Does "take a leave" and "take time off" mean the same?

[mrwroc]

Does "take a leave" and "take time off" mean the same in the context of work?

Can I take a leave? / Can I take time off?

 

[emsr2d2]

You can take time off. You can take leave. You can't take a leave.

 

[mrwroc]

Wow, really? In a Polish dictionary we have an example:

I'm going to take a leave next week.
https://www.diki.pl/slownik-angielskiego?q=take+leave

So, it should be:
I'm going to take leave next week.

??

 

[GoesStation]

The dictionary's example is wrong. Your version is correct.

 

[mrwroc]

Thank you, I'll write an emal to them about that error

 

[emsr2d2]

Thank you. I'll write an email to them about that error.

It is possible to use "a leave of absence". Perhaps they got the two confused.

Note my corrections above. Don't try to make your own emoticons and remember that an emoticon is not a substitute for a closing punctuation mark.