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va·cant

(vā′kənt)

adj.

a. Containing nothing; empty: vacant space.

b. Not occupied or put to use: a vacant row of seats.

c. Without an incumbent or occupant; unfilled: a vacant position.

d. Not filled with any activity: vacant hours. See Synonyms at empty.

2. Law Lacking an identified heir: a vacant estate.

a. Lacking intelligence or knowledge: a vacant mind.

b. Lacking expression; blank: a vacant stare.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin vacāns, vacant-, present participle of vacāre, to be empty; see euə- in Indo-European roots.]

va′cant·ly adv.

va′cant·ness n.

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vacant

(ˈveɪkənt)

adj

1. without any contents; empty

2. (foll by: of) devoid (of something specified)

3. having no incumbent; unoccupied: a vacant post.

4. having no tenant or occupant: a vacant house.

5. characterized by or resulting from lack of thought or intelligent awareness: a vacant stare.

6. (of time, etc) not allocated to any activity: a vacant hour in one's day.

7. spent in idleness or inactivity: a vacant life.

8. (Law) law (of an estate, etc) having no heir or claimant

[C13: from Latin vacāre to be empty]

ˈvacantly adv

ˈvacantness n

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va•cant

(ˈveɪ kənt)

adj.

1. having no contents; empty; void.

2. having no occupant; unoccupied: no vacant seats on this train.

3. not in use: a vacant warehouse.

4. lacking in thought or intelligence: a vacant expression.

5. not occupied by an incumbent, official, or the like, as a benefice or office.

6. free from work, business, activity, etc.: vacant hours.

[1250–1300; Middle English < Latin vacant-, s. of vacāns, present participle of vacāre to be empty]

va′cant•ly, adv.

va′cant•ness, n.

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Adj.	1.	vacant - void of thought or knowledge; "a vacant mind" empty - holding or containing nothing; "an empty glass"; "an empty room"; "full of empty seats"; "empty hours"
	2.	vacant - without an occupant or incumbent; "the throne is never vacant" empty - holding or containing nothing; "an empty glass"; "an empty room"; "full of empty seats"; "empty hours"

vacant

adjective

1. empty, free, available, abandoned, deserted, to let, for sale, on the market, void, up for grabs, disengaged, uninhabited, unoccupied, not in use, unfilled, untenanted They came upon a vacant house.
empty taken, full, occupied, busy, engaged, inhabited, in use

2. unfilled, unoccupied The post has been vacant for some time.
unfilled taken, occupied, engaged

3. blank, vague, dreamy, dreaming, empty, abstracted, idle, thoughtless, vacuous, inane, expressionless, unthinking, absent-minded, incurious, ditzy or ditsy (slang) She had a dreamy, vacant look on her face.
blank lively, animated, thoughtful, expressive, reflective, engrossed

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vacant

adjective

1. Containing nothing:

bare, blank, clear, empty, vacuous, void.

2. Not occupied or put to use:

idle, inactive, unemployed, unused.

3. Lacking intelligent thought or content:

blank, empty, empty-headed, inane, vacuous.

4. Lacking value, use, or substance:

empty, hollow, idle, otiose, vain.

Translations

خالٍ من التَّعْبيرخالٍ، شاغِر، غَيْر مَسْكونشاغِر

volnýprázdnýtupý

ledigtanketom

frei leer unbesetzt vakant

αδειανός κενός

desocupado libre vacío

vapaa

vacant vide

prazan

kifejezéstelen tekintet

auîur, laustómlegur

vacante libero

空いている

비어 있는

išsiblaškiuslaisva vieta

brīvsneaizņemtstukšsvakantsvienaldzīgs

вакантный неиспользуемый

duchom neprítomný

prost

tom

ที่ยังไม่มีคนใช้

boş anlamsız

trống không

有空缺的木然的空的空虚的

vacant

[ˈveɪkənt] ADJ

1. (= unoccupied) [seat] → libre, desocupado; [room] → libre, disponible; [house] → desocupado, vacío; [space] → vacío
is this seat vacant? → ¿está libre (este asiento)?
vacant lot (US) → solar m
vacant post → vacante f
to become or fall vacant [post] → quedar(se) vacante
see also situation

2. (= expressionless) [look] → ausente, vacío

3. (= stupid) [person] → alelado

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

vacant

[ˈveɪkənt] adj

[post] → vacant(e)

[seat] → libre; [hotel room] → libre
a vacant seat → un siège libre

[expression, look, stare] → vide
She looked round her with a rather vacant expression → Elle posa autour d'elle un regard vide.
She had a kind of vacant look on her face → Son visage exprimait quelque chose de vide.vacant lot n (mainly US) (gen) → terrain m inoccupé; (for sale) → terrain m à vendre

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

vacant

adj

post → frei, offen; (Univ) → unbesetzt, vakant; WC, seat, hotel room, parking space → frei; house, room → unbewohnt, leer stehend; land → unbebaut; table → frei, unbesetzt; hospital bed → leer (stehend); the house has been vacant for two months → das Haus steht seit zwei Monaten leer; vacant lot → unbebautes Grundstück; with vacant possession (Jur) → bezugsfertig; to become or fall vacant → frei werden

(= empty) days → unausgefüllt, lang; the vacant future stretched before him → die Zukunft lag leer vor ihm

mind, stare → leer

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

vacant

[ˈveɪk/ənt] adj

a. (seat, room) → libero/a; (property, house) → vuoto/a, libero/a; (post) → vacante
vacant lot → terreno non occupato (for sale) → terreno in vendita

b. (look, expression) → vuoto/a, vacuo/a, assente

vacant

(ˈveikənt) adjective

1. empty or unoccupied. a vacant chair; Are there any rooms vacant in this hotel?

2. showing no thought, intelligence or interest. a vacant stare.

ˈvacancy – plural ˈvacancies – noun

1. an unoccupied post. We have a vacancy for a typist.

2. the condition of being vacant; emptiness. The vacancy of his expression made me doubt if he was listening.

ˈvacantly adverb

absent-mindedly; without concentration. He stared vacantly out of the window.

vacant

→ شاغِر volný ledig unbesetzt αδειανός desocupado vapaa vacant prazan vacante 空いている 비어 있는 leeg ledig wolny vago неиспользуемый tom ที่ยังไม่มีคนใช้ boş trống không 有空缺的

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