reading week

ˈriːdɪŋ wiːk

Definition

Definition of reading week - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

education

mid-term break for rest or travel

Many students travel home during reading week.

academic break

week without classes for students to focus on reading and study

During reading week, she caught up on all her course readings.

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Expressions with reading

cold reading

act of reading without prior preparation

The actor excelled at cold reading during auditions.

reading the signs

interpreting indications or signals

The farmer was skilled at reading the signs of the weather.

make gloomy reading

cause people to feel sad or worried when reading

The report on climate change makes gloomy reading.

it is compulsive reading

exp.

said when a book is so gripping you cannot stop

This thriller hooks you from page one; it is compulsive reading.

reading tea leaves

interpreting patterns in tea leaves to predict future

She practices reading tea leaves to foresee events.

light reading

books or articles that are easy and fun to read

She brought some light reading for the beach.

Expressions with week

hell week

period of extreme stress or difficulty

Final exams turned into a hell week for the students.

a week on Sunday

the Sunday after the coming Sunday

The party is a week on Sunday.

flavor of the week

something popular for a short time

That band is just the flavor of the week.

monster of the week

recurring villain in episodic fiction

The show features a new monster of the week in each episode.

week in and week out

adv.

happening every week without fail

She visits her grandmother week in and week out.

week in, week out

adv.

every week without exception

She visits her grandmother week in, week out.

day of the week

any one of the seven days in a week

Monday is the first day of the week.

each week

adv.

happening every week without exception

She visits her grandmother each week.

every week

adv.

occurs weekly without missing a week

The team meets every week for updates.

last week

adv.

in the previous seven days

She started her new job last week.

Examples of reading week in a sentence

Some students use reading week to catch up on assignments.
Reading week allowed him to prepare for the upcoming exams.
She used reading week to start her research project.

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French:vacances de mi-semestre, semaine d'étude, ...
German:Leseferien, Lesewoche, ...
Italian:settimana di pausa, settimana di studio, ...
Spanish:semana de lectura, semana de estudio, ...
Portuguese:semana de leitura, ...
Chinese:期中休息周, 学习周, ...
Japanese:リーディングウィーク, 勉強週間, ...
Arabic:إجازة القراة, أُسْبُوعُ قِرَاءَة, ...
Hebrew:שְׁבוּעַ קְרִיאָה, שְׁבוּעַ קְרִיאָה, ...
Russian:неделя чтения, учебная неделя, ...
Ukrainian:тиждень для читання, тиждень читання, ...
Hindi:पढ़ाई का सप्ताह, पठन सप्ताह, ...
Bengali:রিডিং সপ্তাহ, পাঠ সপ্তাহ, ...
Catalan:setmana de descans, setmana de lectura, ...
Czech:studijní volno, týden určený ke studiu bez výuky, ...
Danish:læseferie, studieuge, ...
Dutch:leesweek, ...
Greek:εβδομάδα ανάγνωσης, εβδομάδα μελέτης, ...
Hungarian:olvasóhét, tanítás nélküli tanulmányi hét, ...
Khmer:សប្តាហ៍ឈប់សម្រាកពាក់កណ្តាលឆមាស, សប្តាហ៍សិក្សា, ...
Korean:리딩 위크, 독서 주간, ...
Persian:هفته مطالعه, هفته بدون کلاس, ...
Polish:tydzień nauki własnej, tydzień czytania, ...
Portuguese (BR):semana de leitura, ...
Romanian:săptămână de lectură, săptămâna de studiu, ...
Swedish:läslov, studievecka, ...
Thai:สัปดาห์อ่านหนังสือ, สัปดาห์ทบทวนบทเรียน, ...
Turkish:okuma haftası, ...
Vietnamese:tuần đọc sách, tuần học tập, ...

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