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10 Language-to-English DictionariesSchool Holidays
/skuːl ˈhɒlɪdeɪz/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A period during which schools are closed for vacation, allowing students to take a break from academic activities.
"Many families plan trips during the school holidays." - 2
Specific times of the year designated for students to be free from school, often coinciding with public holidays.
"The school holidays usually include summer break and winter break."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'school' originates from the Greek 'scholē', meaning 'leisure' or 'discussion', which evolved through Latin and Old French. 'Holidays' comes from the Old English 'haligdæg', meaning 'holy day', which has shifted to denote any day of rest or celebration.
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Vacances scolaires
Transliteration: vakɑ̃s skɔlɛʁ
"Les familles partent souvent en voyage pendant les vacances scolaires."
Schulferien
Transliteration: ʃuːlˈfeːʁiən
"Viele Familien reisen während der Schulferien."
Vacanze scolastiche
Transliteration: vaˈkan.tse skoˈlastike
"Le famiglie pianificano viaggi durante le vacanze scolastiche."
Vacaciones escolares
Transliteration: bakaˈsjo.nes eskoˈla.res
"Las familias suelen viajar durante las vacaciones escolares."
Férias escolares
Transliteration: ˈfɛɾiɐs ɛskuˈlaɾis
"As famílias costumam viajar durante as férias escolares."
स्कूल की छुट्टियाँ
Transliteration: skool ki chuttiyaan
"छुट्टियों के दौरान परिवार अक्सर यात्रा करते हैं।"
学校假期
Transliteration: xuéxiào jiàqī
"许多家庭在学校假期期间计划旅行。"
학교 방학
Transliteration: hakgyo banghak
"많은 가족이 학교 방학 동안 여행을 계획합니다."
学校の休暇
Transliteration: gakkō no kyūka
"多くの家族が学校の休暇中に旅行を計画します。"
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