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Urlaubstag

day of annual leave, holiday day

noun OOR-lowps-tahk Rare

Usage Note

Urlaubstag is an individual day taken from one's annual leave entitlement. Einen Urlaubstag nehmen = 'to take a day off'. German employees are legally entitled to at least 20 Urlaubstage per year based on a five-day working week.

Examples

"Er hat noch drei Urlaubstage, die er bis Jahresende nehmen muss."

Natural Translation

He still has three leave days that he must take by the end of the year.

Literal Translation

He has still three holiday-days that he by year-end take must.

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