No. 2,648 in Swedish
semester
Vacation or holiday.
In a sentence
Jag planerar min semester för nästa sommar.
I am planning my vacation for next summer.
Here, 'semester' refers to a vacation or holiday period, commonly used in Swedish to denote time off work or school.
Skolan börjar efter sommarsemestern nästa vecka.
School starts after the summer vacation next week.
In this sentence, 'semester' refers to a specific type of vacation, specifically the summer holiday, indicating a break period from school or work.
Under semestern besökte vi tre olika länder.
During the vacation, we visited three different countries.
Here, 'semester' is used in the context of a leisure activity time, denoting a period outside regular work schedule for travel or relaxation.
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