| slovo | definícia |
vacation
(mass) | vacation
- dovolenka, tráviť dovolenku |
vacation
(encz) | vacation,dovolená |
vacation
(encz) | vacation,prázdniny |
vacation
(encz) | vacation,vyprázdnění n: Zdeněk Brož |
Vacation
(gcide) | Vacation \Va*ca"tion\, n. [F., fr. L. vacatio a being free from
a duty, service, etc., fr. vacare. See Vacate.]
[1913 Webster]
1. The act of vacating; a making void or of no force; as, the
vacation of an office or a charter.
[1913 Webster]
2. Intermission of a stated employment, procedure, or office;
a period of intermission; rest; leisure.
[1913 Webster]
It was not in his nature, however, at least till
years had chastened it, to take any vacation from
controversy. --Palfrey.
[1913 Webster] Hence, specifically:
[1913 Webster]
(a) (Law) Intermission of judicial proceedings; the space
of time between the end of one term and the beginning
of the next; nonterm; recess. "With lawyers in the
vacation." --Shak.
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(b) A period of intermission of regular paid work or
employment, or of studies and exercises at an
educational institution; the time during which a
person temporarily ceases regular duties of any kind
and performs other activites, usually some form of
liesure; holidays; recess (at a school); as, the
spring vacation; to spend one's vacation travelling;
to paint the house while on vacation. Vacation is
typically used for rest, travel, or recreation, but
may be used for any purpose. In Britain this sense of
vacation is usually referred to as holiday.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
(c) The time when an office is vacant; esp. (Eccl.), the
time when a see, or other spiritual dignity, is
vacant.
[1913 Webster] |
vacation
(wn) | vacation
n 1: leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure;
"we get two weeks of vacation every summer"; "we took a
short holiday in Puerto Rico" [syn: vacation, holiday]
2: the act of making something legally void
v 1: spend or take a vacation [syn: vacation, holiday] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
company vacation
(encz) | company vacation,celozávodní dovolená n: [amer.] Josef Polách |
on vacation
(encz) | on vacation,na dovolené IvČa |
paid vacation
(encz) | paid vacation, n: |
summer vacation
(encz) | summer vacation, |
vacation home
(encz) | vacation home,víkendový dům n: obydlí (druhý dům) ve kterém trávíme
dovolenou BartyCok |
vacation spot
(encz) | vacation spot,rekreační oblast n: BartyCok |
vacationer
(encz) | vacationer,rekreant n: Zdeněk Brož |
vacationers
(encz) | vacationers,rekreanti n: Zdeněk Brož |
vacationing
(encz) | vacationing,rekreování se Zdeněk Brož |
vacationist
(encz) | vacationist,rekreant n: [amer.] Zdeněk Brožvacationist,výletník n: [amer.] Rostislav Svoboda |
vacations
(encz) | vacations,dovolené adj: Zdeněk Brožvacations,prázdniny n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
Vacation
(gcide) | Vacation \Va*ca"tion\, n. [F., fr. L. vacatio a being free from
a duty, service, etc., fr. vacare. See Vacate.]
[1913 Webster]
1. The act of vacating; a making void or of no force; as, the
vacation of an office or a charter.
[1913 Webster]
2. Intermission of a stated employment, procedure, or office;
a period of intermission; rest; leisure.
[1913 Webster]
It was not in his nature, however, at least till
years had chastened it, to take any vacation from
controversy. --Palfrey.
[1913 Webster] Hence, specifically:
[1913 Webster]
(a) (Law) Intermission of judicial proceedings; the space
of time between the end of one term and the beginning
of the next; nonterm; recess. "With lawyers in the
vacation." --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
(b) A period of intermission of regular paid work or
employment, or of studies and exercises at an
educational institution; the time during which a
person temporarily ceases regular duties of any kind
and performs other activites, usually some form of
liesure; holidays; recess (at a school); as, the
spring vacation; to spend one's vacation travelling;
to paint the house while on vacation. Vacation is
typically used for rest, travel, or recreation, but
may be used for any purpose. In Britain this sense of
vacation is usually referred to as holiday.
[1913 Webster +PJC]
(c) The time when an office is vacant; esp. (Eccl.), the
time when a see, or other spiritual dignity, is
vacant.
[1913 Webster] |
paid vacation
(wn) | paid vacation
n 1: a vacation from work by an employee with pay granted |
vacation home
(wn) | vacation home
n 1: a dwelling (a second home) where you live while you are on
vacation |
vacation spot
(wn) | vacation spot
n 1: an area where many people go for recreation [syn: {resort
area}, playground, vacation spot] |
vacationer
(wn) | vacationer
n 1: someone on vacation; someone who is devoting time to
pleasure or relaxation rather than to work [syn:
vacationer, vacationist] |
vacationing
(wn) | vacationing
n 1: the act of taking a vacation |
vacationist
(wn) | vacationist
n 1: someone on vacation; someone who is devoting time to
pleasure or relaxation rather than to work [syn:
vacationer, vacationist] |
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