No. 415 in Greek

διακοπές

"Διακοπές" means "holidays" or "vacation" in English.

In a sentence

Θα πάω διακοπές στην Ελλάδα το καλοκαίρι.
I will go on vacation to Greece in the summer.
In this sentence, 'διακοπές' is used to refer to a holiday or vacation time.
Οι διακοπές στον ηλεκτρισμό προκάλεσαν προβλήματα.
The power outages caused problems.
Here, 'διακοπές' is used to describe interruptions (of electricity), highlighting a different meaning of the word.
Μετά από τις διακοπές, επέστρεψε στη δουλειά γεμάτος ενέργεια.
After the vacation, he returned to work full of energy.
Here, 'διακοπές' again refers to a vacation, with a focus on its restorative nature.

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