vacation
An extended trip or journey away from home for rest or pleasureAn extended trip or journey away from home for rest or pleasure.
» How did you spend your vacation?
Wie hast du die Ferien verbracht?
Wie hast du deine Ferien verbracht?
Wie haben Sie Ihren Urlaub verbracht?
Wie habt ihr eure Ferien verbracht?
Как ты провёл свой отпуск?
Как Вы провели отпуск?
Як ви провели відпустку?
Meaning
7 senses(countable, uncountable)An extended trip or journey away from home for rest or pleasure.
We were on vacation in Florida this year.
Urlaub
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
(countable, uncountable)An extended period of leisure time away from work or school.
Schoolchildren are on vacation this week.
Ferien, Urlaub
о́тпускótpusk, кани́кулыkaníkuly, отгу́лotgúl
відпу́сткаvidpústka, кані́кулиkaníkuly
(countable, uncountable)A period during which official activity or business is formally suspended; an official holiday from university, law courts etc.
Ferien
кани́кулыkaníkuly
кані́кулиkaníkuly
(countable, uncountable)The act of vacating something; moving out.
The Conservative Party’s vacation of the centre ground gave an opportunity to its opponents.
Preisgabe
освобожде́ниеosvoboždénije, оставле́ниеostavlénije
(US, countable, uncountable)The act of making legally void.
Annullierung
отме́наotména
the act of making something legally void
(countable, general, uncountable)Freedom from some business or activity.
(countable, obsolete, uncountable)Free time given over to a specific purpose; occupation, activity.
Examples
1293 sentencesHow did you spend your vacation?
Як ви провели відпустку? — aandrusiak
ruКак ты провёл свой отпуск? — Disconnect
deWie hast du die Ferien verbracht? — Sudajaengi
Where are you going on vacation?
Куди ти поїдеш у відпустку? — aandrusiak
ruКуда ты поедешь в отпуск? — sharptoothed
I'm looking forward to summer vacation.
Я з нетерпінням чекаю на літню відпустку. — deniko
ruЯ в предвкушении летних каникул. — Biga
deIch freue mich auf die Sommerferien. — BraveSentry
I'm going on vacation next week.
Наступного тижня я їду у відпустку. — deniko
ruНа следующей неделе у меня отпуск. — odexed
deIch fahre nächste Woche in den Urlaub. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
I think Tom needs a vacation.
Мені здається, Тому потрібна відпустка. — deniko
ruЯ думаю, Тому нужен отпуск. — Selena777
deIch glaube Tom braucht Urlaub. — raggione
Translations
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Origin
Inherited from Middle English vacation, vacacion, vacacioun, from Anglo-Norman vacacioun,Inherited from Middle English vacation, vacacion, vacacioun, from Anglo-Norman vacacioun, from Old French vacacion, vacation, from Latin vacātiō. Equivalent to vacate + -ion.
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Forms
plural: vacationsSynonyms
19 synonyms- leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure:holiday
Word family
45 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
12 patterns- summer vacation
- was on vacation
- his summer vacation
- the summer vacation
- take a vacation
- your summer vacation
- going on vacation
- my summer vacation
- her summer vacation
- during summer vacation
- spend your vacation
- away on vacation