N → ocio m
a life of leisure → una vida de ocio, una vida ociosa
do it at your leisure → hazlo cuando tengas tiempo or te convenga
to have the leisure to do sth → disponer de tiempo para hacer algo
see also lady A1

B. CPD leisure activities NPL → pasatiempos mpl
leisure centre N (Brit) → polideportivo m
leisure industry N → sector m del ocio
leisure occupations, leisure pursuits NPL = leisure activities leisure suit N → chandal m
leisure time N → tiempo m libre
in one's leisure time → en sus ratos libres, en los momentos de ocio
leisure wear N → ropa f de sport

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leisure [ˈlɛʒə^r]

n

(= time) → loisir m
at leisure → à loisir
at sb's leisure → tout à loisir
Now I can read at my leisure → Maintenant je peux lire tout à loisir.

(as opposed to work) → loisirs mpl
Not everybody wants more leisure → Tout le monde ne veut pas plus de loisirs.

modif [activities, pursuits] → de loisirs, de loisir; [sector, business] → des loisirs
DIY is a leisure activity for many → Le bricolage est une activité de loisir pour de nombreuses personnes.
outdoor leisure activities → les loisirs de plein air, les activités de loisirs de plein air
an outdoor leisure activity → un loisir de plein air, une activité de loisir de plein air
the leisure industry → l'industrie des loisirs
leisure use
a centre designed for both leisure and business use → un centre conçu à la fois pour les loisirs et les affaires
leisure time → loisirs mpl
What do you do in your leisure time? → Qu'est-ce que tu fais pendant tes loisirs?
leisure centre n → centre m de loisirs
leisure complex n → complexe m de loisirs

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leisure

n → Freizeit f; a gentleman of leisure → ein Privatier m (dated); she decided to give up her job and become a lady of leisure → sie entschloss sich, ihren Beruf aufzugeben und in Muße zu leben; to lead a life of leisure → ein Leben in or der Muße führen (geh), → sich dem (süßen) Nichtstun ergeben; the problem of what to do with one’s leisure → das Problem der Freizeitgestaltung; a park where the public can stroll at leisure → ein Park, in dem die Öffentlichkeit in aller Ruhe spazieren gehen kann; the Prime Minister is seldom at leisure → der Premierminister hat selten Zeit für sich or hat selten freie Zeit; do it at your leisure (= in own time) → tun Sie es, wenn Sie Zeit or Ruhe dazu haben; (= at own speed) → lassen Sie sich (dat) → Zeit damit; to have the leisure to do something → die Zeit or Muße haben, etw zu tun

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leisure:

leisure activities

pl → Hobbys pl, → Freizeitbeschäftigungen pl

leisure centre

n (Brit) → Freizeitzentrum nt

leisure clothes

pl → Freizeitkleidung f

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leisure:

leisure park

n → Freizeitpark m

leisure suit

n → Jogginganzug m

leisure time

n → Freizeit f

leisurewear

n → Freizeitbekleidung f

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leisure [ˈlɛʒəʳ]

1. n → svago, tempo libero
a life of leisure → una vita comoda
to be a lady of leisure (hum) → fare la bella vita
do it at your leisure → fallo con comodo

2. adj (activities) → del tempo libero
in one's leisure time → durante il proprio tempo libero

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leisure

n leisure [ˈleʒə, (American ) ˈli:ʒər]

time which one can spend as one likes, especially when one does not have to work I seldom have leisure to watch television. vrye tyd وَقْت فَراغ свободно време volno fritid die Freizeit ελεύθερος χρόνος ocio jõudeaeg فراغت vapaa-aika loisir פְּנַאי खाली समय, फुरसत slobodno vrijeme szabadidő waktu senggang tómstund tempo libero 暇な時間 여가 laisvalaikis, poilsio metas vaļas brīdis; brīvs laiks masa lapang vrije tijd fritid wolny czas tempo livre timp liber досуг voľno prosti čas slobodno vreme ledighet, fritid, tid เวลาว่าง boş vakit 空閒 дозвілля خالی اوقات thời gian rỗi 空闲

adj / adv leisurely

not hurrying; taking plenty of time She had a leisurely bath. tydsaam مُتَمَهِّل، عَلى مَهْل спокоен beze spěchu afslappet gemächlich άνετος, αβίαστος sin prisa, relajado jõude(line), kiirustamata با آسودگی verkkainen sans se presser בְּלִי לְמֵהֵר इत्मीनान से ležerno komótos santai makindalegur senza fretta, tranquillamente ゆっくりした[] 한가로운 neskubantis; palengva, neskubant lēni; nesteidzīgi lambat-lambat ongehaast i ro og mak, bedagelig niespieszny, leniwy, powolny, niespiesznie, leniwie vagaroso tih­nit; pe îndelete неторопливый;не спеша bez náhlenia lagoden lagodan lugn, ledig, i lugn och ro ยามว่าง yavaş, acelesiz, ağır ağır 從容的 повільний اطمینان سے một cách nhàn rỗi 从容的

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leisure → راحة volný čas fritid Freizeit ελεύθερος χρόνος ocio vapaa-aika loisir slobodno vrijeme tempo libero 余暇 레저 vrijetijd fritid wolny czas lazer досуг fritid เวลาว่าง boş vakit thời gian rỗi 空闲