is vacances always plural?

chris w.C1Kwiziq Q&A regular contributor

soit les vacances soit le travail -can you say 'it is a holiday' 'c'est un vacance'?

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Maarten K.C1 Kwiziq Q&A super contributor Correct answer

Chris,

there is a singular feminine noun ‘ une/la vacance ‘ in French, but it never translates as ‘ a/the holiday ‘

Translating ‘(a)/the holiday/s ‘ into French, it is always the plural form in French ‘ (des)/les vacances ‘

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soit les vacances soit le travail -can you say 'it is a holiday' 'c'est un vacance'?

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