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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesvacant
Pronunciation / Transliteration: va-kã
"L'appartement est vacant depuis plusieurs mois."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
Having no fixtures, furniture, or inhabitants; empty.
"The apartment has been vacant for several months." - 2
Not filled or occupied; available for use.
"There are several vacant positions in the company."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'vacantem', meaning 'free, unoccupied', stemming from the verb 'vacare' (to be empty). It entered the English language in the late 14th century through Old French, initially denoting physical space devoid of contents before expanding to describe mental absence.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Vacant" is said worldwide
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vacant
Transliteration: va-kã
"L'appartement est vacant depuis plusieurs mois."
frei
Transliteration: fry
"Die Wohnung ist seit mehreren Monaten frei."
vacante
Transliteration: va-kan-te
"L'appartamento è vacante da diversi mesi."
vacante
Transliteration: ba-kan-te
"El apartamento ha estado vacante durante varios meses."
vago
Transliteration: va-go
"O apartamento está vago há vários meses."
खाली
Transliteration: khali
"यह अपार्टमेंट कई महीनों से खाली है।"
空的
Transliteration: kōng de
"这个公寓已经空了好几个月。"
비어 있는
Transliteration: bieo itneun
"이 아파트는 몇 달 동안 비어 있습니다."
空いている
Transliteration: aite iru
"このアパートは数ヶ月間空いています。"
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