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"Vacations" is a form of "vacation", a noun which is often translated as "las vacaciones". Learn more about "vacation" below.
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A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
1. (time away)
a. las vacaciones (F) (from work or school)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
This was the best vacation ever!¡Estas fueron las mejores vacaciones de mi vida!
2. (break)
a. el respiro (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I need a vacation from my family after the reunion.Necesito un respiro de mi familia después de la reunión.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
b. tomarse unas vacaciones
Next year I am going to vacation in Europe.El año que viene voy a tomarme unas vacaciones en Europa.
c. estar de vacaciones
We're vacationing in Florida right now.Estamos de vacaciones en la Florida ahora mismo.
