holiday

a period of time when you do not go to work or school and can relax, often for a special occasion such as Christmas or Easter

vacaciones, feriado

• take a holiday

Collocations Christmas holiday · summer holiday

• She's going to take a holiday in Spain.

  Ella va a tomar vacaciones en España.

a period of time when you travel somewhere for pleasure or to relax, often abroad

viaje de placer, viaje turístico

• go on a holiday

Collocations holiday in the sun · beach holiday

• They went on a holiday to Thailand.

  Ellos fueron de viaje a Tailandia.

a special day or period of time when people celebrate something important, such as Christmas Day or Easter Sunday

fiesta, festividad

• public holiday

Collocations national holiday · religious holiday

• The 4th of July is a public holiday in the USA.

  El 4 de julio es un día festivo en los Estados Unidos.

a house or flat that you own and use for holidays, usually in a place where it is warm or there are interesting things to see

casa de verano, apartamento vacacional

• holiday home

Collocations beach holiday home · mountain holiday home

• They have a holiday home in the mountains.

  Ellos tienen una casa de verano en las montañas.

the act of planning and going on a holiday

organización del viaje, preparación para el viaje

• holiday making

Collocations enjoy holiday making · plan a holiday

• She enjoys the holiday-making process.

  Ella disfruta del proceso de organizar sus vacaciones.

a period of time when schools or businesses are closed for holidays, such as Christmas or summer break

periodo de vacaciones, receso escolar

• holiday period

Collocations school holiday period · summer holiday period

• The school holiday period starts in December.

  El periodo de vacaciones escolares comienza en diciembre.

money that an employer gives to employees as part of their holiday allowance or benefits package

pago por vacaciones, bono de vacaciones

• holiday pay

Collocations receive holiday pay · accrue holiday pay

• He receives holiday pay from his employer.

  Él recibe un pago por vacaciones de su empleador.

a place that people visit for a holiday, often because it is warm or has interesting things to see and do

destino turístico, lugar de vacaciones

• holiday destination

Collocations popular holiday destination · exotic holiday destination

• Malta is a popular holiday destination.

  Malta es un destino turístico muy popular.