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10 Language-to-English DictionariesVacuum cleaner
/ˈvæk.juːm ˌkliː.nər/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
An electrical appliance that creates partial suction to draw in dust and dirt from floors and other surfaces.
"She used the vacuum cleaner to get the pet hair off the living room carpet." - 2
An industrial machine designed for heavy-duty suction of debris or liquids.
"The maintenance crew brought out the heavy-duty industrial vacuum cleaner to clear the workshop floor."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word vacuum derives from the Latin vacuus meaning 'empty', entering English in the 17th century. The verb clean stems from Old English clǣne, combined with the agent suffix -er to denote a device that performs the action. The compound noun became prominent in the early 20th century with the invention and commercialization of motorized domestic suction cleaning machines.
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aspirateur
Transliteration: as.pi.ʁa.tœʁ
"Elle passe l'aspirateur dans le salon."
Staubsauger
Transliteration: ˈʃtaʊpˌzaʊɡɐ
"Er benutzt den Staubsauger, um den Teppich zu reinigen."
aspirapolvere
Transliteration: a.spi.raˈpɔl.ve.re
"Ho comprato un nuovo aspirapolvere silenzioso."
aspiradora
Transliteration: as.pi.ɾaