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Urlaub

holiday

noun OOR-lowp Less Common
Travel & Places Accommodation

Also means

vacation

Usage Note

Urlaub is time off work for rest or travel; you go in Urlaub and are im Urlaub. It is usually singular, since the plural Urlaube sounds odd. Compare Ferien (always plural), used for school or term breaks.

Examples

"Wir fahren im Sommer in Urlaub."

Natural Translation

We are going on holiday in summer.

Literal Translation

We drive in summer on holiday.

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