vacaciones

f.pl.

1 holiday.

coger (las) vacaciones to take one's (peninsular Spanish) holidays o (British) vacation (United States)

tomar (las) vacaciones to take one's (peninsular Spanish) holidays o (British) vacation (United States)

estar/irse de vacaciones to be/go on holiday o (British) vacation (United States)

diez días de vacaciones ten days' holiday o (British) vacation (United States)

vacaciones pagadas paid holidays o (British) vacation (United States)

vacaciones de verano summer holidays o (British) vacation (United States)

2 vacations, holidays, holidaying.

pres.subj.

2^nd person singular (tú/usted) Present Subjunctive of Spanish verb: vacacionar.

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vacaciones

► nombre femenino plural

1 holiday, holidays plural, US vacation

■ se fueron de vacaciones a Mallorca they went to Majorca for their holidays

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FRASEOLOGÍA

estar de vacaciones to be on holiday

irse de vacaciones to go on holiday

vacaciones a la sombra familiar time spent in jail

vacaciones de verano summer holidays

vacaciones escolares school holidays

vacaciones pagadas paid holidays

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femenino plural vacation(s) (esp AmE), holiday(s) (esp BrE)

vacaciones de verano/Navidad — summer/Christmas vacation o holidays

vacaciones escolares — school vacation(s) o holidays

irse or marcharse de vacaciones — to go away on vacation o on holiday

estamos de vacaciones — we're on vacation o holiday

tomarse unas vacaciones — to take a vacation o holiday

este año no tengo vacaciones — I don't get any vacation o holiday this year

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= vacation, holidays, hols

Ex. Alternatively, the loan policy may be changed to make documents due when the vacation is over.

Ex. A proposal to open the library on holidays was initially met with a hostile reaction from some staff but eventually agreed.

Ex. Once the dust has settled after Xmas hols and we are back into the swing of things, I will get in touch directly for any further insights you may have.

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femenino plural vacation(s) (esp AmE), holiday(s) (esp BrE)

vacaciones de verano/Navidad — summer/Christmas vacation o holidays

vacaciones escolares — school vacation(s) o holidays

irse or marcharse de vacaciones — to go away on vacation o on holiday

estamos de vacaciones — we're on vacation o holiday

tomarse unas vacaciones — to take a vacation o holiday

este año no tengo vacaciones — I don't get any vacation o holiday this year

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= vacation, holidays, hols

Ex: Alternatively, the loan policy may be changed to make documents due when the vacation is over.

Ex: A proposal to open the library on holidays was initially met with a hostile reaction from some staff but eventually agreed.

Ex: Once the dust has settled after Xmas hols and we are back into the swing of things, I will get in touch directly for any further insights you may have.

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vacaciones sustantivo femenino plural
vacation(s) (esp AmE), holiday(s) (esp BrE);

◊ vacaciones de verano summer vacation o holidays;

irse de vacaciones to go away on vacation o on holiday;
estamos de vacaciones we're on vacation o holiday;
tomarse unas vacaciones to take a vacation o holiday
vacaciones fpl Educ Lab holidays pl, US vacation: me cogí una semana de vacaciones, I took a week off
José está de vacaciones, José is on holiday
estuvimos de vacaciones en Mallorca, we spent our holidays in Mallorca

'vacaciones' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
adónde
- cerca
- chalet
- comezón
- como
- desear
- despedirse
- escalonar
- estar
- fabulosa
- fabuloso
- inolvidable
- pensión
- prometerse
- quedar
- retrasar
- tomarse
- acortar
- alargar
- colonia
- convenir
- estropear
- fregar
- gente
- interrumpir
- lejos
- prolongar
- tomar
- volver
English:
afford
- always
- break
- comedown
- deserve
- diving
- do with
- dude ranch
- earn
- enjoy
- farce
- holiday
- leave
- look forward to
- off
- on
- ought
- paid
- resort
- save up
- school holidays
- season
- self-catering
- short
- should
- souvenir
- spin out
- stagger
- summer
- take
- tan
- unpaid
- vacation
- camp
- get
- go
- half
- package
- roll
- same
- when

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vacaciones nfpl

holiday, Br holidays, US vacation;

tomar o Esp [m5]coger (las) vacaciones to take one's holidays;

me voy a tomar unas vacaciones en primavera I'm going to take a Br holiday o US vacation in the spring;

estar/irse de vacaciones to be/go on Br holiday o US vacation;

diez días de vacaciones ten days' Br holiday o US vacation

Comp

vacaciones fiscales tax holiday;

vacaciones de verano summer Br holiday o US vacation

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vacaciones

fpl vacation sg, Br

holiday sg ;

vacaciones escolares school vacation, Br school holiday(s);

vacaciones retribuidas paid vacation, Br paid holiday(s);

estar de vacaciones be on vacation o Br holiday;

irse de vacaciones go on vacation o Br holiday

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vacaciones npl holiday

necesitas unas vacaciones you need a holiday

las vacaciones de verano the summer holidays

estar de vacaciones to be on holiday

irse de vacaciones to go on holiday