English Noun weekend (plural: weekends) The break in the working week, usually two days including the traditional holy or sabbath day. Thus in western countries, Saturday and Sunday. Related terms weekender dirty weekend Translations Breton: dibenn-sizhun m Dutch: weekend n, weekeinde n Esperanto: semajnfino Finnish: viikonloppu French: week-end m, (in Canada) fin de semaine f German: Wochenende n Hebrew: סוף שבוע m (Friday and Saturday in Israel) Indonesian: akhir pekan Italian: week-end m, fine settimana m or f Japanese: 週末 (しゅうまつ, shūmatsu) Romanian: sfârşit de săptămână n, weekend n Russian: конец недели, уик-энд, выходные Spanish: fin de semana m Swedish: veckoslut, weekend Turkish: hafta sonu Adjective weekend (not comparable) Of, relating to or for the weekend. I'm wearing my weekend shoes Occurring at the weekend. a weekend break