faire le pont
French
Etymology
Literally, "make the bridge"
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /fɛʁ lə pɔ̃/
Verb
faire le pont
- (figuratively) To take a long weekend; to take an extra day off work in addition to a public holiday that falls on a Thursday or Tuesday, thereby making a four-day weekend. If the public holiday falls on Wednesday, the individual has the option of taking either Monday and Tuesday or Thursday and Friday off.
Conjugation
- see faire