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My father was an airline pilot, so we travelled more spontaneously than a lot of families. On a Thursday, we could decide to go somewhere like Barbados the next day for a long weekend.
Chris Hadfield

Meaning of "long weekend" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF LONG WEEKEND

long weekend play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LONG WEEKEND

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Long weekend is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LONG WEEKEND MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Long weekend

Long weekend is a term used in Western countries to denote a weekend that is at least three days long, due to a holiday falling on either the Friday or Monday. Most countries also feature many four-day weekends, in which two days adjoining the weekend are holidays. Further, in many nations, when a lone holiday occurs on a Tuesday or a Thursday, the gap between that day and the weekend may also be designated as a holiday, or set to be a movable or floating holiday, or indeed work/school may be avoided by consensus unofficially. This is typically referred to by a phrase involving "bridge" in most languages. A special situation exists in France in some elementary schools, where there is no school on Wednesday: thus, any four-day weekend is essentially a "five-day weekend" for the kids and their teachers. Any four-day bridge, for example: Thursday and Friday for Ascension, is essentially a "five-day weekend" to some teachers.

Definition of long weekend in the English dictionary

The definition of long weekend in the dictionary is a weekend holiday extended by a day or days on either side.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LONG WEEKEND

long pig
long play
long primer
long purse
long radius
long ream
long s
long shot
long stop
long suit
long tail
long term
long tin
long tom
long ton
long trousers
long vacation
long view
long wave
long white lop-eared

WORDS THAT END LIKE LONG WEEKEND

at an end
attend
bend
boyfriend
come to an end
dirty weekend
end
friend
girlfriend
legend
pretend
recommend
send
spend
stukkend
tend
the end
trend
weekend
workend

Synonyms and antonyms of long weekend in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «long weekend» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LONG WEEKEND

Find out the translation of long weekend to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of long weekend from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «long weekend» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

长周末
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fin de semana largo
570 millions of speakers

English

long weekend
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लंबे सप्ताहांत
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عطلة نهاية اسبوع طويلة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

длинные выходные
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

fim de semana prolongado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

দীর্ঘ সপ্তাহান্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

long week-end
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

hujung minggu yang panjang
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

langes Wochenende
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

長い週末
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

긴 주말
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Akhir minggu
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ngày cuối tuần dài
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நீண்ட வார இறுதி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मोठी साप्ताहिक सुट्टी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

uzun haftasonu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

lungo weekend
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

długi weekend
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

довгі вихідні
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

week-end lung
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

μακρύ Σαββατοκύριακο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

langnaweek
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

långhelg
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lang helg
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of long weekend

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LONG WEEKEND»

The term «long weekend» is quite widely used and occupies the 35.543 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LONG WEEKEND» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «long weekend» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «long weekend» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about long weekend

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3 QUOTES WITH «LONG WEEKEND»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word long weekend.
1
Emily Giffin
It's a funny thing - when I'm crazed with work, spending time with my children relaxes me. Yet, at the end of a long weekend with them, the very thing I need to relax is a little work and time away from them!
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Chris Hadfield
My father was an airline pilot, so we travelled more spontaneously than a lot of families. On a Thursday, we could decide to go somewhere like Barbados the next day for a long weekend.
3
Rick Mercer
If someone says, hey, you know, this long weekend, let's go skydiving - I would say, no, are you nuts? I'd just as soon sit down and have a cup of tea.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LONG WEEKEND»

