holidays

jours fériés, vacances

Jours où l’on ne travaille pas ou ne va pas à l’école, souvent en raison d’une fête publique.

En anglais simple : Days when people do not work or attend school, often because of a public celebration.

• Schools close during the holidays.
• There are two public holidays next month.
• Do you work on national holidays?

Synonymes : days off

Expressions courantes : public holidays, school holidays, national holidays

vacances

Période sans travail ni école, souvent consacrée à voyager ou à se reposer ailleurs.

En anglais simple : A period away from work or school, often spent travelling or relaxing somewhere else.

• We spent our holidays in Spain.
• Where are you going for your holidays?
• Their summer holidays lasted two weeks.

Comment l'utiliser : go somewhere for your holidays (We went to Greece for our holidays.)

Synonymes : vacation, time off

Expressions courantes : summer holidays, on holidays, holidays abroad

fêtes de fin d’année

Période de Noël et des autres fêtes d’hiver, y compris le Nouvel An.

En anglais simple : The period around Christmas and other winter celebrations, including New Year.

• Happy holidays to you all!
• We visit our family during the holidays.
• The store stays open late throughout the holidays.

Synonymes : holiday season, festive season

Expressions courantes : happy holidays, the holidays, during the holidays