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va·can·cy
(vā′kən-sē)n. pl. va·can·cies
1. The condition of being vacant or unoccupied.
2. An empty or unoccupied space.
3. A position, office, or place of accommodation that is unfilled or unoccupied.
4. Emptiness of mind; inanity.
5. A crystal defect caused by the absence of an atom, ion, or molecule in a crystal lattice.
6. Archaic A period of leisure; idleness.
vacancy
(ˈveɪkənsɪ)n, pl -cies
1. the state or condition of being vacant or unoccupied; emptiness
2. an unoccupied post or office: we have a vacancy in the accounts department.
3. an unoccupied room in a boarding house, hotel, etc: put the "No Vacancies" sign in the window.
4. lack of thought or intelligent awareness; inanity: an expression of vacancy on one's face.
5. (General Physics) physics a defect in a crystalline solid caused by the absence of an atom, ion, or molecule from its position in the crystal lattice
6. obsolete idleness or a period spent in idleness
va•can•cy
(ˈveɪ kən si)n., pl. -cies.
1. the state of being vacant; emptiness.
2. a vacant or unoccupied place, esp. one for rent.
3. an unoccupied position or office.
4. a gap; opening; breach.
5. lack of thought or intelligence; vacuity.
6. (in a crystal) an imperfection resulting from an unoccupied lattice position. Compare interstitial (def. 3).
7. Archaic. absence of activity; idleness.
[1570–80; < Medieval Latin]
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Noun | 1. | ![]() emptiness - the state of containing nothing |
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vacancy
noun2. Empty, unfilled space:
3. Total lack of ideas, meaning, or substance:
Translations
فَراغوَظِيفَةٌ خَالِيةوَظيفَه شاغِرَه
duchaprázdnostvolné místovolné pracovní místo
ledig stillingfraværenhed
vapaa työpaikka
slobodno mjesto
欠員
공석
prosta sobaprosto delovno mesto
ledig plats
ตำแหน่งว่าง
vị trí còn trống
vacancy
[ˈveɪkənsɪ] N1. (= job) → vacante f
"vacancies" → ofertas de trabajo
"vacancy for keen young man" → se busca joven enérgico
to fill a vacancy → proveer una vacante
"vacancies" → ofertas de trabajo
"vacancy for keen young man" → se busca joven enérgico
to fill a vacancy → proveer una vacante
2. (in boarding house etc) → habitación f libre, cuarto m libre
have you any vacancies? → ¿tiene or hay alguna habitación or algún cuarto libre?
we have no vacancies for August → para agosto no hay nada disponible, en agosto todo está lleno
"no vacancies" → completo
"vacancies" → hay habitaciones
have you any vacancies? → ¿tiene or hay alguna habitación or algún cuarto libre?
we have no vacancies for August → para agosto no hay nada disponible, en agosto todo está lleno
"no vacancies" → completo
"vacancies" → hay habitaciones
vacancy
n
(= emptiness) → Leere f; (of look) → Ausdruckslosigkeit f, → Leere f; (of post) → Unbesetztsein nt, → Freisein nt
(in boarding house) → (freies) Zimmer; have you any vacancies for August? → haben Sie im August noch Zimmer frei?; “no vacancies” → „belegt“; “vacancies” → „Zimmer frei“
(= job) → offene or freie Stelle; (at university) → Vakanz f, → unbesetzte Stelle; we have a vacancy in our personnel department → in unserer Personalabteilung ist eine Stelle zu vergeben; we have a vacancy for an editor → wir suchen einen Redakteur/eine Redakteurin; to fill a vacancy → eine Stelle besetzen; we are looking for somebody to fill a vacancy in our personnel department → wir suchen einen Mitarbeiter für unsere Personalabteilung; vacancies → Stellenangebote pl, → offene Stellen pl
vacant
(ˈveikənt) adjective1. empty or unoccupied. a vacant chair; Are there any rooms vacant in this hotel?
2. showing no thought, intelligence or interest. a vacant stare.
ˈvacancy – plural ˈvacancies – noun1. an unoccupied post. We have a vacancy for a typist.
2. the condition of being vacant; emptiness. The vacancy of his expression made me doubt if he was listening.
ˈvacantly adverb absent-mindedly; without concentration. He stared vacantly out of the window.