holiday home in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for holiday home in the English»French Dictionary

holiday home N

holiday home

résidence f secondaire

Translations for holiday home in the French»English Dictionary

maison secondaire

second ou holiday home

Translations for holiday home in the English»French Dictionary

I.holiday [Brit ˈhɒlɪdeɪ, Am ˈhɑləˌdeɪ] N

1. holiday Brit (vacation):

holiday

vacances fpl

the school holidays

les vacances scolaires

the summer holidays

les vacances d'été

the summer holidays

les grandes vacances

to go/be on holiday

partir/être en vacances

to go/be on holiday attr region, brochure

touristique

2. holiday Brit (time off work):

holiday

congé m

to take ten days' holiday

prendre dix jours de congé

four weeks' holiday with pay

quatre semaines de congés payés

3. holiday (public, bank):

holiday

jour m férié

4. holiday Am:

the holidays

les fêtes (de fin d'année)

happy holidays!

bonnes fêtes!

II.holiday [Brit ˈhɒlɪdeɪ, Am ˈhɑləˌdeɪ] VB intr

holiday

passer les vacances

I.home [Brit həʊm, Am hoʊm] N

1. home (dwelling):

home (gen)

logement m

home (house)

maison f

new homes for sale

logements neufs à vendre

he doesn't have a home

il n'a pas de logement

you have a beautiful home

vous avez une belle maison/un bel appartement

to be far from/near home

être loin de/près de chez soi

a home of one's own

un chez-soi

to work from home

travailler à domicile

to set up home in France/in Madrid

s'installer en France/à Madrid

I've made my home in France now

je suis installé or je vis en France maintenant

it's home to me now

je m'y sens chez moi

birds make their home in…

les oiseaux font leur nid dans…

his home has been a tent for the last two weeks

il habite dans une tente depuis deux semaines

the island is home to 3, 000 people

l'île abrite 3 000 personnes

2. home (for residential care):

home

maison f

retirement/nursing home

maison de retraite/de santé

to put sb in a home

mettre qn dans un établissement spécialisé

3. home (family base):

home

foyer m

to make a home for

créer un foyer pour

‘good home wanted’

‘cherche foyer accueillant’

to leave home

quitter la maison

to leave home attr life

de famille

to leave home surroundings, background

familial

to leave home comforts

du foyer

4. home (country):

home

pays m

to consider France (as) home

considérer la France comme son pays

5. home (source):

home of country, area: speciality

pays m de

home of jungle, region: species

habitat m de

6. home (place):

home fig, inf

place f

to find a home for book, object

trouver une place pour

II.home [Brit həʊm, Am hoʊm] ADJ

1. home (national):

home market, affairs

intérieur

home news

national

2. home SPORTS (local):

home match, win

à domicile

home team

qui reçoit

III.home [Brit həʊm, Am hoʊm] ADV

1. home come, go, arrive:

home (to house)

à la maison, chez soi

home (to country)

dans son pays

on the journey home (to house)

en rentrant à la maison

on the journey home (to apartment, room)

en rentrant chez moi/nous etc

on the journey home (by boat, plane)

pendant le voyage de retour

to see sb home

raccompagner qn à la maison

to take sb home (accompany)

raccompagner qn à la maison

to take sb home (to meet family)

amener qn à la maison

is she home?

est-ce qu'elle est à la maison?

is she home yet?

elle est déjà rentrée?

2. home (to required position, effect):

to hammer or drive sth home lit nail

enfoncer complètement

to hammer or drive sth home fig message

bien faire passer

to press or push one's point home

enfoncer le clou fig

to bring sth home to fig

faire voir qc à

to strike home fig

toucher juste

IV.at home ADV

1. at home (in house):

at home be, work, stay

à la maison

to live at home

habiter chez ses parents

at home and abroad

dans notre pays et à l'étranger

Madam is not at home dated

Madame ne reçoit personne

2. at home SPORTS (on own ground):

at home play

à domicile

they're at home on Saturday

ils jouent à domicile samedi

X are playing Y at home

X reçoit Y

3. at home (comfortable) fig:

at home be, feel

à l'aise (with avec)

make yourself at home

mets-toi à l'aise, fais comme chez toi

V.home [Brit həʊm, Am hoʊm] VB intr

home pigeon, animal:

home

savoir retourner chez soi

VI.home [Brit həʊm, Am hoʊm]

it's/he's nothing to write home about

ça/il n'a rien d'extraordinaire

it's home from home Brit , it's home away from home Am

c'est un second chez-soi

home sweet home , there's no place like home prov

on n'est nulle part si bien que chez soi

to be a bit too close to home

être blessant

he found it a bit close to home

ça l'a touché au vif

let's talk about something nearer home

parlons de ce qui nous concerne plus particulièrement

to be home and dry

être sauvé

holiday home in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for holiday home in the French»English Dictionary

résidence

holiday home

Translations for holiday home in the English»French Dictionary

I.holiday [ˈhɒlədeɪ, Am ˈhɑ:lə-] N

1. holiday Brit, Aus (vacation):

holiday

vacances fpl

to be (away) on holiday

être en vacances

to take holiday

prendre des vacances

2. holiday (public day off):

holiday

jour m férié

II.holiday [ˈhɒlədeɪ, Am ˈhɑ:lə-] VB intr

holiday

être en vacances

I.home [həʊm, Am hoʊm] N

home

maison f

at home no pl

à la maison

to leave home no pl

quitter la maison

to make oneself at home no pl

se mettre à l'aise

II.home [həʊm, Am hoʊm] ADV

1. home (at or to one's place):

home

à la maison

2. home (one's country):

home

au pays

3. home (understanding):

to bring sth home to sb

faire comprendre qc à qn

Phrases:

until the cows come home

jusqu'à la saint-glinglin

sth is nothing to write home about

qc n'est rien d'important

III.home [həʊm, Am hoʊm] ADJ a. SPORTS

home

local(e)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The department store categorizes its holiday home products in six chintzy themes: winter lilac; arctic wonder; snow capped; golden glow; country charm; and regal holiday.

www.thestar.com

However, in recent years the village has become more popular as a summer holiday home.

en.wikipedia.org

Increasingly this land has been subdivided and sold, often to expats seeking a retirement or holiday home.

en.wikipedia.org

This is a five bedroom mid terrace property, equipped with all mod cons, and would be perfect as a holiday home or for family living.

www.advertiser.ie

Hotel visits are also frequent, as are visits to their own timeshare property or holiday home.

en.wikipedia.org