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giorno festivo in US EN

16:23 Nov 4, 2023
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Italian term or phrase: giorno festivo in US EN
Non mi viene in mente come si chiama un giorno festivo, pertanto non lavorativo, negli Stati Uniti. grazie!
Alessandra Boninsegni
Italy
Local time: 06:17


Summary of answers provided
5 +2National Holiday
Tom in London
5 +2Federal holiday
Janice Giffin


Discussion entries: 11





  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
National Holiday


Explanation:
easy

Tom in London
United Kingdom
Local time: 05:17
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 227
Notes to answerer
Asker: grazie per la risposta ma non intendevo NATIONAL HOLIDAY o BANK HOLIDAY per uk. In tialia è giorno festivo anche il sabato e la domenica. Ogni sabato è una national holiday? Non credo ma grazie in italia è GIORNO FERIALE (lu-ve) GIORNO FESTIVO (sa, do) oltre alle feste tipo national holiday ma ogni sabato e domenica sono giorni festivi, questo traducente mi serve


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  philgoddard: The asker hasn't given any context, but 'weekends and national/public holidays' might fit.
26 mins
agree  Maria G. Grassi, MA AITI: Agree with Tom and Phil
15 hrs
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4 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
Federal holiday


Explanation:
It's rather confusing in the US because 'national' holiday should mean everybody in the nation should get a day off work (paid). But it is not so. There are 11 federal holidays when offices are closed (Christmas, Thanksgiving, MLK etc.) A state, a municipality or a business can decide whether employees have a day off work (most do) and they can also declare more local holidays. Once every 4 years an extra federal holiday is added for Inauguration day.

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Note added at 6 hrs (2023-11-04 22:25:17 GMT)
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Every dictionary I consulted translated 'giorno' festivo as national holiday, public holiday or, in the US federal holiday. Your question is not so clear. There is the work week (5 or 6 days) and the weekend, which doesn't mean much since many people work on Saturday and /or Sunday. There are 'workdays' and 'non-working days' which means "any day on which an employee is not scheduled or obliged to carry out their regular work hours.

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Note added at 6 hrs (2023-11-04 22:29:04 GMT)
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Reference for the quote in the above added note: https://www.genieai.co/define/non-working-day#:~:text=Non-wo...

Example sentence(s):
  • We don’t have “national holidays” in the U.S., as no one is compelled to follow the lead of the federal government in these matters, so the most “official” kind of holidays we have are federal holidays.
  • Individual states have no obligation to honor federal holidays, but they usually do.

    https://lifehacker.com/the-difference-between-national-days-federal-holidays-1848760846
    https://www.usa.gov/holidays
Janice Giffin
Italy
Local time: 06:17
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 78

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  martini: non-working days
11 hrs
  -> Thanks, martini
agree  Michele Fauble
20 hrs
  -> Thank you , Michele.
neutral  philgoddard: Only if this relates to the US. I know Alessandra asked for US English, but the question is likely to be about Italy.
20 hrs
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