休み

やすみ
rest
recess
respite
suspension
vacation
holiday
absence
moulting

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やすみ【休み】

①［休息］

〔休憩， 憩い〕

**rest

〖C〗〖U〗休息.

¶ → ひと休みする

¶ひと～してコーヒーにしよう

Let's break for coffee. ; Let's take a coffee break. 《略式》

¶息つぎのための～

a pause to get one's breath

¶ → 昼休み

¶ → 昼休みをとる

¶ → 休み時間中に

②［休日・休暇］

**holiday

〖C〗休日， 休業日; 公休日; 《主に英》［しばしば the ～s］ (会社・工場などで個人がとる)休み， 休暇《◆軍隊などの休暇は英米とも leave》

The day after the outing was a holiday. 遠足の翌日は休みでした

School has closed for the Christmas holidays. 学校はクリスマスで休みになった.

**vacation

〖C〗〖U〗(仕事・学校などのない)休暇， 休日， 〔仕事などの〕休み〔from〕《◆《米》ではどのような休暇にも用いる. 《英》では vacation は通例大学の休暇や法廷の休廷期などにのみ用い， それ以外の休暇には holiday を用いる》

School is out for summer vacation now. 今学校は夏休みです

I'm on vacation from school now. 私は今学校が休みです.

¶ → 冬休み

¶木曜日はうちのお手伝いさんの～の日だ

Thursday is our woman's day off.

③［欠席・欠勤］

¶ジョンは～だ

John's absent.

¶ → 学校をずる休みする

④［休業］

¶その店は今日は～だ

The shop is not open today.

⑤［中断］

¶～なく3日間降り続ける

rain nonstop for three days

¶ → 休みなく寄せる波

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やすみ【休み】

1 〔休息〕 (a) rest; a respite; repose; 〔休憩時間〕 a recess; a break; 〔中入り〕 an intermission; an interval; a recess; 〔休止〕 suspension; a pause; a halt.

●休みない restless; constant; continuous; incessant; nonstop

・休みなく without rest [a break, respite]; without stopping; constantly; continuously; incessantly

・休みなく歩き続ける continue walking without stopping

・雨は三日三晩休みなく降り続けた. The rain continued constantly for three days and nights.

・コンピューターを昼夜休みなく稼働させている. We keep the computer operating day and night without stopping.

・ひと休みしてから after a break [rest, recess].

●今日は客の切れ目がなくてまったく休みが取れなかった. Today there was one customer after another, so I couldn't take a break.

●お休みのところお邪魔いたします. I am sorry to bother you when you are taking a rest.

●講義は 3 時間ですが途中で 10 分ほど休みを取ります. The lectures are three hours, but there will be a ten-minute break along the way.

●〔すごろくで〕 ここに来たら 1 回休み. If you land here, you lose one turn.

2 〔休日･休暇〕 a holiday; 〔休業〕 a holiday; a closure; a shutdown; a day off; an off day; a rest day; (長期の) a vacation.

●2 日続きの休み 《have》 two consecutive holidays; 《have》 two holidays in succession

・久しぶりの休み the first holiday in a (long) while.

●忙しくてなかなか休みが取れない. I'm so busy it's almost impossible to take a day off.

・ようやく 3 日間の休みが取れた. I was finally able to take three days off.

●台風の接近で市内の小中学校は休みになった. As the typhoon was approaching, the city's elementary and middle schools were closed.

・休みに海へ行く go to the ocean on one's vacation

・前期の授業が終わり大学はようやく休みに入った. First-term classes came to an end and our university finally broke up for vacation.

・休みにはたいてい家でごろごろしている. I usually lie around the house on holidays.

●休みの日 a holiday.

●1 日[半日]休みを取る take a day [half-day] off; have a one-day [half-day] holiday

・来週 2 日ばかり休みを取りたい. I want to take two days off next week.

・明日から 1 週間休みをいただきます. I'm taking a week off starting tomorrow.

●明日は休みだ. We have a holiday tomorrow. | Tomorrow is a holiday.

・明日は学校が休みだ. We have no school tomorrow.

・明日から休みだ. Vacation starts tomorrow.

・今日は 1 日休みだ. We have a holiday today.

・今日はお休み? Are you off today? | Aren't you working today?

・土曜日はいつも学校が休みだ. We always have Saturday off in our school.

・今日は郵便局も銀行も休みだ. Today the post offices and banks are closed.

・日曜日は郵便配達が休みだ. On Sundays there's no mail delivery.

・この商売は夏場は休みです. We don't operate this business in summer.

3 〔欠席･欠勤〕 absence.

●今日の休みは 3 名です. Three people are absent today.

・「あれ, 課長は?」「風邪でお休みです」 “Oh? Where's the section chief?”―“He's off with a cold.”

・高橋さんは今日も休みですか. Is Mr. Takahashi out today, too?

休み明け the first day after (the) holidays.

休み時間 《米》 (a) recess; 《英》 (a) break.

休み場所 a resting place.