avocation

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• UK: /avə(ʊ)ˈkeɪʃən/
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• US: /ævoʊˈkeɪʃən/
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• US: /ævəˈkeɪʃən/
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From Latin āvocātiō (“a distraction”), from āvocō (“to call off, distract”).

30 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: развлечение (razvlečenie) — calling away
• Bulgarian: странично занимание (stranično zanimanie) — calling away
• Chinese Mandarin: 娛樂 /娱乐 (yúlè) — calling away
• Finnish: juttu — calling away
• French: appel — calling away
• Interlingua: clamation — calling away
• Interlingua: appello — calling away
• Italian: chiamata — calling away
• Russian: развлече́ние (razvlečénije) — calling away
• Spanish: llamada — calling away
• Bulgarian: хоби (hobi) — hobby
• Chinese Mandarin: 愛好 /爱好 (àihào) — hobby
• Chinese Mandarin: 興趣 /兴趣 (xìngqù) — hobby
• Finnish: harrastus — hobby
• Finnish: juttu — hobby
• Interlingua: hobby — hobby
• Italian: hobby — hobby
• Italian: passatempo — hobby
• Russian: хо́бби (xóbbi) — hobby
• Spanish: pasatiempo — hobby
• Spanish: afición — hobby
• Swedish: fritidssysselsättning — hobby
• Swedish: hobby — hobby
• Dutch: afleiding — that which calls one away from one's regular employment or vocation
• Finnish: juttu — that which calls one away from one's regular employment or vocation
• Russian: развлече́ние (razvlečénije) — that which calls one away from one's regular employment or vocation
• Bulgarian: призвание (prizvanie) — usual employment; vocation
• Finnish: työ — usual employment; vocation
• Finnish: juttu — usual employment; vocation
• Russian: призва́ние (prizvánije) — usual employment; vocation