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1 vacuous
['vækjʊəs]* * *vacuous /ˈvækjʊəs/a.(fig.) vacuo; vuoto (di significato): a vacuous mind, una mente vacua, assente; a vacuous stare [smile], uno sguardo vuoto [un sorriso] vuoto; a vacuous question, una domanda vuota di significatovacuously avv. vacuousness n. [u] NOTA D'USO: - vacant o vacuous?-.* * *['vækjʊəs] -
2 vacant
1. a пустой; незаполненный2. a незанятый, свободныйvacant hours — свободное время; часы досуга
vacant position — незанятая должность; вакансия
3. a вакантный4. a бездеятельный5. a безучастный, отсутствующий; рассеянный, бессмысленныйvacant mind — тупость, полное отсутствие мыслей
6. a бездумный; беззаботный7. a тех. холостой8. a юр. не имеющий претендентов9. a юр. неиспользуемый, незанятыйСинонимический ряд:1. blank (adj.) blank; deadpan; expressionless; inane; inexpressive; unexpressive; vapid2. empty (adj.) abandoned; bare; clear; deserted; devoid; empty; empty-headed; lacking; stark; unfilled; uninhabited; unoccupied; vacuous; void; wanting3. idle (adj.) idle; inactive; unemployed; unused4. vain (adj.) hollow; nugatory; otiose; vainАнтонимический ряд:bright; business; clever; cogitative; contemplative; corporeal; crowded; cultured; employed; engaged; filled; full; intent; introspective; learned; occupied
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