"day off" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: days off [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|days off}} day off (plural days off)
  1. A day of vacation; a day when one does not go to work, school, etc. Synonyms: recess, vacation Synonyms (day of vacation): break Translations (a day of vacation etc.): يَوْم عُطْلَة (yawm ʕuṭla) [masculine] (Arabic), выхадны́ (vyxadný) [masculine] (Belarusian), выхадны́ дзень (vyxadný dzjenʹ) [masculine] (Belarusian), свобо́ден де́н (svobóden dén) [masculine] (Bulgarian), dia lliure [masculine] (Catalan), 休息日 (xiūxirì) (Chinese Mandarin), 假日 (jiàrì) (Chinese Mandarin), volný den [masculine] (Czech), fridag [common-gender] (Danish), vrije dag [masculine] (Dutch), ferio (Esperanto), vaba päev (Estonian), vapaapäivä (Finnish), jour de congé [masculine] (French), Ruhetag [masculine] (German), ρέπο (répo) [neuter] (Greek), छुट्टी का दिन (chuṭṭī kā din) [masculine] (Hindi), szabadnap (Hungarian), lá saor [masculine] (Irish), 休み (yasumi) (alt: やすみ) (Japanese), 休日 (kyūjitsu) (alt: きゅうじつ) (Japanese), 휴일 (hyuil) (alt: 休日) (Korean), laa jeh [masculine] (Manx), laa seyr [masculine] (Manx), fridag [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), fridag [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), روز تعطیل (ruz-e ta'til) (Persian), wolny dzień [masculine] (Polish), dia de férias [masculine] (Portuguese), выходно́й (vyxodnój) [masculine] (Russian), выходно́й день (vyxodnój denʹ) [masculine] (Russian), latha dheth [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), praznik [masculine] (Slovene), prosto (Slovene), día de libranza [masculine] (Spanish), día de asueto [masculine] (Spanish), dia libre [masculine] (Spanish), vilodag [common-gender] (Swedish), semesterdag [common-gender] (Swedish), วันหยุด (wan-yùt) (Thai), вихідни́й день (vyxidnýj denʹ) [masculine] (Ukrainian), вихідни́й (vyxidnýj) [masculine] (Ukrainian), ngày nghỉ (Vietnamese), diwrnod i ffwrdd [masculine] (Welsh), diwrnod bant [masculine] (Welsh)

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          "sense": "a day of vacation etc.",
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          "code": "eo",
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          "sense": "a day of vacation etc.",
          "word": "ferio"
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          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "a day of vacation etc.",
          "word": "vaba päev"
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          "sense": "a day of vacation etc.",
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          "sense": "a day of vacation etc.",
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          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
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          "sense": "a day of vacation etc.",
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          "sense": "a day of vacation etc.",
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        },
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          "code": "gd",
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          "sense": "a day of vacation etc.",
          "tags": [
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          "sense": "a day of vacation etc.",
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          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "a day of vacation etc.",
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          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "a day of vacation etc.",
          "tags": [
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        },
        {
          "code": "es",
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          "sense": "a day of vacation etc.",
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          ],
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        },
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          "code": "es",
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          "sense": "a day of vacation etc.",
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          "sense": "a day of vacation etc.",
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          "code": "sv",
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          "sense": "a day of vacation etc.",
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          "word": "semesterdag"
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          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "wan-yùt",
          "sense": "a day of vacation etc.",
          "word": "วันหยุด"
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          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "vyxidnýj denʹ",
          "sense": "a day of vacation etc.",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "вихідни́й день"
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          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "vyxidnýj",
          "sense": "a day of vacation etc.",
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          "word": "вихідни́й"
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          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "a day of vacation etc.",
          "word": "ngày nghỉ"
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          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "a day of vacation etc.",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "word": "diwrnod i ffwrdd"
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          "code": "cy",
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          "sense": "a day of vacation etc.",
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      "code": "de",
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      "lang": "Manx",
      "sense": "a day of vacation etc.",
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      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "a day of vacation etc.",
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      "code": "nn",
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      "sense": "a day of vacation etc.",
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      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "ruz-e ta'til",
      "sense": "a day of vacation etc.",
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "a day of vacation etc.",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "a day of vacation etc.",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vyxodnój",
      "sense": "a day of vacation etc.",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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    },
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      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vyxodnój denʹ",
      "sense": "a day of vacation etc.",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "выходно́й день"
    },
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      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "a day of vacation etc.",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
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      "code": "sl",
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      "sense": "a day of vacation etc.",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "a day of vacation etc.",
      "word": "prosto"
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a day of vacation etc.",
      "tags": [
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    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a day of vacation etc.",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "día de asueto"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "a day of vacation etc.",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "dia libre"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a day of vacation etc.",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "vilodag"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "a day of vacation etc.",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "semesterdag"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "wan-yùt",
      "sense": "a day of vacation etc.",
      "word": "วันหยุด"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vyxidnýj denʹ",
      "sense": "a day of vacation etc.",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "вихідни́й день"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vyxidnýj",
      "sense": "a day of vacation etc.",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "вихідни́й"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "a day of vacation etc.",
      "word": "ngày nghỉ"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "a day of vacation etc.",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "diwrnod i ffwrdd"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "a day of vacation etc.",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "diwrnod bant"
    }
  ],
  "word": "day off"
}

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