weekend getaway
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- noun
- /ˈwiːkˌɛnd ˈɡɛtəˌweɪ/
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escapada de fin de semana
- We planned a weekend getaway to relax and recharge after a busy week.
- weekend getaway vacation
- weekend getaway trip
- a nice weekend getaway
Examples
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It was a great, cheap weekend getaway.
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Montreal made a great destination for a long weekend getaway because it's a little city with big attitude.
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Yeah, you know, it's kind of more of a weekend getaway.
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- Great, our weekend getaway now includes her.
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This is a popular stop on weekend getaways.
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You can have fun on a day trip or a weekend getaway at a nearby location.
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In honor of Veterans Day, this weekend I'll be jetting off for a weekend getaway.
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I'm home now after a wonderful weekend getaway, and I just read this post with an aching sadness.
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On a weekend getaway, it's all about location, location, location, and Hotel Andra has location in spades.
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I-95: On our weekend getaway to St. Augustine, we spent our first night at a Marriott using the Visa Free night.
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Synonyms
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3.0
A short trip to relax and leave daily routine
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A journey taken to enjoy yourself rather than for work
Antonyms
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a short trip or vacation taken over the weekend' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'weekend' (period for leisure after the workweek) with 'getaway' (a brief trip for rest or pleasure). This noun+noun compounding follows standard compositional patterns and is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
Weekend getaway comes from the simple picture of leaving work at the end of the week and making a quick getaway on the weekend, like packing a small bag Friday night to rest and have fun. So it means 'a short trip or vacation taken over the weekend'.