Meanings (ES + gloss)
festividad • fiesta
A day on which a festival, religious event, or national celebration is traditionally observed.
Monday, January 18, was the holiday celebrating Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday. In the morning I held a reception for the diplomatic representatives of other nations in the inne…
Today is a Wiccan holiday!
día de fiesta • día feriado • día festivo • feriado
A day declared free from work by the state or government.
vacaciones • vacación
A period of one or more days taken off work for leisure and often travel; often plural.
How much holiday are you allowed?
No matter how early I came down, I would find him on the veranda, smoking cigarettes, or[…]. And at last I began to realize in my harassed soul that all elusion was futile, and to…
vacaciones
A period during which pupils do not attend their school; often plural; rarely used for students at university (usually: vacation).
I want to take a French course this summer holiday.
Phrases
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