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Definição de 'holiday'

Frequência da palavra

holiday

(hɒlɪdei )
Formas da palavra:plural, 3rd person singular present tense holidays , present participle holidaying , past tense, past participle holidayed
1. substantivo contável [oft on/from N]
A holiday is a period of time during which you relax and enjoy yourself away from home. People sometimes refer to their holiday as their holidays.
[British]
I've just come back from a holiday in the United States.
We rang Duncan to ask where he was going on holiday.
Ischia is a popular seaside holiday resort.
We're going to Scotland for our holidays.
regional note:   in AM, use vacation
Sinônimos:vacation, leave, break, time off   Mais sinônimos de holiday
2. substantivo contável
A holiday is a day when people do not go to work or school because of a religious or national festival.
New Year's Day is a public holiday throughout Britain.
He invited her to spend the Fourth of July holiday at his summer home on Fire Island.
Bad weather has caused dozens of flight cancellations over the holiday weekend.
Sinônimos:festival, bank holiday, festivity, public holiday   Mais sinônimos de holiday
3.  See also bank holiday
4. substantivo plural [oft noun NOUN]
The holidays are the time when children do not have to go to school.
[British]
...the first day of the school holidays.
regional note:   in AM, use vacation
5. substantivo incontável
If you have a particular number of days' or weeks' holiday, you do not have to go to work for that number of days or weeks.
[British]
Every worker will be entitled to four weeks' paid holiday a year.
regional note:   in AM, use vacation
6. verbo [oft cont]
If you are holidaying in a place away from home, you are on holiday there.
[British]
Sampling the local cuisine is one of the delights of holidaying abroad. [VERB preposition/adverb]
Vacant rooms on the campus were being used by holidaying families. [VERB-ing]
regional note:   in AM, use vacation
COBUILD Advanced English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

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Frequência da palavra

Holiday in American

(ˈhɑləˌdeɪ ; hälˈədāˌ)
Billie(born Eleonora Fagan Holiday) 1915-59; U.S. jazz singer
also called Lady Day
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Frequência da palavra

holiday in American

(ˈhɑləˌdeɪ ; hälˈədāˌ)
substantivo
1. 
holy day
2. 
a day of freedom from labor; day set aside for leisure and recreation
3.  [often pl.] Chiefly British
a period of leisure or recreation; vacation
4. 
a day set aside by law or custom for the suspension of business, usually in commemoration of some event
adjectivo
5. 
of or suited to a holiday; joyous; merry
the holiday spirit
verbo intransitivo
6.  Chiefly British
to take a vacation or vacation trip
Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.
Origem da palavra holiday
< ME holidei, with shortened first vowel < OE hāligdæg: see holy & day
Frequência da palavra

holiday in British

(ˈhɒlɪˌdeɪ , -dɪ)
substantivo
1. (often plural) mainly British
a. 
a period in which a break is taken from work or studies for rest, travel, or recreation
. US and Canadian word: vacation
b. 
(as modifier)
a holiday mood
2. 
a day on which work is suspended by law or custom, such as a religious festival, bank holiday, etc
▶ Related adjective: ferial
verbo
3. (intransitive) mainly British
to spend a holiday
Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers
Origem da palavra holiday
Old English hāligdæg, literally: holy day
Frequência da palavra

Holiday in British

(ˈhɒlɪˌdeɪ )
substantivo
Billie. real name Eleanora Fagan; known as Lady Day. 1915–59, US jazz singer
Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

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Fingers crossed the couple will enjoy many more holidays together after this. The Sun (2017)They just look like any other school pupils out on their bikes during the school holidays. The Sun (2016)People are booking their summer holiday for next year now. Times, Sunday Times (2016)It was their first holiday abroad together. Times, Sunday Times (2016)We take frequent holidays nearer to home for some winter sunshine. Times, Sunday Times (2016)My friend was away on holiday. The Sun (2016)Funnily enough, my very first holidays were working ones. Times, Sunday Times (2016)There are discounts on flights and holidays to more than 100 destinations worldwide. The Sun (2016)If it was not renewed, the company would be unable to continue selling package holidays. Times, Sunday Times (2016)Demand for new video game releases was weaker than expected in the holiday period, it said. Times, Sunday Times (2017)It is to be enjoyed like a holiday trip. Times, Sunday Times (2010)The school sets homework for holiday periods and says it is within its rights to do this. Times, Sunday Times (2015)You only get one summer holiday a year. Times, Sunday Times (2010)There were none when she was on holiday for four weeks. The Sun (2008)It is your responsibility to leave your holiday home in the condition that you found it. The Sun (2008)They wash in and out so are perfect for festivals and sunny holidays. The Sun (2014)He spoke dreamily of his plans to whisk the beautiful blonde away on a holiday. The Sun (2008)Take time out to relax each day and have frequent holidays. Times, Sunday Times (2008)Many are taking advantage of the extra public holiday on offer. The Sun (2011) Workers can bank holidays in advance so they get paid while they are away. Times, Sunday Times (2008)We have not had a family holiday abroad since our youngest was born. The Sun (2014)Stock up on creative crafts for rainy bank holidays. Times, Sunday Times (2006)You should always particularly try to avoid the first two weeks of the summer school holidays too. The Sun (2011)Older people are tiring of predictable package holidays. Times, Sunday Times (2008)The government should work with the holiday industry to find a way through. Times, Sunday Times (2014)Who would holiday in a place like this? Times, Sunday Times (2011)It suddenly dawns on you that holiday time is just around the corner. The Sun (2015)My holiday style is usually more colourful than my town style. Times, Sunday Times (2015)He aims to buy properties and enjoy a holiday. The Sun (2014)Failure to agree could spark industrial action in the peak summer holiday period. Times, Sunday Times (2009)The justices had effectively set the holidays to one side on the basis that they were in some way justified. Times, Sunday Times (2006)We must have spent about 8,000 a year on diving holidays. Times, Sunday Times (2009)To book flights and holidays, visit monarch. Times, Sunday Times (2015)To be forced to spend your summer holiday in France is no terrible hardship. Times, Sunday Times (2013)DANCE fans holidaying with Island Cruises this month and next can enjoy daily dance classes. The Sun (2010)

Citações

He capers, he dances, he has eyes of youth; he writes verses, he speaks of holiday, he smells April and MayWilliam Shakespeare The Merry Wives of Windsor
A perpetual holiday is a good working definition of hellGeorge Bernard Shaw Parents and Children

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Inglês Britânico: holiday /ˈhɒlɪˌdeɪ; -dɪ/ NOUN
A holiday is a period of time during which you relax and enjoy yourself away from home.
I've just come back from a holiday.
  • Inglês Americano: vacation
  • Árabe: عُطْلَة
  • Português Brasileiro: férias
  • Chinês: 假日
  • Croata: odmor
  • Tcheco: dovolená
  • Dinamarquês: ferie
  • Holandês: vakantie
  • Espanhol Europeu: vacaciones
  • Finlandês: loma
  • Francês: vacances
  • Alemão: Urlaub
  • Grego: διακοπές
  • Italiano: vacanza
  • Japonês: 休暇
  • Coreano: 휴일
  • Norueguês: ferie
  • Polonês: urlop
  • Português Europeu: férias
  • Romeno: vacanță
  • Russo: отдых
  • Espanhol: vacaciones
  • Sueco: semester
  • Tailandês: วันหยุด
  • Turco: tatil
  • Ucraniano: канікули
  • Vietnamita: ngày nghỉ

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