week
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week
a period of seven days: It has been a week since I saw him.
Not to be confused with:
weak – not strong; feeble; lacking firmness or force of will: The illness had made her weak.
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week
(wēk)n.
1.
a. A period of seven days: a week of rain.
b. A seven-day calendar period, especially one starting with Sunday and continuing through Saturday: this week.
2.
a. A week designated by an event or holiday occurring within it: commencement week.
b. A week dedicated to a particular cause or institution: Home Safety Week.
3. The part of a calendar week devoted to work, school, or business: working a three-day week.
4.
a. One week from a specified day: I'll see you Friday week.
b. One week ago from a specified day: It was Friday week that we last met.
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week
(wiːk)n
1. a period of seven consecutive days, esp one beginning with Sunday.
2. a period of seven consecutive days beginning from or including a specified day: Easter week; a week from Wednesday.
3. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) the period of time within a week devoted to work
4. a week devoted to the celebration of a cause
adv
chiefly Brit seven days before or after a specified day: I'll visit you Wednesday week.
[Old English wice, wicu, wucu; related to Old Norse vika, Gothic wikō order]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
week
(wik)n.
1. a period of seven successive days, usu. understood as beginning with Sunday and ending with Saturday.
2. a period of seven successive days that begins with or includes an indicated day: the week of June 3.
3. (often cap.) a period of seven successive days devoted to celebrating or honoring something: National Book Week.
4. the working portion of the seven-day period; workweek: a 35-hour week.
adv. 5. seven days before or after a specified day: I shall come Tuesday week.
[before 900; Middle English weke, Old English wice, c. Old Saxon crūcewika Holy Week, Old High German wehha, Old Norse vika week, Gothic wikō turn]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
week
A week is a period of seven days. A week is usually regarded as beginning on a Monday, or sometimes on a Sunday.
She will be back next week.
It will take several weeks to repair the damage.
If something happens in the week or during the week, it happens on weekdays, which are the days when people usually go to work or school, rather than at the weekend.
In the week, we get up at seven.
I never have time to cook during the week.
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| Noun | 1. |  week - any period of seven consecutive days; "it rained for a week"period, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period" calendar day, civil day - a day reckoned from midnight to midnight day of the week - any one of the seven days in a week week from Monday - a time period of a week or more; "a week from Monday will be too soon!" weekend - a time period usually extending from Friday night through Sunday; more loosely defined as any period of successive days including one and only one Sunday rag week, rag - a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities Holy Week, Passion Week - the week before Easter |
| 2. |  week - hours or days of work in a calendar week; "they worked a 40-hour week"work time - a time period when you are required to work calendar week, week - a period of seven consecutive days starting on Sunday | |
| 3. |  week - a period of seven consecutive days starting on Sundayperiod, period of time, time period - an amount of time; "a time period of 30 years"; "hastened the period of time of his recovery"; "Picasso's blue period" midweek - the middle of a week calendar month, month - one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year; "he paid the bill last month" |
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week
nounRelated words
adjective hebdomadal, hebdomadary
adjective hebdomadal, hebdomadary
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Translations
أُسْبُوعأسْبوعأيّام الأسْبوعفَتْرَة الأسْبوع
седмица
týden
ugearbejdsuge
semajno
nädal
viikko
semainehuit jours
tjedan
hét
minggu
vikavinnuvikavirkir dagar
週
주
hebdomasseptimana
savaitėsavaitę priešsavaitgalissavaitinissavaitraštis
darba nedēļadarbdienasnedēļa
săptămână
týždeň
teden
vecka
wiki
หนึ่งสัปดาห์
haftahafta içi/arası
tuần
week
[wiːk] N → semana fallow four weeks for delivery → la entrega se realiza dentro de cuatro semanas
twice a week → dos veces a la semana
this day week; a week today → de hoy en ocho días, dentro de ocho días
tomorrow week → de mañana en ocho días
Tuesday week; a week on Tuesday → del martes en ocho días, este martes no, el otro
in a week or so → dentro de una semana
in the middle of the week → a mitad de semana
