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half-term

also half term
Word forms: plural half-terms
variable noun [oft at NOUN]
Half-term is a short holiday in the middle of a school term.
[British]
There was no play school at half term, so I took them both to the cinema.
...the half-term holidays.

half term in British English

noun
British education
a. 
a short holiday midway through an academic term
b. 
(as modifier)
a half-term holiday

Examples of 'half term' in a sentence
half term

Need a bit of a boost going back to school after half term?
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It may be time to get a currency card before the half-term holidays.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
It may be time to get a currency card before the half-term holidays.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
The rollercoaster had been due to be reopen for half-term next week.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
The rink offers daily courses for the whole of half-term week.
The Sun (2010)
He was the last witness before the inquest adjourned for the school half-term holiday.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
PRICES plunge once the half-term peak week is out of way.
The Sun (2008)
I was away for half-term last week.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
THIS school half-term will see thousands of families jetting off to catch the last of the short haul sun.
The Sun (2010)
Just don't expect to get a go during the half-term holiday.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
And with perfect timing, the law will be up and running for the half-term holidays.
The Sun (2008)
It's been a very good half-term week.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
My annual salary is rather less than what my friends spend on a week's skiing holiday at half-term.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
It is too early to talk with confidence about the weather for the bank holiday and half-term but there are signs that things will be more settled.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
This is his half-term from school and it's an excuse for them to spend a couple of nights in a hotel.
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Priority was given to motorways, ensuring that there was fuel for the thousands who headed south and west for the half-term holidays.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
I was in the western Tyrol the other week for half-term.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)

In other languages
half-term

British English: half-term /ˈhɑːfˌtɜːm/ NOUN
Half-term is a short holiday in the middle of a school term.
There was no play school at half term, so I took them both to the cinema.
  • American English: midterm vacation
  • Arabic: عُطْلَة نِصْفُ الفَصْلِ الدَراسِيِّ
  • Brazilian Portuguese: férias escolares
  • Chinese: 期中假期
  • Croatian: polugodište
  • Czech: pololetní prázdniny
  • Danish: skoleferie midt i året
  • Dutch: korte vakantie
  • European Spanish: mitad de trimestre
  • Finnish: lukukauden puolivälissä oleva loma
  • French: petites vacances
  • German: Trimesterferien
  • Greek: σχολικές διακοπές στη μέση της χρονιάς
  • Italian: metà trimestre
  • Japanese: 学期中の中間休暇
  • Korean: 학기 중의 중간 방학
  • Norwegian: skoleferie midt i terminen
  • Polish: przerwa semestralna
  • European Portuguese: férias escolares
  • Romanian: vacanță la jumătatea semestrului
  • Russian: короткие каникулы
  • Latin American Spanish: mitad de trimestre
  • Swedish: mitterminslov
  • Thai: ครึ่งเทอม
  • Turkish: yarıyıl tatili
  • Ukrainian: короткі канікули
  • Vietnamese: nghỉ giữa kỳ

Chinese translation of 'half-term'

half-term

(hɑːfˈtəːm) (Brit) (Scol)

n (c/u)

  1. 期中假 (qīzhōngjià) (段, duàn)
    at half-term 期中假时(時) (qīzhōngjià shí)
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