vacuum

a machine for cleaning floors and carpets by sucking up dirt, dust, etc.

aspiradora, limpiador de suelo

Collocations vacuum cleaner

• She bought a new vacuum for the house.

  Ella compró una aspiradora nueva para la casa.

to clean floors and carpets with a vacuum cleaner

aspirar, limpiar con un aspirador

• vacuum the floor/carpets

• I need to vacuum the living room.

  Necesito aspirar el salón.

the space above the earth or other planets, containing no air or very little air; outer space.

vacío (espacial)

Collocations outer vacuum

• The spacecraft will travel through the vacuum of space.

  El vehículo espacial viajará a través del vacío del espacio.

a state in which there is no air or very little air; the absence of matter.

vacío, ausencia de aire

Collocations create a vacuum

• The experiment created a vacuum in the chamber.

  El experimento creó un vacío en la cámara.

a condition of no pressure; the absence of matter or particles in a space.

vacío (físico)

Collocations absolute vacuum

• The experiment aimed to create an absolute vacuum.

  El experimento buscaba crear un vacío absoluto.

to remove all matter or particles from a space, creating a vacuum.

crear un vacío

Collocations vacuum the chamber

• They will vacuum the container to create a perfect vacuum.

  Vaciarán el contenedor para crear un vacío perfecto.

to suck up or remove something using a vacuum cleaner.

aspirar, limpiar con una aspiradora

Collocations vacuum the dirt

• She vacuumed up the spilled coffee.

  Ella aspiró el café derramado.

to remove all air from a container or space, creating a vacuum.

crear un vacío en algo

Collocations vacuum the chamber

• They vacuumed out the container to test its integrity.

  Vaciaron el contenedor para probar su integridad.