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1 vacant
vacant ['veɪkənt]∎ is this seat vacant? y a-t-il quelqu'un à cette place?, est-ce que cette place est libre?;∎ the room becomes vacant tomorrow la chambre sera libérée ou disponible demain;∎ apartments sold with vacant possession appartements vendus avec jouissance immédiate(b) (job, position) vacant, libre;∎ there are several vacant places to be filled il y a plusieurs postes à pourvoir;∎ I found the job through the "situations vacant" column j'ai trouvé le poste grâce à la rubrique des offres d'emploi;∎ a secretarial job became or fell vacant un poste de secrétaire est devenu disponible ou vacant∎ I asked a question and she just looked vacant j'ai posé une question et elle a eu l'air de ne pas comprendre►► American vacant lot terrain m vague;British vacant possession libre possession f;∎ apartments sold with vacant possession appartements libres à la vente -
2 vacant
1 ( unoccupied) [flat, room, seat, place] libre, disponible ; [office, land] inoccupé ; ( on toilet door) libre ;2 ( available) [job, post] vacant, à pourvoir ; to become ou fall vacant se libérer ; ‘Situations vacant’ ( in newspaper) ‘offres d'emploi’ ;3 ( dreamy) [look, stare] absent ; [expression] vide ; [face, smile] vide d'expression ; he looks vacant il a l'air absent ; he gave me a vacant stare ou look il m'a regardé d'un air absent ;4 ( stupid) stupide. -
3 vacant
vacant [ˈveɪkənt]a. ( = unoccupied) [hotel room, table, parking space] libre ; [post, job] à pourvoir• "situations vacant" (Press) « offres d'emploi »b. ( = blank) [expression, look, stare] absent* * *['veɪkənt]1) ( unoccupied) [flat, room, seat] libre, disponible; [office, land] inoccupé2) ( available) [job, post] vacant, à pourvoirto become ou fall vacant — se libérer
‘Situations vacant’ — ‘offres d'emploi’
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4 vacant
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5 unoccupied
1) (empty or vacant: The room/seat was unoccupied.) inoccupé2) (not busy: I paint in my unoccupied hours / when I'm otherwise unoccupied.) libre
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Vacant — Va cant, a. [F., fr. L. vacans, antis, p. pr. of vacare to be empty, to be free or unoccupied, to have leisure, also vocare; akin to vacuus empty, and probably to E. void. Cf. {Evacuate}, {Void}, a.] [1913 Webster] 1. Deprived of contents; not… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Vacant succession — Vacant Va cant, a. [F., fr. L. vacans, antis, p. pr. of vacare to be empty, to be free or unoccupied, to have leisure, also vocare; akin to vacuus empty, and probably to E. void. Cf. {Evacuate}, {Void}, a.] [1913 Webster] 1. Deprived of contents; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
vacant — [vā′kənt] adj. [OFr < L vacans, prp. of vacare, to be empty] 1. having nothing in it, as a space; devoid of contents; empty; void 2. not held, filled, or occupied, as a position or office 3. having no occupant [a vacant seat] 4. untenanted, as … English World dictionary
vacant — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin vacant , vacans, present participle of vacare to be empty, be free Date: 14th century 1. not occupied by an incumbent, possessor, or officer < a vacant office > < vacant thrones > … New Collegiate Dictionary
vacant — va|cant [ˈveıkənt] adj [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: Latin, present participle of vacare to be empty, be free ] 1.) a vacant seat, building, room or piece of land is empty and available for someone to use ▪ Only a few apartments were… … Dictionary of contemporary English
vacant — va|cant [ veıkənt ] adjective * 1. ) a place that is vacant is available, because no one else is using it: The room on the first floor is vacant. This house has been vacant since early spring. a vacant seat/chair/table: The only vacant seats are… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
vacant */ — UK [ˈveɪkənt] / US adjective 1) a place that is vacant is available, because no one else is using it The room on the first floor is vacant. This house has been vacant since early spring. a vacant seat/chair/table: The only vacant seats are on the … English dictionary
vacant — [[t]ve͟ɪkənt[/t]] 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n If something is vacant, it is not being used by anyone. Half way down the coach was a vacant seat... In every major city there are more vacant buildings than there are homeless people. Syn: empty 2) ADJ If a… … English dictionary
vacant — adjective 1 a vacant seat, room etc is empty and available for someone to use: Only a few apartments were still vacant. 2 formal a vacant job or position in an organization is available for someone to start doing: fall vacant (=become vacant) 3… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
seat — seat1 W1S2 [si:t] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(place to sit)¦ 2¦(official position)¦ 3¦(part of a chair)¦ 4 baby/child/car seat 5 seat of government/power 6 seat of learning 7¦(clothes)¦ 8 take a back seat (to somebody/something) 9 on the edge of your seat … Dictionary of contemporary English
vacant — adj. VERBS ▪ be ▪ become, fall (only used of jobs) ▪ A seat became vacant and he took it. ▪ A job fell vacant in the accounting department. ▪ … Collocations dictionary