I don't have time during the week → entre semana no tengo tiempo
it changes from week to week → esto cambia cada semana
week in, week out → semana tras semana
I haven't seen her for or in weeks → hace tiempo que no la veo
to knock sb into the middle of next week → dar a algn un golpe que le pone en órbita
see also working A2
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
week
[ˈwiːk] n → semaine fonce a week → une fois par semaine
last week → la semaine dernière
every week → toutes les semaines
next week → la semaine prochaine
in a week's time → dans une semaine
in two weeks' time → dans quinze jours
Tuesday week, a week on Tuesday → mardi en huit
in the week, during the week → pendant la semaine
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
week
n → Woche f; it’ll be ready in a week → in einer Woche or in acht Tagen ist es fertig; my husband works away during the week → mein Mann arbeitet die Woche über auswärts; week in, week out → Woche für Woche; twice/£15 a week → zweimal/£ 15 in der Woche or pro Woche or die Woche (inf); a week today, today or this day week (Brit dial) → heute in einer Woche or in acht Tagen; a week tomorrow/on Tuesday, tomorrow/Tuesday week (esp Brit) → morgen/Dienstag in einer Woche or in acht Tagen; a week (ago) last Monday → letzten Montag vor einer Woche; for weeks → wochenlang; a week’s/a two-week holiday (Brit) or vacation (US) → ein einwöchiger/zweiwöchiger Urlaub; he works a 40-hour week → er hat eine Vierzigstundenwoche or 40-Stundenwoche; two weeks’ holiday (Brit) or vacation (US) → zwei Wochen Ferien; that is a week’s work → das ist eine Woche Arbeit; to knock somebody into the middle of next week (inf) → jdn windelweich schlagen (inf)
week
:weekday
n → Wochentag m
attr morning, afternoon → eines Werktages; routine → an Werktagen or Wochentagen
weekend
n → Wochenende nt; to go/be away for the week → übers or am Wochenende verreisen/nicht da sein; at (Brit) or on (esp US) the week → am Wochenende; to take a long week → ein langes Wochenende machen
vi he weeks in the country → er verbringt seine Wochenenden auf dem Land
weekender
n (= person) → Wochenendler(in) m(f)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
week
[wiːk] n → settimanaonce/twice a week → una volta/due volte alla settimana
this week → questa settimana
next/last week → la settimana prossima/scorsa
in the middle of the week → a metà settimana
a week today → oggi a otto, una settimana a oggi
2 weeks ago → 2 settimane fa
in 2 weeks' time → fra 2 settimane, fra 15 giorni
Tuesday week, a week on Tuesday → martedì a otto
to take 3 weeks' holiday → prendere 3 settimane di ferie
the week ending January 3rd → la prima settimana di gennaio
a 35-hour week → una settimana lavorativa di 35 ore
week in, week out, week after week → settimana dopo settimana
every other week → una settimana sì e una no, a settimane alterne
to knock sb into the middle of next week (fam) → darle di santa ragione a qn
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
week
(wiːk) noun1. any sequence of seven days, especially from Sunday to Saturday. It's three weeks since I saw her.
2. the five days from Monday to Friday inclusive. He can't go during the week, but he'll go on Saturday or Sunday.
3. the amount of time spent working during a period of seven days. He works a forty-eight-hour week.
ˈweekly adjective happening, published etc once a week. a weekly magazine.
adverb once a week. The newspaper is published weekly.
noun – plural ˈweeklies – a publication coming out once a week. Is this newspaper a weekly or a daily?
ˈweekday noun any day except a Saturday or Sunday. Our office is open only on weekdays; (also adjective) weekday flights.
ˌweekˈend noun the period from the end of one working week until the beginning of the next (ie Saturday and Sunday, or Friday evening to Sunday evening). We spent a weekend in Paris; (also adjective) a weekend trip.
a week last Friday etc the Friday etc before last. She died a week last Tuesday.
a week today/tomorrow, a week (on/next) Friday etc a week from today, tomorrow, Friday etc. I'm going away a week tomorrow; Could we meet a week (on/next) Monday ?
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
week
→ أُسْبُوع týden uge Woche εβδομάδα semana viikko semaine tjedan settimana 週 주 week uke tydzień semana неделя vecka หนึ่งสัปดาห์ hafta tuần 星期Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
- What are your weekly rates? (US)
What are your rates per week? (UK) - How much is it per week?
- How much is it for a week?
- How much is it per week for a tent?
- I'd like a ski pass for a week
- How much is a pass per week?
- Last week
- Next week
- The week after next
- The week before last
- A week ago
- A week from today (US)
In a week's time (UK)
Collins Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
week
n semanaEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.