vacuum

vacuum
1. noun
1) pl. vacua or vacuums (Phys.; also fig.) Vakuum, das

live in a vacuum — (lit. or fig.) im luftleeren Raum leben

2) pl. vacuums (coll.): (vacuum cleaner) Sauger, der (ugs.)
2. transitive & intransitive verb
[staub]saugen
* * *
['vækjuəm] 1. noun
1) (a space from which (almost) all air or other gas has been removed.) das Vakuum
2) (short for vacuum cleaner.)
2. verb
(to clean (something) using a vacuum cleaner: She vacuumed the carpet.) saugen
- academic.ru/79581/vacuum_cleaner">vacuum cleaner
- vacuum-flask
- flask
* * *
vacuum
[ˈvækju:m, pl -kjuə]
I. n
1.
<pl -s or (form) -cua>
PHYS (area without gas/air) Vakuum nt, luftleerer Raum
perfect \vacuum vollständiges Vakuum
2.
<pl -s or (form) -cua>
(fig: gap) Vakuum nt fig, Lücke f
power \vacuum Machtvakuum nt
security \vacuum Sicherheitslücke f
to fill/leave a \vacuum eine Lücke füllen/hinterlassen
in a \vacuum (fig) im luftleeren Raum fig
3.
<pl -s>
(hoover) Staubsauger m
4.
nature abhors a \vacuum (prov) die Natur verabscheut das Leere
II. vt
to \vacuum sth etw [staub]saugen
to \vacuum up ⇆ sth etw aufsaugen
* * *
['vkjUəm]
1. n pl -s or vacua (form)
2. n
1) (PHYS fig) (luft)leerer Raum, Vakuum nt

cultural vacuum — kulturelles Vakuum

this left a vacuum in my life — das hinterließ eine Lücke in meinem Leben

2) (= vacuum cleaner) Staubsauger m
3. vt
carpet, living room (staub)saugen
* * *
vacuum [ˈvækjʊəm]
A pl -uums, -ua [-jʊə] s
1. PHYS Vakuum n, (besonders luft)leerer Raum:
nature abhors a vacuum die Natur verabscheut das Leere
2. PHYS Luftleere f
3. fig
a) Leere f
b) Lücke f:
her sudden death left a vacuum in his life
4. vacuum cleaner
B adj Vakuum…
C v/t (mit dem Staubsauger) saugen
D v/i (Staub) saugen
* * *
1. noun
1) pl. vacua or vacuums (Phys.; also fig.) Vakuum, das

live in a vacuum — (lit. or fig.) im luftleeren Raum leben

2) pl. vacuums (coll.): (vacuum cleaner) Sauger, der (ugs.)
2. transitive & intransitive verb
[staub]saugen
* * *
n.
Leerraum -¨e m.
Vakuum n.

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