sabbatical
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6.6
- noun
- /səˈbætɪkəl/
:
permiso sabático
- Cardinal Sullivan has taken a sabbatical in the Isle of Guam.
- sabbatical leave
- sabbatical year
- sabbatical program
So the husband took a two year kind of sabbatical to learn how to speak Arabic.
- So the husband took a two year kind of sabbatical to learn how to speak Arabic.
- This is the third year that I've taken this sabbatical.
- And Betty told Jim that Harvey was taking a sabbatical.
- So next I would like to chat about your sabbatical briefly.
- It's important to just be OK with shutting down and just take a sabbatical.
- This was version five of my annual sabbatical and my third time to Australia for that purpose.
- And seven months into after leaving my job, I decided to create my own, like non work sabbatical where I wasn't going to pursue any paid work.
- And the husband took a two year sabbatical to get a master's degree in Arabic right at one of the local universities.
- And so I took a sabbatical about a year ago and, and I just said, OK, I'm just going to work on filmmaking.
- Indeed, I just came back from a two year sabbatical from Google, which I had a great journey and had fun with Greg and colleagues and it's quite an honour to be here.
- So Jeff Hinton was back on a sabbatical, San Diego in San Diego.
- You know, I mean, I took a long sabbatical on medicine from having feelings.
- Mayim don't call it a sabbatical when they leave their family.
- Like I feel like I also like took like a sabbatical from men.
Examples
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So when I had the opportunity to take a sabbatical leave, I asked to spend it at a local school.
Academic text (2011) -
I explained that she had been on a sabbatical for a year when the war started.
Fiction book (1994) -
This was version five of my annual sabbatical and my third time to Australia for that purpose.
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I took a sabbatical to write a book.
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The article, however, was completed while the author was on sabbatical leave at Oxford University.
Academic text (2002) -
Third, university faculty should take sabbatical leaves to work in state agencies.
Academic text (1993) -
Dr. Hoffman has taken a sabbatical from her practice.
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So now I'm selling my house, and I've taken a sabbatical from my teaching job at the university.
Fiction book (1997) -
Now I think Professor Farr is on sabbatical this year and she had retreated to New Zealand.
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After five years of teaching, she decided to take a sabbatical to travel around Europe and recharge.
Synonyms
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3.8
Official permission to be absent from work or duty
160
1.6
A time when you are not working, often to rest or recover
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3.9
A period when someone is officially allowed to be away from work or school
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6.3
A pause in an activity or series that is usually temporary
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2.5
A short time to relax and get energy back
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3.6
A long time away from work for personal, medical, or family reasons
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5.3
A period of paid time away from work to study or travel
A year away from work for rest, study, or travel
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Etymology
Sabbatical comes from the Hebrew word shabbat, which means 'rest' and comes from the old idea of giving people and land a year of rest every seven years. So a sabbatical is a long break from work or study for rest, travel, or research.