Translations for „day off“ in the English » German Dictionary

day ˈoff <pl days off> N

day off

freier Tag

to take a day off

einen Tag freinehmen

it's his day off

er hat heute frei [o. seinen freien Tag]

ˈoff-day N

off-day

schlechter Tag

to have an off-day

einen schlechten Tag haben

cut-off day N E-COMM

Specialized Vocabulary

cut-off day

Abbruchtag m

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

enjoy your day off!

genieß deinen freien Tag!

it's his day off

er hat heute frei [o. seinen freien Tag]

to take a day off

einen Tag freinehmen

to have an off-day

einen schlechten Tag haben

I'm having an off day today

ich habe heute einen schlechten Tag

to take a day/a week off [work]

[sich dat ] einen Tag/eine Woche freinehmen

his boss let him off work for the day

sein Chef hat ihm den Tag freigegeben

for every cigarette you smoke, you take off one day of your life

mit jeder Zigarette, die du rauchst, verkürzt sich dein Leben um einen Tag

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you can forget any ideas you may have of taking the day off

Sie können es sich aus dem Kopf schlagen, dass Sie den Tag frei bekommen inf

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Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

She trained with the traditional push and pull routine (three days on, one day off).

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With a 5-day working week the employer chooses which day of the week will be the second day off.

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Not even some random stomach upset can knock the day off track, although it will delay me...

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She claimed that she was made to sleep on the floor, work 21 hours per day, and not permitted a day off.

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It is not a day off and the union will be organising picket duty rosters.

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

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Nesting hens rarely spend more than an hour a day off of the nest feeding and as such become somewhat constipated.

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Permanently energetic, entertaining and brimming with boundless enthusiasm, it's hard to believe she's ever allowed herself a lie-in, let alone a day off.

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Trains seize up, schools close and everybody gets a day off.

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Every year, he gets one day off, which he uses to visit his wife's grave and visit his daughter and granddaughter.

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