Vacation

From Fresh Dictionary

Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Synonyms 1.2.2 Translations 1.3 Verb 1.3.1 Synonym 1.3.2 Translations

English

Pronunciation

• AHD: vā-kā'shən
• IPA: /vəˈkeɪʃn/, /vəˈkeɪʃən/; Am. Engl. /veɪˈkeɪʃn/, /veɪˈkeɪʃən/
• SAMPA: /veI"keIS@n/

  Rhymes: -eɪʃən, Rhymes: -eɪʃn

Noun

Singular vacation

Plural vacations

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2. ((US{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})) ((law{{#if:|, {{{2}}}{{#if:|, {{{3}}}{{#if:|, {{{4}}}{{#if:|, {{{5}}}{{#if:|, {{{6}}}{{#if:|, {{{7}}}{{#if:|, {{{8}}}{{#if:|, {{{9}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}}})) the act of making legally void.
3. the act of vacating something; moving out of something.

   The Conservative Party’s vacation of the centre ground gave an opportunity to its opponents.

4. a holiday period for a law court or university.

Synonyms

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Translations

Arabic: عطلة (ʕóʈla) f. Chinese: 假期 (jiàqí) Czech: prázdniny f. pl. Danish: ferie c. (1) Dutch: vakantie (1) Finnish: loma French: vacances f. pl. (1) German: Ferien f. pl. (1,4), Urlaub m. (1); Annullierung f. (2); Preisgabe f. (3) Hungarian: vakáció

Italian: vacanza f. (1) Japanese: 休暇 (きゅうか, kyūka), 旅行 (ryokō, travelling), 休み (yasumi, break from work) Korean: 휴가 (hyuga) Portuguese: férias f. pl. (1) Russian: каникулы (kaníkuly) f. pl. Spanish: vacaciones f. pl., vacación f. (1) Swedish: semester Vietnamese: period of time + nghỉ hè, period of time + nghỉ lễ (1)

Verb

Infinitive to vacation

Third person singular vacations

Simple past vacationed

Past participle vacationed

Present participle vacationing

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To spend or take a vacation.

1. This year, we’re vacationing in Mexico.

Synonym

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• go on vacation
• holiday

Translations

Danish: tage på ferie Dutch: op vakantie gaan Finnish: lomailla French: aller en vacances German: Urlaub machen, Ferien machen Italian: andare in vacanza

Portuguese: sair de férias Spanish: vacacionar Vietnamese: đi nghỉ

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