vacuum

vacuum
vacuum [ˈvækjʊm]
1. noun
   a. vide m
• their departure left a vacuum leur départ a laissé un (grand) vide
   b. ( = vacuum cleaner) aspirateur m
• to give the carpet a vacuum passer l'aspirateur sur la moquette
2. transitive verb
[+ carpet] passer l'aspirateur sur ; [+ room] passer l'aspirateur dans
3. compounds
► vacuum bottle noun (US) bouteille f thermos ®
► vacuum cleaner noun aspirateur m
► vacuum flask noun (British) bouteille f thermos ®
► vacuum-packed adjective emballé sous vide
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['vækjʊəm] 1.
noun
1) Physics vide m

to create a vacuum — faire le vide

2) (lonely space) vide m

emotional vacuum — vide affectif

it left a vacuum in our lives — ça a fait un grand vide dans notre vie

3) (also vacuum cleaner) aspirateur m
4) (also vacuum clean)

to give [something] a vacuum — passer un coup d'aspirateur sur [carpet]; passer l'aspirateur dans [room]

2.
transitive verb passer [quelque chose] à l'aspirateur [carpet]; passer l'aspirateur dans [room]

English-French dictionary. 2013.

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