deepl.com suggests:
"prendre un jour de pont"
"prendre un jour de transition"
I got a sentence
"je fais le pont" (faire le pont)
is that common?
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take a bridging day
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Re: take a bridging day
What is a bridging day?
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Re: take a bridging day
If there is a public holiday falling on a Tuesday or a Thursday, everyone who can looks for an excuse to take the "bridging" Monday or Friday off to extend the weekend.
Re: take a bridging day
On dit "faire le pont". On ne dit pas "prendre un jour de pont". Quant au jour de transition, je n'ai jamais entendu ca ! Si tu dis ça, on va te dire "un quoi ??" 
C'est souvent toute l'entreprise qui fait le pont, suite à des conventions collectives. Si ce n'est pas le cas il peut être difficile de poser un jour de congé pour faire le pont.
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Re: take a bridging day
Par conséquent, les propositions de deepl.com ne sont pas très bonnes ici.
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Re: take a bridging day
That expression exists in Hebrew too. Which prompted my cousin to remark prior to one upcoming holiday weekend (in Hebrew, though I'm writing it in English here): All Israelis are engineers, they're making bridges.
I've never heard the expression used in American English, though.
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Re: take a bridging day
"Faire le pont" is OK
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