holiday1

UK: /ˈhɒl.ɪ.deɪ/ US: /ˈhɑː.lɪ-/

Translation

n [c, u]

› UK (US vacation)

⇨ vacaciones

■ Cuando se hace referencia a un período largo se utiliza holidays ■ La forma abreviada es hols

›

⇨ fiesta

⇨ día festivo

on holiday UK (US on vacation)

⇨ de vacaciones

Véase tb: bank holiday; public holiday

(Definition of holiday n from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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