vacation

va·ca·tion  (v-kshn, v-)

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. Archaic 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.

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[Middle English vacacioun, from Old French vacation, from Latin vacti, vactin-, freedom from occupation, from vactus, past participle of vacre, to be empty, at leisure; see eu- in Indo-European roots.]

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va·cation·er, va·cation·eer (-sh-nîr) n.

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vacation

Noun

1. Brit & S African a time of the year when the universities or law courts are closed

2. US, Canad & Austral same as holiday (sense 2) [Latin vacatio freedom]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	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" holiday 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 picnic, outing, field day - a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering 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 abrogation, repeal, annulment - the act of abrogating; an official or legal cancellation
Verb	1.	vacation - spend or take a vacation             holiday spend, pass - pass time in a specific way; "how are you spending your summer vacation?" honeymoon - spend a holiday after one's marriage; "they plan to honeymoon in Hawai'i"

Translations

vacation [vəˈkeɪʃən] n → vacaciones fpl;

on vacation → de vacaciones;

to take a vacation (esp US) → tomarse unas vacaciones

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vacation [vəˈkeɪʃən] n (esp US) → vacances fpl;

to take a vacation → prendre des vacances;

on vacation → en vacances

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vacation [vəˈkeɪʃən] (esp US) n (holiday) → Urlaub m;

(Scol) → Ferien pl;

to take a vacation → Urlaub machen;

on vacation → im Urlaub

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vacation [vəˈkeɪʃən] n (esp US) → vacanze fpl;

to take a vacation → prendere una vacanza, prendere le ferie;

on vacation → in vacanza, in ferie

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vacation

n vacation [vəˈkeiʃən, (American ) vei-]

a holiday a summer vacation. vakansie عُطْلَه ваканция prázdniny; dovolená ferie; -ferie die Ferien(pl.) διακοπές vacaciones puhkus تعطیلی loma vacances חוּפשָה अवकाश odmor vakáció liburan sumarfrí vacanza 休暇 휴가, 방학 atostogos brīvdienas; (amer.) atvaļinājums cuti vakantie ferie ferie, wakacje férias vacanţă отпуск; каникулы prázdniny; dovolenka počitnice odmor semester ช่วงปิดภาคเรียน tatil 假期 канікули; відпустка تعطيل، چھٹي kì nghỉ lễ 假期

v

(American) to take a holiday He vacationed in Paris last year. vakansie hou يَقْضي العُطْلَه вземам отпуск trávit dovolenou holde ferie Urlaub machen κάνω διακοπές pasar/tomar las vacaciones puhkust veetma تعطیلات خود را گذراندن lomailla passer des vacances לִנפוֹש छुट्टी biti na odmoru szabadságra megy berlibur fara í frí (passare le vacanze) 休暇をとる 휴가를 보내다, 휴가를 얻다 atostogauti pavadīt brīvdienas/(amer.) atvaļinājumu bercuti vakantie houden dra på ferie, feriere spędzać urlop 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 na dovolené, na dovolenou på ferie in Urlaub 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 휴가를 얻어, 휴가차 atostogų, per atostogas brīvdienās; (amer.) atvaļinājumā bercuti met vakantie på ferie na urlop(ie) 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