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“empty” in Spanish

Spanish

Alsovaciar · desocupar

Pronunciation

IPA/baˈθio/

Example

El vaso está vacío.

The glass is empty.

Illustration for vacío (empty)

How to say “empty” in Spanish

“Empty” in Spanish is vacío.

An empty container.

Full entry for vacío: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with vacío

Después de la ruptura, él se sentía vacío.

After the breakup, he felt empty.

Tips for using vacío

  • In everyday speech estar vacío describes a temporarily unfilled thing or time and me siento vacío is usually taken as a strong statement about emotional emptiness.

Other Spanish words for “empty”

Tengo que vaciar la maleta.

I have to empty the suitcase.

¿Puedes desocupar la habitación mañana?

Can you empty the room tomorrow?

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