vacuum

aspirateur

Appareil qui nettoie les sols et d’autres surfaces en aspirant la poussière et la saleté.

En anglais simple : A machine that cleans floors and other surfaces by sucking up dust and dirt.

• The vacuum is upstairs.
• Our new vacuum picks up pet hair easily.
• Have you emptied the vacuum’s dust container?

Synonymes : vacuum cleaner

Expressions courantes : vacuum cleaner, upright vacuum, cordless vacuum

vide

Espace qui ne contient ni air ni aucune autre matière.

En anglais simple : A space that contains no air or other matter.

• Sound cannot travel through a vacuum.
• The experiment takes place in a vacuum chamber.
• A perfect vacuum contains no particles at all.

Synonymes : vacancy, void

Expressions courantes : perfect vacuum, in a vacuum, vacuum chamber

vide, dépression

État où la pression dans un récipient est inférieure à celle de l’air extérieur.

En anglais simple : A condition in which pressure inside a container is lower than the pressure of the air outside.

• The pump creates a partial vacuum.
• A gauge measures the vacuum inside the vessel.
• The engine’s condenser maintained a steady vacuum.

Synonymes : reduced pressure

Expressions courantes : partial vacuum, create a vacuum, vacuum pressure

passer l’aspirateur

Nettoyer les sols ou d’autres surfaces avec un appareil qui aspire la poussière et la saleté.

En anglais simple : To clean floors or other surfaces with a machine that sucks up dust and dirt.

• I vacuum every Saturday.
• She vacuumed the stairs before the guests arrived.
• Could you vacuum the living room?

Synonymes : hoover

Expressions courantes : vacuum the carpet, vacuum the floor, vacuum something