The corporal is on furlough.
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Furlough
//ˈfɜː.ləʊ//
Synonyms for "furlough" (93 found)
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Closest matches (19)
Strong matches (28)
Related words (46)
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More general
17 entriesShowing 16 of 17 words.
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3 entrieshas context
2 entriesis a
1 entriesmanner of
2 entriesrelated to
9 entriesTranslations
71 translations across 23 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- отпуск noun (leave of absence)
Czech
3 entries- dovolenka noun (leave of absence)
- nucená dovolená noun (period of unpaid time off used by an employer to reduce costs)
- propustka noun (documents authorizing leave of absence)
Dutch
2 entries- onbetaald verlof noun (period of unpaid time off used by an employer to reduce costs)
- verlof noun (leave of absence)
Finnish
4 entries- loma noun (leave of absence)
- lomalupa noun (documents authorizing leave of absence)
- lomautus noun (period of unpaid time off used by an employer to reduce costs)
- pakkoloma noun (period of unpaid time off used by an employer to reduce costs)
French
4 entries- chômage technique noun (period of unpaid time off used by an employer to reduce costs)
- congé noun (leave of absence)
- mettre au chômage technique verb (to bar (an employee) from working)
- mettre à pied verb (to bar (an employee) from working)
Galician
2 entries- licenza noun (leave of absence)
- permiso noun (leave of absence)
German
4 entries- Ausgang noun (leave of absence)
- Freigang noun (leave of absence)
- Hafturlaub noun (leave of absence)
- Kurzarbeit noun (period of unpaid time off used by an employer to reduce costs)
Hungarian
4 entries- eltáv noun (leave of absence)
- eltávozás noun (leave of absence)
- eltávozási engedély noun (leave of absence)
- fizetés nélküli szabadság noun (period of unpaid time off used by an employer to reduce costs)
Ido
1 entries- konjedar verb (to grant a furlough)
Irish
1 entries- scor noun (leave of absence)
Italian
4 entries- cassa integrazione noun (period of unpaid time off used by an employer to reduce costs)
- congedo noun (leave of absence)
- licenza noun (leave of absence)
- permesso non retribuito noun (period of unpaid time off used by an employer to reduce costs)
Norwegian Bokmål
2 entries- permittering noun (period of unpaid time off used by an employer to reduce costs)
- permittere verb (to bar (an employee) from working)
Ottoman Turkish
1 entries- رخصت noun (leave of absence)
Polish
2 entries- przepustka noun (documents authorizing leave of absence)
- urlop noun (leave of absence)
Portuguese
2 entries- licença noun (leave of absence)
- licença não remunerada noun (period of unpaid time off used by an employer to reduce costs)
Romanian
2 entries- permisie noun (leave of absence)
- învoire noun (leave of absence)
Russian
4 entries- неоплачиваемый отпуск noun (period of unpaid time off used by an employer to reduce costs)
- о́тпуск noun (leave of absence)
- побы́вка noun (leave of absence)
- увольне́ние noun (leave of absence)
Scottish Gaelic
2 entries- fòrladh noun (leave of absence)
- fòrladh noun (documents authorizing leave of absence)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- neplaćeni dopust noun (period of unpaid time off used by an employer to reduce costs)
- prisilni odmor noun (period of unpaid time off used by an employer to reduce costs)
Slovak
1 entries- dovolenka noun (leave of absence)
Spanish
4 entries- ausencia no pagada noun (period of unpaid time off used by an employer to reduce costs)
- dispensa noun (leave of absence)
- licencia noun (leave of absence)
- permiso noun (leave of absence)
Swedish
1 entries- permission noun (leave of absence)
Ukrainian
2 entries- відпустка noun (leave of absence)
- зві́льнення noun (leave of absence)
Sample sentences
8 total sentences available.
The soldier returned home on a furlough.
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Most government workers are on furlough.
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Most Israelis were ordered to work at home, or put on furlough.
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