French dictionary
vacance/va.kɑ̃s/
noun · A2 · Frequency 1247
nounfeminine
Meanings
vacancy, unoccupied position or space
Commonly used for job positions, seats, or other unoccupied spaces.
Examples
Les vacances de plusieurs postes ralentissent le recrutement.
Vacancies in several positions are slowing recruitment.
Les vacances commencent vendredi soir.
The holidays begin on Friday evening.
Nous avons réservé un appartement pour les vacances d'été.
We booked an apartment for the summer holidays.
Collocations
- poste en vacancevacant position
- siège en vacancevacant seat
- prendre des vacancesto take a vacation
Common mistakes
Je suis en vacance.
Je suis en vacances.
When current lemma vacance means “holidays,” it is normally used in the plural, vacances; the singular vacance mainly means a vacancy or unoccupied position.
Related words
synonymcongéleave, holiday
synonymreposrest
- antonymemploijob, employment