Polyglot Dictionary

Kurzurlaub

/ˈkʊʁtsˌʔuːɐ̯laʊ̯p/

der noun B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
Kurzurlaube

Meaning

  1. short break

    Built from kurz (short) + Urlaub (holiday).

    • Wir machen einen Kurzurlaub.

      We are taking a short break.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Made of

  • kurz short
  • Urlaub holiday

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

asueto

asueto is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "short break."

Practice

1 What does Kurzurlaub mean?

2 Fill the gap: Wir machen einen ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Kurzurlaub?

nouncompound

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