Urlaub machen

to go on holiday or take time off for rest

Türkçe: tatile çıkmak

Noun

Urlaub m.

Verb

machen

Topic

Reise und Verkehr

In a sentence

Mein Bruder macht diesen Sommer Urlaub in den italienischen Bergen.

How it is used

Means to go on holiday or take time off for rest. Neutral register. Use in everyday conversation, e.g., 'Wir machen Urlaub in Italien.' Most common expression for vacation.

Other verbs that go with Urlaub

This is the choice the collocation turns on.

• Urlaub beantragento formally request time off from work
• in Urlaub gehento depart for a holiday, emphasizing the start of the journey
• Urlaub nehmento officially take time off using entitled vacation days

All collocations with Urlaub

Other collocations built on machen

• sich zum Affen machento make a fool of oneself
• (s)einen Abschluss machento make a deal
• eine Andeutung machento make a hint/suggestion
• den / einen Anfang machen mit+Dat.to be the first to begin something
• jdm. ein Angebot machento propose a deal or price to someone
• Angaben machen zu+Dat.to provide details/information about something
• jdm. Ärger bereiten / machento cause trouble/annoyance for someone
• jdm. Angst machento scare/frighten someone