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How to Say "vacuum" in Spanish

The Spanish word forvacuumis vacíoB1 level. This is a very common word in everyday Spanish.

English → SpanishB1
nounB1
physics or technical context
A small, simple figure standing at the edge of a large, deep, black circular hole in the ground, representing a void.

Examples

Sintió un gran vacío en su vida después de mudarse.

He felt a great void/emptiness in his life after moving.

El astronauta flotaba en el vacío del espacio.

The astronaut floated in the vacuum of space.

Hay un vacío enorme entre lo que dice y lo que hace.

There is an enormous gap between what he says and what he does.

A Masculine Noun

When used as a noun meaning 'emptiness' or 'the void', 'vacío' is always masculine: 'el vacío' (the void), even if the object that is empty is feminine.

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