вака́нция — meaning in English

English meaning

• holiday noun A day set aside for a religious, cultural, or national celebration, often free from work.
• opening noun A gap or hole that allows passage or access.
• recess noun A break from an activity or from regular proceedings, especially in a school, court, or legislature.
• vacancy noun A job or position that is currently unfilled and available.
• vacation noun A trip or period of time away from home taken for rest or pleasure.

Senses

вака́нция is used for these senses in English:

• holiday (chiefly, UK, Australia) A period of one or more days taken off work for leisure and often travel; often plural.
• holiday (chiefly, UK, Australia) A period during which pupils do not attend their school; often plural; rarely used for students at university (usually: vacation).
• opening A vacant position, especially in an array.
• recess (countable) A temporary stoppage of an activity; a break, a pause.
• recess (countable) An act of retiring or withdrawing from public life, society, etc.; also, an act of living in retirement or seclusion, or a period of such retirement or seclusion.
• vacancy (physics) A defect in a crystal caused by the absence of an atom in a lattice

holiday — full definition

1. noun A day set aside for a religious, cultural, or national celebration, often free from work.
2. noun Chiefly British: a period of time off from work or school, especially spent traveling or relaxing.
3. verb Chiefly British: to take time off for leisure or travel.

opening — full definition

1. noun A gap or hole that allows passage or access.
2. noun The beginning of something, especially an event, performance, or piece of writing.
3. noun An available position or vacancy, such as a job.
4. adjective Coming first, at the start of a series of events.

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