What does vacaciones in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word vacaciones in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use vacaciones in Spanish.

The word vacaciones in Spanish means holidays, holiday, vacation notice, chain smoke, go on vacation, well-deserved holidays, well-earned holidays,, useful vacation. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word vacaciones

holidays

nombre femenino plural (días libres) (UK)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")
Todos los trabajadores tienen derecho a un período anual de vacaciones.
All workers have the right to annual holidays.

holiday

verbo intransitivo (AmC, AR, CL, MX, UY, VE (pasar las vacaciones) (UK)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Todos los años vacacionan en Mar del Plata.
Every year they holiday in Mar del Plata.

vacation notice

locución nominal masculina (de empleado, negocio) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

chain smoke

expresión (CR, coloquial (fumar mucho)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Estoy cansada de que fumes como puta en vacaciones.
I'm fed up of you chain smoking.

go on vacation

(viajar) (US)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")
Como estaba cansado de trabajar, Andrés se fue de vacaciones y regresa en diez días.
Andres went on vacation and is coming back in ten days because he was tired of work.

well-deserved holidays, well-earned holidays,

(vacaciones ganadas) (UK)

(plural noun: Noun always used in plural form--for example, "jeans," "scissors.")

useful vacation

locución nominal femenina plural (para estudiantes, niños) (US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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