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vigilias de festivos

English translation: the day preceding/before the holiday


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16:09 Dec 15, 2008
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
Spanish term or phrase: vigilias de festivos
Days of operation:
jueves, viernes, sábado, festivos y vigilias de festivos
S Ben Price
Spain
Local time: 19:29
English translation:the day preceding/before the holiday
Explanation:
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HOLIDAYS: Bus System does not operate on New Year's Day, Memorial Day, ... be made between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Saturday or the day preceding the holiday. ...
www.putnamcountyny.com/PART/general.htm - 49k - Cached - Similar pages -
# [PDF]
507-08 x32 m&s
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat
express bus PM rush hour, “early departure” schedule for the. day preceding this holiday or holiday weekend. Online: www.tripplanner.mta.info ...
www.mta.info/nyct/bus/schedule/xpress/x032cur.pdf -

Memorial Day July 4 – Independence Day Labor Day Thanksgiving Day December 25 – Christmas. Hours of CityLink Bus Service preceding holidays: ...
www.ridecitylink.org/FAQ.htm
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viva madrid
United States
Local time: 12:29
Grading comment
Thanks!! :)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5the day preceding/before the holidayviva madrid
5 +1the eve of a public holiday
Carol Gullidge
5 +1night(s) before a (public) holiday
John Cutler
4holidays' eves
Alejandra Tolj
4 -1fast during the festive period
J C Alamo


Discussion entries: 1





  

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7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
holidays' eves


Explanation:
Creo que si dice por un lado "festivos" y por otro, como ítem aparte, "vigilia de festivos" sería algo como "eve". El día anterior a los días festivos.

En el DRAE, en la entrada "vigilia" dice:
6. f. Oficio que se reza en la víspera de ciertas festividades.


Alejandra Tolj
Argentina
Local time: 15:29
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 16
Notes to answerer
Asker: This makes sperfect sense. :)


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  LisaMac: This doesn´t sound English though
24 mins
  -> As I'm not native, I've googled the phrase to check its usage and I've seen it in many English Websites. But a native speaker knows better :)
neutral  Carol Gullidge: agree with Lisa: we very rarely use the possessive with nouns in this way in EN, and it only sounds idiomatic in a very few cases. But I agree with "eve"! :)
1 hr
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21 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
the day preceding/before the holiday


Explanation:
#
HOLIDAYS: Bus System does not operate on New Year's Day, Memorial Day, ... be made between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on Saturday or the day preceding the holiday. ...
www.putnamcountyny.com/PART/general.htm - 49k - Cached - Similar pages -
# [PDF]
507-08 x32 m&s
File Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat
express bus PM rush hour, “early departure” schedule for the. day preceding this holiday or holiday weekend. Online: www.tripplanner.mta.info ...
www.mta.info/nyct/bus/schedule/xpress/x032cur.pdf -

Memorial Day July 4 – Independence Day Labor Day Thanksgiving Day December 25 – Christmas. Hours of CityLink Bus Service preceding holidays: ...
www.ridecitylink.org/FAQ.htm

viva madrid
United States
Local time: 12:29
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 26
Grading comment
Thanks!! :)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Tony Isaac: Yes - the day before a public holiday
34 mins
  -> Thank you, Tony.
agree  Robert Copeland
49 mins
  -> Thank you, Robert.
agree  Carol Gullidge: with Tony
1 hr
  -> Thanks, Carol.
agree  LisaMac: If the bus schedule applies to the whole day.
1 hr
  -> Good point. Thanks, Lisa.
agree  Remy Arce: I like it!
1 hr
  -> Gracias, Remy.
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23 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): -1
fast during the festive period


Explanation:
Vigilias has 2 meanings in this case. One is eve and the othe not eating meat (usually on Holy Friday).
From the RAE:
Comida con abstinencia de carne.
Víspera de una festividad de la Iglesia
Oficio que se reza en la víspera de ciertas festividades.
Perhaps with a broader context I would be able to help you further.

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Note added at 24 mins (2008-12-15 16:33:39 GMT)
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definitely is EVE inthis case.


    Reference: http://www.comeonboro.com/archive/columns06_07/110520.htm
J C Alamo
Switzerland
Local time: 19:29
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
disagree  LisaMac: nothing to do with the context of bus schedules
10 mins
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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
night(s) before a (public) holiday


Explanation:
Less succint in English than in Spanish, but these options sound natural to me. Two examples below, one of UK English and the other US English.

London Bus Routes - N159 timetable - [ Traducir esta página ]Night Bus. New Addington - Croydon - Streatham - Brixton - Kennington - Trafalgar Square ..... N159 Nights before public holidays towards Marble Arch ...
www.londonbusroutes.net/times/N159.htm - 56k - En caché - Páginas similares
Más resultados de www.londonbusroutes.net »

University of Michigan Campus Information Centers :: Transportation - [ Traducir esta página ]29 Oct 2008 ... Bicycles on Campus; Magic Bus; Night Transportation Options ... Contact Night Ride for more information or to schedule a pick-up. ... 7pm–7:30am; NotesNot available on holidays and the night before a holiday. ...
www.umich.edu/~info/transportation.html - 45k - En caché - Páginas similares

John Cutler
Spain
Local time: 19:29
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 24

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  LisaMac: or 'the evening before a public holiday'
10 mins
neutral  Tony Isaac: agree - except I think bus timetables are affected all day, not just the night before the holiday :-)
32 mins
neutral  franglish: These are night buses running into the small hours of the morning as people go out at night more often before a holiday
2 hrs
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +1
the eve of a public holiday


Explanation:
no need to use the plural of eve - which wouldn't sound right.

A few examples:

Commuters - Type of Services - Rates and ChargesFrom 6.00pm on the eve of a Public Holiday to 12 midnight of the day of the Public Holiday (i.e., the five major public holidays, New Year's Day, ...
www.cdgtaxi.com.sg/commuters_services_rates.mvn?cid=1346 - 36k - Cached - Similar pages

Library Opening HoursSunday/Public Holidays & where the eve of a public holiday falls on a Saturday. 8.00am to 9.00pm. 8.30am to 5.30pm. Closed. spacer ...
spark.tp.edu.sg/lib_home/lib_about_us/lib_open_hours.htm - 16k - Cached - Similar pages

[PDF] HRIR Update March 05.pmdFile Format: PDF/Adobe Acrobat
eve of a public holiday and. resume the balance of the shift 24. hours later. The matter was referred to the. Employment Court by the ...
www.minterellison.co.nz/publications/HRIRupdateMarch2005

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Note added at 1 hr (2008-12-15 17:47:55 GMT)
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OR, to make it cover all public holidays:

the eve of any public holiday

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Either of these would suit a bus or train (etc) timetable



Carol Gullidge
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:29
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 170

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  franglish: yes, on the eve of public holidays (plural)
1 hr
  -> thanks franglish, the plural looks OK after all!
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