A1noun · common

holiday

hol·i·day

holiday · holidays

свято, вихідний день, вихідний, відпустка

праздник, выходной, выходной день, отпуск

Urlaub, Ferien, Feiertag, gesetzlicher Feiertag

A day on which a religious event or secular celebration is traditionally observedA day on which a religious event or secular celebration is traditionally observed.

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UK/ˈhɒlɪˌdeɪ/US/ˈhɑləˌdeɪ/

» The holidays ended all too soon.

Die Ferien waren allzu schnell vorbei.

Свята закінчилися аж занадто швидко.

Meaning

6 senses

A day on which a religious event or secular celebration is traditionally observed.
Near-synonyms: holy day, feast day, festival (feast day sense)
Today is a Wiccan holiday!
Feiertag
пра́здникprázdnik
свя́тоsvjáto, пра́зникpráznyk
a day on which work is suspended by law or custom
A day declared free from work by the state or government.
gesetzlicher Feiertag, Ruhetag
выходно́й деньvyxodnój denʹ, выходно́йvyxodnój
свя́тоsvjáto, вихідни́й деньvyxidnýj denʹ, вихідни́йvyxidnýj
(Australia, UK)A period of one or more days taken off work for leisure and often travel; often plural.
How much holiday are you allowed?
Urlaub, Ferien
о́тпускótpusk, отгу́лotgúl
відпу́сткаvidpústka
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
(Australia, UK)A period during which pupils do not attend their school; often plural; rarely used for students at university (usually: vacation).
I want to take a French course this summer holiday.
Ferien, Urlaub
кани́кулыkaníkuly
кані́кулиkaníkuly
A period during which, by agreement, the usual payments are not made.
a mortgage payment holiday
A gap in coverage, e.g. of paint on a surface, or sonar imagery.
опло́шностьoplóšnostʹ, про́пускprópusk, плешьplešʹ

Examples

1090 sentences

The holidays ended all too soon.
Свята закінчилися аж занадто швидко.
deDie Ferien waren allzu schnell vorbei.
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Where did you spend your holidays?
Де ти провів канікули?
ruГде ты провёл отпуск?
deWo hast du deinen Urlaub verbracht?
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Where did Tom spend his holidays?
Де Том провів відпустку?
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I like summer holidays better than school.
Літні канікули мені подобаються більше, ніж школа.
ruЛетние каникулы мне нравятся больше, чем школа.
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The next holiday falls on a Sunday.
Наступне свято випадає на неділю.
deDer nächste Feiertag fällt auf einen Sonntag.
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Translations

9 languages

Українська

By meaning 4

day on which a festival, religious event, or national celebration is traditionally observed:

day declared free from work by the government:

period of one or more days taken off work for leisure and often travel:

period during which pupils do not attend school:

Русский

By meaning 5

day on which a festival, religious event, or national celebration is traditionally observed:

day declared free from work by the government:

period of one or more days taken off work for leisure and often travel:

period during which pupils do not attend school:

unintentional gap in coverage, e.g. of paint on a surface, or sonar imagery:

Deutsch

By meaning 3

day on which a festival, religious event, or national celebration is traditionally observed:

day declared free from work by the government:

period of one or more days taken off work for leisure and often travel:

Origin

From Middle English halyday, holyday, halidei, haliȝdei, from Old English hāliġdæġ (“holy

From Middle English halyday, holyday, halidei, haliȝdei, from Old English hāliġdæġ (“holy day, Sabbath”), equivalent to holy + day. Compare West Frisian hjeldei (“holiday”), Danish helligdag (“holiday”), Norwegian helligdag (“holiday”), Swedish helgdag (“holiday, feast”).

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