English

Alternative spellings
vacuüm (archaic)

Pronunciation

IPA|/�vækju�m/, SAMPA|/"v{kju@m/ or IPA|/�vækju�m/, SAMPA|/"v{kju:m/

Etymology
From L. vacuum (an empty space, void) noun use of neuter of vacuus (empty) related to vacare (be empty).

Noun
en-noun|pl=vacuums or vacua; see Usage notes for plurals

1. A region of space that contains no matter.
2. A vacuum cleaner.

Usage notes
In the sense of "a region of space that contains no matter", the plural of vacuum is either vacua or vacuums. In the sense of a "vacuum cleaner" vacuums is the only plural.
In the sense of in a vacuum; in free space the Latin in vacuo is used.

Synonyms
i-c|vacuum cleaner hoover (British)

Antonyms
i-c|region of space that contains no matter plenum

Translations
trans-top|region of space that contains no matter
Bulgarian: t+|bg|вак��м|m|trvakuum|scCyrl
Catalan: buit m
Chinese: �空 (zh�nk�ng)
Croatian: t-|hr|vakuum|m, t-|hr|vakum|m
Czech: t-|cs|vakuum|n
Dutch: t+|nl|vacuüm|n
Esperanto: vakuo
Finnish: tyhjiö, vakuumi, tyhjö
French: t+|fr|vide|m, t+|fr|vacuum|m
German: t+|de|Vakuum|n
Greek: t+|el|κεν�|n|sc=Grek
Hebrew: ��ק�� m ,ר�ק m
Hungarian: t+|hu|vákuum
Icelandic: t+|is|lofttæmi|n, t+|is|lofttóm|n
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Interlingua: vacuo
Italian: t+|it|vuoto|m
Japanese: �空 (����, shinkū)
Korean: �공 (�空, jingong)
Norwegian: t-|no|vakuum|n
Polish: t+|pl|próżnia|f
Portuguese: t+|pt|vácuo|m
Russian: t+|ru|вак��м|m|trvákuum|scCyrl
Romanian: t-|ro|vid|n
Slovak: vákuum
Spanish: t+|es|vacío|m
Telugu: శ�న�య� (SoonyaM?)
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trans-top|vacuum cleaner
Bulgarian: п�а�о�м�ка�ка f
Catalan: aspiradora f
Chinese: �塵�, ��� (xī chén jī)
Dutch: t+|nl|stofzuiger|m
Finnish: t+|fi|imuri, t-|fi|pölynimuri
French: t+|fr|aspirateur|m
German: t+|de|Staubsauger|m
Greek: ηλεκ��ι�ή �κο��α f
Hungarian: t+|hu|porszívó
Icelandic: ryksuga f
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Interlingua: aspirator#Interlingua|aspirator
Italian: t-|it|aspirapolvere|m
Japanese: ��� (����, s�jiki)
Korean: �공청�기 (�空淸��, jingongcheongsogi)
Norwegian: støvsuger
Polish: t+|pl|odkurzacz|m
Portuguese: aspirador de pó m
Romanian: t-|ro|aspirator|n
Russian: t+|ru|п�ле�о�|m|trpylesós|scCyrl
Spanish: aspiradora f
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trans-top|translations to be categorized
ttbc|Arabic: ARchar|�راغ
ttbc|Lithuanian: vakuumas m
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Verb
en-verb

1. transitive To clean (something) with a vacuum cleaner.
2. intransitive To use a vacuum cleaner.

Synonyms
i-c|transitive sense to hoover (British)
i-c|intransitive sense to do the hoovering, to hoover (British)

Translations
trans-top|transitive: to clean with a vacuum cleaner
Dutch: stofzuigen
Finnish: t+|fi|imuroida
German: staubsaugen
Icelandic: ryksuga
trans-mid
Norwegian: støvsuge
Russian: п�ле�о�и�� (pyl'esósit') impf
Spanish: t+|es|aspirar
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trans-top|transitive: to use a vacuum cleaner
Dutch: stofzuigen
Finnish: t+|fi|imuroida
French: passer l'aspirateur
German: staubsaugen
Icelandic: ryksuga
trans-mid
Norwegian: støvsuge
Russian: п�ле�о�и�� (pyl'esósit') impf
Spanish: t+|es|aspirar
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trans-top|translations to be checked
ttbc|Catalan: passar l'aspiradora
ttbc|Interlingua: mundar con le aspirator
ttbc|Norwegian: lage vakuum
ttbc|Portuguese: aspirar
ttbc|Portuguese: a vácuo
ttbc|Slovak: vysávať
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French

Pronunciation
IPA|/va.kɥ�m/, SAMPA|/va.kHOm/

Noun
vacuum m

1. vacuum (space containing no matter)

Synonyms
vide#French|vide

es:vacuum
fr:vacuum
io:vacuum
it:vacuum
hu:vacuum
ja:vacuum
fi:vacuum
sv:vacuum
te:vacuum
vi:vacuum
zh:vacuum

• 2007-12-30 21:12 - Zeitlupe - /* Translations */ +de

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