Discover the use of long weekend in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to long weekend and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Henry and Mudge and the Long Weekend: with audio recording
In the eleventh book in the Henry and Mudge series, it's a gray, rainy weekend and Henry and Mudge are stuck inside. Being inside is boring, until Henry and his parents decide to build a castle in the basement!
Cynthia Rylant, 2011
2
The Long Weekend
Here are affairs of the heart, secrets, lies and scandal - all wrapped up in one long, hot weekend.
Veronica Henry, 2012
3
The Long Weekend
Sam knows that he and his friend Lloyd made a colossal mistake when they accepted the ride home.
Savita Kalhan, 2009
4
The long weekend : a social history of Great Britain ...
This contemporary edition makes available two of Graves's pieces of non-fiction that haave not been widely available since their original printing during the 1940s.
Robert Graves, Alan Hodge, 2006
5
The Long Weekend
From a family of storytellers, poets, yarn spinners, and a few confessed liars, Garnett weaves a suspenseful tale of real world characters who find themselves in awkward, even dangerous, situations
Bernie Garnett, 2010
6
Tommy Bahama Life Is One Long Weekend
This collection of island-inspired tips from the lifestyle purveyor describes how to relax, have fun and enjoy life to the fullest while entertaining friends and guests with delicious tropical entrees, side dishes, snacks and cocktails.
Inc. (COR) Dorling Kindersley, DK Publishing, 2010
7
The Long Weekend
Can Caleb rid himself of demons both real and imagined or is he fated to spend the longest weekend fighting for his life-provided he lives that long?
Ophalandus Brasfield, 2011
8
A Long Weekend
Life for Mike and Sarah Johnson changes forever when they tangle with a violent motorcycle gang in the remote Arizona desert.
Peter Menghini, 2005
9
Conundrums for the Long Week-end: England, Dorothy L. ...
In Conundrums for the Long Week-End, Robert McGregor and Ethan Lewis explore how Sayers used her fictional hero to comment on, and come to terms with, the social upheaval of the time: world wars, the crumbling of the privileged aristocracy, ...
Robert Kuhn McGregor, Ethan Lewis, 2000
10
The Long Weekend: A Surprised American Mother in England
Funny, moving account of three months in London which changed three lives forever, following the premature arrival of baby Jack, by wife of comedian and film star Denis.
Ann Leary, Ann Leary, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LONG WEEKEND»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term long weekend is used in the context of the following news items.
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Noosa Long Weekend Festival set to break attendance records …
CULTURE-lovers will not be disappointed at the jam-packed program on offer at the Noosa Long Weekend Festival. The arts, music, food and ... «The Sunshine Coast Daily, Jul 15»
2
Tokyo stocks add slight gains before long weekend
Stocks continued to rise on Friday, backed by overnight gains in European and U.S. equities, but their topside was limited ahead of a three-day ... «The Japan Times, Jul 15»
3
The Answer to the Surprise Long Weekend Is a Spa-cation
Raise your hand if you were totally caught off-guard by the coming long weekend. (Unless you're Muslim, in which case, happy Eid al-Fitr!). «Inquirer.net, Jul 15»
4
EastWest to open select branches during long weekend
MANILA - The banking arm of the Filinvest Group will open the doors of select branches to the public during the long weekend. In a statement ... «InterAksyon, Jul 15»
5
Long weekend ahead: 10 indoor activities in Metro Manila
MANILA – Who said you have to go outdoors to have a great time? Here are 10 indoor activities in Metro Manila that you can try not only during ... «ABS CBN News, Jul 15»
6
KSE scales new peak ahead of long weekend
ISLAMABAD, July 16 (Xinhua) -- Pakistan's Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE) skyrocketed to fresh all-time high on Thursday as investors opted for ... «Shanghai Daily, Jul 15»
7
The Noosa Long Weekend Heritage Walks
The Noosa Long Weekend Heritage Walks. Published: 17th of July 2015 Comments: Festivals & Events Heritage ... «My Sunshine Coast, Jul 15»
8
PICTURED: Living for the long weekend - Belfast's Dirty Onion is …
Revellers were snapped enjoying the craic over the long holiday weekend at Belfast's Dirty Onion. With musicians playing and lots of laughs, ... «Belfast Live, Jul 15»
9
Long Weekend in Monaco
... a few days of indulgence. Over a long weekend, there's plenty to see and do, from palace visits to spa treatments to Michelin–starred dining. «Fodor's Travel, Jul 15»
10
The Planner: The Long Weekend, July 16-19
The Planner: The Long Weekend, July 16-19. 12:00 a.m. Wednesday, July ... The Planner: The Long Weekend, July 16-19 photo Tammy Perez. «Austin American-Statesman, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Long weekend [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/long-weekend>. Apr 2024 ».
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