spring break
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2.0
- noun
- /sprɪŋ breɪk/
- US
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vacaciones de primavera
- My family is planning a vacation to the beach for spring break this year.
- a spring break vacation
- a spring break week
- spring break activities
She started her spring break a week early.
- She started her spring break a week early.
- ASPASP is the alternative spring break program we have here.
- I had spring break, and during spring break, my brother lived in California.
- So we got to back this up to spring break of, of my freshman year.
- Had my son Thatcher in the hospital last March after a spring break skiing accident.
- MKBHD here and I am back from spring break.
- My son was heading home from college for spring break last night.
- And that's a we used to go over there and for spring break when I was in high school.
- I mean, me and my friends did kind of talk about, you know, maybe doing something for spring break.
Examples
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One day during spring break, I went for a walk in Mount Auburn Cemetery.
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Polly was home from college on spring break, and her parents had made arrangements.
Fiction book (1995) -
Have a wonderful spring break and I will see you after.
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I had spring break, and during spring break, my brother lived in California.
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And finally, spring break is coming up.
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We can actually enjoy spring break next week.
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When I returned from spring break, I had decisions to make about my college choice.
Academic text (2004) -
My son was heading home from college for spring break last night.
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She started her spring break a week early.
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Next year you're going to spring break in March.
Synonyms
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1.0
A period away from work or study for rest and travel
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a vacation during the spring term' is directly and transparently built from 'spring' (the season/term) + 'break' (a rest or interruption), so a learner who knows both words can infer a break that occurs in spring. This compounded noun pattern is common cross-linguistically and follows regular English composition, making it immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner.
Etymology
Spring break comes from schools giving a break in the spring part of the school year, when students leave campus to travel or relax. That's why the phrase means 'a short vacation during the spring term'.