Usage examples of "prendre des vacances" in French with translation to English

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Je compte prendre des vacances en mai. I expect to take a vacation in May.

Il est temps pour moi de prendre des vacances. It is time for me to take a vacation.

Je prends des vacances cette semaine. I take a vacation this week.

Je pense que je prendrai des vacances cette semaine. I think I will take a vacation this week.

« Il est grand temps que vous preniez des vacances. » dit le chef à Jim. "It's high time you took a vacation," Jim's boss said to him.

Beaucoup de gens m'ont dit de prendre des vacances. A good many people have told me to take a holiday.

Je ne peux pas me permettre de prendre des vacances. I cannot afford a holiday.

Elle aime prendre des photos. She's fond of taking pictures.

Je n'ai rien fait des vacances. I did nothing during the holidays.

Le bus s'arrêta prendre des passagers. The bus stopped to take up passengers.

Nous avons passé des vacances merveilleuses en Suède. We had a splendid holiday in Sweden.

Est-il permis de prendre des photos ici ? Are we allowed to take pictures here?

L'école va bientôt s'arrêter à cause des vacances d'été. School will soon break up for the summer vacation.

Ma caméra peut prendre des vidéos haute-définition. My camera can shoot high-definition video.

Je prends des vacances à la plage. I am taking a holiday at the beach.

Passé cette limite, il n'est pas permis de prendre des photos avec un flash. Flash photography is not permitted beyond this point.

Mon frère adore prendre des photos des montagnes. My brother loves taking pictures of mountains.

Tu as travaillé dur depuis des mois et tu as certainement mérité des vacances. You've worked hard for months and have certainly earned a holiday.

Je fus contraint de prendre des médicaments. I was forced to take medicine.

Environ 50% des entreprises japonaises ont admis la nécessité de donner de plus longues vacances à leurs employés et pensent que les travailleurs ont besoin des vacances d'été pour un repos à la fois physique et mental. About 50 percent of the firms in Japan have acknowledged the necessity of giving their workers longer holidays, and think summer holidays are needed to give their workers both mental and physical refreshment.

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