vacation
gb/veɪkˈeɪʃən/ us/veɪkˈeɪʃən/
A1
Anglų
~ 1600
szabadság, nyaralás, szünidő, nyaral, szabadságát tölti, üdül
DAIKTAVARDIS
A1
1
Vartosenos šablonas:
to be on [vacation]
We’re planning a two-week vacation in Italy this summer.
Kéthetes nyaralást tervezünk Olaszországban ezen a nyáron.
She saved money all year for her dream vacation.
Egész évben pénzt gyűjtött az álomnyaralására.
I prefer to take my vacation in the winter to go skiing.
During his vacation, he completely disconnected from email.
They spent their vacation visiting family and relaxing at home.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
I am on vacation this week.
Ezen a héten szabadságon vagyok.
We go on vacation in July.
Júliusban nyaralni megyünk.
She is taking a vacation in Spain.
They have a long vacation in August.
Dažna klaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'vacation' with 'holiday'. In American English, 'holiday' usually means a special day like Christmas, not a long break from work or school.
Reikšmė
Time off from work or study
Kolokacijos
summer vacation
|go on vacation
|vacation time
|family vacation
|vacation destination
Sinonimai
holiday (Common in British English for time off work or school; in American English, 'holiday' often refers to a specific festive day.)
Antonimai
workday (A day when one works, opposite of being on vacation.)
Temos
daily life
|travel
|leisure
|work
|education
Apibrėžimas
A time when you are not at work or school and can rest or travel.
A scheduled period when someone does not work or attend school, often used for travel or leisure.
VEIKSMAŽODIS
B1
FORMAL
2
Vartosenos šablonas:
to vacation in [a place]
They usually vacation in the mountains every summer.
Általában minden nyáron a hegyekben nyaralnak.
We plan to vacation abroad next year.
Jövőre külföldön tervezünk nyaralni.
She loves to vacation by the sea.
Mokymuisi skirti pavyzdžiai
We will vacation in Italy.
Olaszországban fogunk nyaralni.
They vacation in Florida every year.
Minden évben Floridában nyaralnak.
I want to vacation in Japan.
Dažna klaida:
Learners may not know 'vacation' can be used as a verb, especially if they are more familiar with British English.
Reikšmė
To take time off to rest or travel
Kolokacijos
vacation abroad
|vacation together
|vacation home
Sinonimai
holiday (Used as a verb mainly in British English to mean 'take a holiday'.)
Temos
travel
|leisure
|daily_life
|work
Apibrėžimas
To go somewhere for rest or fun when you are not working.
To spend a period of time away from home for leisure, rest, or travel.
Gramatika
Pagrindinė forma
vacation
IPA
GB/veɪkˈeɪʃən/
US/veɪkˈeɪʃən/
Skiemenys ir kirčiavimas
va - ca - tion (3 skiemenys)
Stress on 2nd syllable (ca)
Žodžio formos
Noun
- Base: vacation
- Plural: vacation, vacations
Verb
- Base: vacation
- 3rd Person Singular: vacations
- Present Participle: vacationing
- Past: vacationed
Žodžių šeima
Forms
vacations
noun
vacationing
verb
vacationed
verb
Related words
vacationer
noun
holiday
noun A1
Posakiai
on vacation
1/ˈɔn veɪkˈeɪʃən/
fixed phrase
Not working or attending school for leisure
Not at work or school because you are resting or traveling.
Pavyzdžiai
- I can’t attend the meeting next week because I’ll be on vacation.
- She’s on vacation in Hawaii right now.
summer vacation
1/sˈʌmɚ veɪkˈeɪʃən/
fixed phrase
Summer break from school/work for leisure
The long break in summer when students and some workers do not have to go to school or work.
Pavyzdžiai
- Kids look forward to summer vacation all year.
- We usually visit relatives during summer vacation.
vacation home
1/veɪkˈeɪʃən hˈoʊm/
fixed phrase
Secondary house for leisure stays
A house you use for holidays or weekends, not your main home.
Pavyzdžiai
- They bought a small vacation home near the beach.
- The family spends Christmas at their vacation home in the mountains.
vacation time
1/veɪkˈeɪʃən tˈaɪm/
fixed phrase
Allocated leave from work for rest or travel
The days you can take off from work for rest or travel.
Pavyzdžiai
- I still have two weeks of vacation time left this year.
- Employees must request their vacation time in advance.