vacation

/veɪˈkeɪʃən/

noun A1
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
vacations

Meaning

  1. vacaciones

    • We take a vacation every summer.

      Tomamos vacaciones cada verano.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

holiday

Worth distinguishing: "holiday" can mean a single day off; "vacation" usually means an extended break.

Similar in other languages

German

Urlaubsgeld

Close — holiday pay relates to vacation.

German

Festtag

Close — vacation relates to a holiday, feast day.

German

Ferien

Ferien is the German word for the same thing — both mean "vacation, holidays."

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa vacation?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: We take a ___ every summer.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a vacation?

noun

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