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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 [vəˈkeɪʃən]

n

1. (Law) (Social Science / Education) Chiefly Brit a period of the year when the law courts or universities are closed

2. another word (esp US and Canadian) for holiday

3. the act of departing from or abandoning property, etc.

vb

(intr) US and Canadian to take a vacation; holiday

[from Latin vacātiō freedom, from vacāre to be empty]

vacationless  adj

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"

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vacation

noun

holiday(s), leave, break, rest, tour, trip, time off, recess, hols (informal), leave of absence, furlough, mini-break, awayday During his vacation he visited Russia.

verb

(U.S. & Canad.) holiday, visit, travel, tour, stay, be on holiday, take a break, sojourn, take a holiday, stop over He was vacationing in Jamaica and could not be reached.

Translations

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

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

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vacation [vəˈkeɪʃ^ən]

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

(UNIVERSITY) → vacances fpl

modif (US) [home, plans] → de vacances
a vacation package → un forfait vacances

vi (US) → être en vacances
Myles vacationed in Jamaica → Myles passait ses vacances en Jamaïque.
vacation course n → cours mpl de vacances

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vacation

n

(Univ) → Semesterferien pl; (Jur) → Gerichtsferien pl ? long vacation

(US) → Ferien pl, → Urlaub m; on vacation → im or auf Urlaub; to take a vacation → Urlaub machen; where are you going for your vacation? → wohin fahren Sie in Urlaub?, wo machen Sie Urlaub?; to go on vacation → auf Urlaub or in die Ferien gehen; vacation trip → (Ferien)reise f

(of post) → Aufgabe f; (of presidency etc) → Niederlegung f; (of house) → Räumung f

vi (US) → Urlaub or Ferien machen

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vacation [vəˈkeɪʃ/ən] n (esp Am) → vacanza, ferie fpl (Univ) → vacanze fpl
on vacation → in vacanza, in ferie
to take a vacation → prendere una vacanza, prendere le ferie

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vacation [vəˈkeɪʃ/ən] n (esp Am) → vacanza, ferie fpl (Univ) → vacanze fpl
on vacation → in vacanza, in ferie
to take a vacation → prendere una vacanza, prendere le 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 방학, 휴가 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 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 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 휴가로 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

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vacation → أجازة dovolená ferie Urlaub διακοπές vacaciones loma vacances odmor vacanza 休暇 휴일 vakantie ferie urlop férias отдых semester วันหยุด tatil ngày nghỉ 假日