Spanish Conversation · Level 79
60 words
Spanish word
desocupar
Pronunciation
IPA/desokuˈpaɾ/
Meaning
- verbempty
Example
¿Puedes desocupar la habitación mañana?
Can you empty the room tomorrow?
More examples
Tenemos que desocupar el local esta semana.
We have to vacate the premises this week.
Core concept
Space cleared of furniture or people.
Common phrases
desocupar la habitación
vacate the room
desocupar el local
vacate the premises
desocupar el asiento
vacate the seat
Similar words
vaciar: Empties a container or box by removing all its contents until nothing remains.
desalojar: Evicts occupants from a home or shop so the premises are vacated.
liberar: Frees up a seat or area so it becomes available for someone to use.
despejar: Removes objects or barriers to open a path or restore clear sightlines.
Definition in Spanish
Anular la ocupación de un sitio pidiendo a los ocupantes que salgan o vaciando su contenido.
Word origin
From de- + ocupar, where ocupar comes from Latin occupāre 'to take up', so desocupar means to undo occupying or empty a place.
Usage tips
- Used transitively for places and contents (desocupar la nevera, desocupar el local), so it can mean emptying things as well as asking people to leave.