hacer puente

Spanish

Etymology

Literally, “make (a) bridge”.

Verb

hacer puente (first-person singular present hago puente, first-person singular preterite hice puente, past participle hecho puente)

1. (figuratively, idiomatic) 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, or between two public holidays, thereby making a four-day weekend
2. to hot-wire

Conjugation

• See hacer