public holiday in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for public holiday in the English»French Dictionary

public holiday N Brit

public holiday

jour m férié

Translations for public holiday in the French»English Dictionary

jour férié

public holiday Brit

c'est férié demain

tomorrow is a public holiday Brit

le vendredi saint, c'est fête?

is Good Friday a public holiday? Brit

fête légale

public holiday Brit

fête

public holiday Brit

lendemain de fête

day after a public holiday Brit

pont

extended weekend (including day(s) between a public holiday and a weekend)

Toussaint

The first of November or Toussaint (All Saints' Day) is a public holiday when the dead are remembered and families visit the graves of deceased relatives.

Onze novembre

The 11th of November commemorates Armistice Day and is a public holiday in France. Wreaths are laid at the local monument aux morts during Remembrance ceremonies in towns and villages all over the country.

Translations for public holiday 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.public [Brit ˈpʌblɪk, Am ˈpəblɪk] N

the public

le public

open to the public

ouvert au public

to please/disappoint one's public

plaire à/décevoir son public

the theatre-going/racing public

les amateurs mpl de théâtre/de courses

II.public [Brit ˈpʌblɪk, Am ˈpəblɪk] ADJ

public call box, health, property, park, footpath, expenditure, inquiry, admission, announcement, execution, image

public/-ique

public disquiet, enthusiasm, indifference, support

général

public library, amenity

municipal

public duty, spirit

civique

in the public interest

dans l'intérêt public

to receive public acclaim

recevoir les éloges du public

to be in public life

participer à la vie publique

to be in the public eye

être exposé à l'opinion publique

to make one's views public , to go public with one's views

rendre ses opinions publiques

she has decided to go public (with her story)

elle a décidé de rendre son histoire publique

the company is going public

la société va être cotée en Bourse

the public good

le bien public

it is public knowledge that …

il est de notoriété publique que …

he's become public property

il est devenu une figure publique

let's go somewhere less public

allons dans un endroit plus discret

at public expense

aux frais du contribuable

III.in public ADV

in public

en public

public holiday in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for public holiday in the English»French Dictionary

public holiday N

public holiday

jour m férié

Translations for public holiday in the French»English Dictionary

jour férié

public holiday

jour chômé

public holiday

faire le pont

to make it a long weekend (by taking extra days off after or before a public holiday)

la Toussaint

In France la Toussaint is a public holiday. People visit cemeteries and lay flowers, usually chrysanthemums, on family graves.

Pâques

At Pâques French children are told that church bells, which have not been rung during the previous days, return from Rome and drop chocolate eggs, bells and other goodies. In France, only Easter Sunday is a public holiday.

Translations for public holiday 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.public [ˈpʌblɪk] ADJ

public

public(-que)

public opinion

opinion f publique

in the public interest

dans l'intérêt général

at public expense

aux frais du contribuable

to go public with sth

rendre qc public

II.public [ˈpʌblɪk] N no pl, + sing/pl vb

public

public m

sb's public

le public de qn

in public

en public

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

Usually the date is chosen to match a public holiday or festival, and the draw is named accordingly.

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Other festivals are observed by particular ethnic or religion groups, and the main holiday of each major group has been declared a public holiday.

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The island nation celebrates its independence every year with a public holiday.

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In 2006, the event saw good weather for all three days it was held, and the coincidence with a public holiday drew over 260,000 visitors.

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In 1899 government legislated that the day be a public holiday from 1900.

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There are 18 weekday routes and 12 weekend/public holiday routes.

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This is a public holiday that is the only carnival-style street festivity in the country.

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An official public holiday can not replace a regular day off.

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Polling day is a public holiday and voting is compulsory.

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This occasion was celebrated by her father with a great feast and public holiday.

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