vacuum

aspiradora

Máquina que limpia suelos y otras superficies succionando el polvo y la suciedad.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Sinónimos: vacuum cleaner

Expresiones frecuentes: vacuum cleaner, upright vacuum, cordless vacuum

vacío

Espacio que no contiene aire ni ninguna otra materia.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: vacancy, void

Expresiones frecuentes: perfect vacuum, in a vacuum, vacuum chamber

vacío, presión reducida

Estado en que la presión dentro de un recipiente es menor que la del aire exterior.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: reduced pressure

Expresiones frecuentes: partial vacuum, create a vacuum, vacuum pressure

aspirar

Limpiar suelos u otras superficies con una máquina que succiona polvo y suciedad.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Sinónimos: hoover

Expresiones frecuentes: vacuum the carpet, vacuum the floor, vacuum something