The professor is in Japan on sabbatical leave.
Source: tatoeba (19013)
Sabbatical
/səˈbætɪkəl/
Synonyms for "sabbatical" (32 found)
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Closest matches (7)
Strong matches (9)
Noun(4 words)
Related words (16)
Noun(7 words)
Adjective(1 words)
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More general
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9 entriesfaculty renewal programprofessional development leaveresearch sabbaticalrestful-periodsabbath-yearsabbatical-policysabbatical-programsabbatical-yearteaching sabbatical
Collocations
10 entriesacademic leavefunded sabbaticalrenewal leaveresearch sabbaticalsabbatical durationsabbatical eligibilitysabbatical leavesabbatical policysabbatical programsabbatical year
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
1 entriesTranslations
6 translations across 5 languages.
Finnish
2 entries- sapatin adj (an extended period of leave)
- sapatti- adj (an extended period of leave)
Italian
1 entries- sabbatico adj (an extended period of leave)
Portuguese
1 entries- sabático adj (an extended period of leave)
Russian
1 entries- тво́рческий adj (an extended period of leave)
Spanish
1 entries- sabático adj (an extended period of leave)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
Only slackers fail if and only if the only unfair professors are on sabbatical.
Source: tatoeba (1686093)
Two years ago, the idea of offering a research semester for particularly interested and committed teachers became reality. The aim is to improve communication between schools and universities. Since teachers are the best people for diffusing newly acquired knowledge, they will be given the opportunity to spend a research sabbatical at a university and to subsequently integrate this knowledge into classroom teaching.
Source: tatoeba (1741494)
During my sabbatical, I composed a fugue and domesticated a robin.
Source: tatoeba (2826252)
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