summer holiday in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for summer holiday in the English»French Dictionary

summer holiday Brit, summer vacation Am N

summer holiday (gen)

vacances fpl (d'été)

summer holiday SCHOOL, UNIV

grandes vacances fpl

Translations for summer holiday in the French»English Dictionary

ils ont expédié inf leurs trois enfants en colonie de vacances

they packed their three children off to a holiday Brit ou summer Am camp inf

Colonie de vacances

A holiday village or summer camp for children. Originally set up to give poorer children a means of getting out into the countryside, these are still largely state-subsidized. The informal word for them is colo.

Translations for summer 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.summer [Brit ˈsʌmə, Am ˈsəmər] N

summer

été m

in summer

en été

in the summer of 1991

pendant l'été de 1991

a lovely summer('s) day

une belle journée d'été

a youth of sixteen summers liter

un jeune de seize printemps

a youth of sixteen summers attr weather, evening, resort, clothes, vacation

d'été

summer tourist or visitor

estivant/-e m/f

II.summer [Brit ˈsʌmə, Am ˈsəmər] VB trans Am FARM

summer cattle

estiver

III.summer [Brit ˈsʌmə, Am ˈsəmər] VB intr

summer

passer l'été

summer holiday in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for summer holiday in the English»French Dictionary

summer holiday(s) N

summer holiday(s)

vacances fpl d'été

summer holiday(s) at school, university

grandes vacances fpl

Summer Bank Holiday N no pl (in Great Britain: end of August, in Scotland: beginning of August)

Summer Bank Holiday

jour férié qui célèbre l'été

Translations for summer holiday in the English»French Dictionary

holiday [or summer] camp

camp de vacances

Translations for summer 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.summer [ˈsʌməʳ, Am -ɚ] N

summer

été m

in (the) summer

en été

II.summer [ˈsʌməʳ, Am -ɚ] ADJ

summer

d'été

III.summer [ˈsʌməʳ, Am -ɚ] VB intr

summer person

passer l'été

summer animals, plants

estiver

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The audience were treated as school-returning kids after a summer holiday, with actors playing teachers shaking hands as they welcomed them back.

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It features eight single men and women enjoying a summer holiday in paradise whilst looking for love.

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The series ends with the boys returning to school as the summer holiday ends.

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Each appears to have an invitation tailored to his or her personal circumstances, such as an offer of employment or an unexpected late summer holiday.

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She originally intended only to focus on her studies but later began acting full-time during the summer holiday.

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She's spending the summer holiday at her uncle's house.

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The long summer holiday has often been criticised by educationalists who say that the long breaks delay academic progress.

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Park rangers patrol the prom, interpretive activities are provided over the summer holiday period and at certain times medical staff are available.

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However, these camps often last only one or two weeks and thus do not fill up the majority of the summer holiday break.

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

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