Skip to the article
Ordpar Norwegian–English dictionary

Article view Home

ferie

noun masculinesubstantiv hankjønn

holiday, vacation · annual leave

EtymologyOpphav

av latin feriae ‘religiøse festdager’ from Latin feriae ‘religious festival days’

Senses and Example SentencesBetydning og bruk

  1. sammenhengende rekke av dager med fri fra arbeid, skole eller studier an unbroken stretch of days off from work, school or studies
    • ha behov for ferie to need a holiday
    • avvikling av ferie the taking of holiday leave
    • ta ferie to take a holiday
    • ha ferie til gode to have holiday days owing
    • hva skal du gjøre i ferien? what are you going to do in the holidays?
    • bli syk i ferien to fall ill during your holiday
    • god ferie! have a good holiday!
    as a suffix in words such as:som etterledd i ord som fellesferiea common holiday period, a collective works holiday, juleferieChristmas holidays · Christmas break, skoleferiethe school holidays, a school holiday, sommerferiesummer holiday
  2. reise en foretar i ferien (1)the holidays a trip you take during the holidaysferien (1)
    • hun er på ferie i Italia she is on holiday in Italy
    • reise på ferie to go away on holiday
    as a suffix in words such as:som etterledd i ord som badeferiea beach holiday, a seaside holiday