Phrase guide

long weekend

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A weekend extended by one or more days off falling on a day or days immediately preceding or following it.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Labor Day weekend is the long weekend that defines the end of Summer in the US.
  • I took a long weekend with my wife when no one else had a holiday.

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Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Afrikaans: langnaweek — weekend extended by one or more days off
  • Chinese Mandarin: 長週末 /长周末 (chángzhōumò) — weekend extended by one or more days off
  • Czech: prodloužený víkend — weekend extended by one or more days off
  • Dutch: lang weekend — weekend extended by one or more days off
  • Dutch: lang weekeinde — weekend extended by one or more days off
  • Finnish: pitkä viikonloppu — weekend extended by one or more days off
  • French: pont — weekend extended by one or more days off
  • Galician: ponte — weekend extended by one or more days off
  • Georgian: გრძელი უიკენდი (grʒeli uiḳendi) — weekend extended by one or more days off
  • German: langes Wochenende — weekend extended by one or more days off
  • German: verlängertes Wochenende — weekend extended by one or more days off
  • Hungarian: hosszú hétvége — weekend extended by one or more days off
  • Italian: ponte — weekend extended by one or more days off
  • Polish: długi weekend — weekend extended by one or more days off
  • Portuguese: ponte — weekend extended by one or more days off
  • Portuguese: feriadão — weekend extended by one or more days off
  • Spanish: puente — weekend extended by one or more days off
  • Spanish: sándwich — weekend extended by one or more days off
  • Swedish: långhelg — weekend extended by one or more days off