Vocabulary
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Resturlaub
/ˈʁɛstʔuːɐ̯ˌlaʊ̯p/· noun· Pl. —
leave left over (days not yet taken)
Resturlaub is the leave you haven't taken yet. By law, leave is taken in the calendar year; it moves into the next year only for urgent reasons and then has to be taken by the end of March. Many contracts and companies have their own rules — ask early.
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- Singular
- der Resturlaub
- Plural
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- Genitiv
- des Resturlaubs
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Resturlaub
remaining leave
Ich habe noch fünf Tage Resturlaub.
I still have five days of leave left.
Word family
Resturlaubder Restrest, remainderder Urlaubholiday, leaveder Urlaubsanspruchleave entitlement
Common combinations
- Resturlaub nehmento take remaining leave
- den Resturlaub ins nächste Jahr mitnehmento carry leave over into next year
- noch … Tage Resturlaub habento have … days of leave left
Real examples
- Den Resturlaub aus diesem Jahr musst du bis März nehmen.You have to take this year's leftover leave by March.
- Wie viel Resturlaub hast du noch?How much leave have you got left?
- Auf der Gehaltsabrechnung steht auch mein Resturlaub.My remaining leave is also on the payslip.
