furlough

n.

1. 1. A leave of absence or vacation, especially one granted to a member of the armed forces.
   2. A usually temporary layoff from work.
   3. A leave of absence from prison granted to a prisoner.
2. The papers or documents authorizing a leave: The soldiers had their furloughs in their breast pockets.

tr.v., -loughed, -lough·ing, -loughs.

1. To grant a leave to.
2. To lay off (workers).

[Alteration of vorloffe, furlogh, from Dutch verlof, from Middle Dutch.]

Permission to take a leave of absence from an organization for a specified period of time. A training furlough is an example in which an employee is granted permission.

noun

A regularly scheduled period spent away from work or duty, often in recreation: leave², vacation. Chiefly British holiday. See work/play.

[ܒfǝrlō]

ˈfǝrlō n. leave of absence, especially that granted to a member of the armed services: a civil servant home on furlough | a six-week furlough in Australia.

v.

grant such leave of absence to.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - orlov
v. tr. - give orlov

Nederlands (Dutch)
verlof, verlofbrief, verlof geven aan, tijdelijk naar huis sturen (van werk)

Français (French)
n. - (Mil) permission, (gén) congé
v. tr. - accorder un congé, accorder une permission, donner congé temporairement

Deutsch (German)
n. - Urlaub
v. - beurlauben

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (στρατ., μτφ.) κανονική άδεια (απουσίας)
v. - (στρατ., μτφ.) χορηγώ κανονική άδεια

Italiano (Italian)
congedo

Português (Portuguese)
n. - licença (f) (dada a um soldado) (Mil.)
v. - estar de licença (Mil.)

Русский (Russian)
в отпуске

Español (Spanish)
n. - permiso, licencia
v. tr. - licenciar

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - permission (mil.), permittering (amer.)
v. - ge permission, permittera

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
休假, 暂时解雇, 放假, 准假

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 休假, 暫時解雇, 放假
v. tr. - 准假, 暫時解雇

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 사가, 휴가, 일시해고
v. tr. - ~휴가를 주다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 休暇

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) إجازة , إذن بالغياب (فعل) يمنح إجازة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮חופשה מהשירות‬
v. tr. - ‮העניק חופשה‬

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