public holiday
A national or regional holiday from work on a specific day, usually for cultural…A national or regional holiday from work on a specific day, usually for cultural reasons or celebrations.
» New Year's Day is a public holiday in many countries.
Первое января - официальный выходной во многих странах.
Первое января - официальный нерабочий день во многих странах.
Meaning
1 sensesA national or regional holiday from work on a specific day, usually for cultural reasons or celebrations.
Feiertag, gesetzlicher Feiertag
обще́ственный пра́здникobščéstvennyj prázdnik, госуда́рственный пра́здникgosudárstvennyj prázdnik, пра́здникprázdnik
держа́вне свя́тоderžávne svjáto, свя́тоsvjáto
- authorized by law and limiting work or official business
Examples
17 sentencesNew Year's Day is a public holiday in many countries.
ruПервое января - официальный выходной во многих странах. — marafon
Next Thursday is a public holiday.
deNächsten Donnerstag ist ein gesetzlicher Feiertag. — Yorwba
It's a public holiday here today.
deBei uns ist heute Feiertag. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Is it some sort of public holiday today?
deIst heute irgendein Feiertag? — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Today, it's a public holiday in our country.
Translations
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Forms
plural: public holidays| Singular | public holiday |
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Synonyms
3 synonyms- authorized by law and limiting work or official business:legal holidaynational holiday