"faire le pont" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [French]

IPA: /fɛʁ lə pɔ̃/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-faire le pont.wav
Etymology: Literally, “make the bridge”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|make the bridge}} “make the bridge”, {{lit|make the bridge}} Literally, “make the bridge” Head templates: {{fr-verb}} faire le pont
  1. (figuratively) to take a long weekend; to take an extra day off work in addition to a public holiday that falls on a Thursday or Tuesday, thereby making a four-day weekend. If the public holiday falls on Wednesday, the individual has the option of taking either Monday and Tuesday or Thursday and Friday off Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-faire_le_pont-fr-verb-ghllkdXA Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

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