In many countries, schools have long summer holidays with shorter holidays in between. Does it make sense? Yes How can I translate to Spanish? En muchos países, las escuelas tienen largas vacaciones de verano con las vacaciones más cortas en el medio. (maybe?) What is the meaning of this sentence? It means each school year there is a long (3 month) period where students don't go to school. Then for holidays like Christmas there is a short holiday.