holiday

vacances, congé

Période sans travail consacrée au repos ou aux loisirs, souvent en voyage.

En anglais simple : Time away from work for rest or pleasure, often spent travelling.

• We need a holiday.
• She spent her holiday by the sea.
• How much holiday do you get each year?

Comment l'utiliser : on holiday (We’re on holiday in Greece.); a holiday in somewhere (They booked a holiday in Spain.)

Synonymes : vacation, break

Expressions courantes : on holiday, take a holiday, holiday abroad

jour férié, fête

Jour consacré à célébrer un événement important, souvent sans travail ni école.

En anglais simple : A day for celebrating an important event, when people often do not work or attend school.

• Monday is a public holiday.
• The shops close for the holiday.
• Which holidays do people celebrate in your country?

Synonymes : festival

Expressions courantes : public holiday, national holiday, religious holiday

vacances scolaires

Période où les écoles sont fermées et où les enfants n’ont pas cours.

En anglais simple : A period when schools are closed and children do not attend lessons.

• The summer holiday starts tomorrow.
• Children return to school after the holiday.
• We visited our cousins during the Easter holidays.

Synonymes : school break, vacation

Expressions courantes : school holiday, summer holiday, holiday homework

passer ses vacances

Passer du temps loin du travail ou des études pour se reposer ou se divertir.

En anglais simple : To spend time away from work or study for rest or pleasure.

• We holiday abroad every summer.
• They holidayed on the coast last year.
• Are you holidaying with your family?

Comment l'utiliser : holiday in somewhere (They holiday in Italy every year.); holiday with someone (We holidayed with our cousins.)

Synonymes : vacation

Expressions courantes : holiday abroad, holiday in somewhere, holiday with someone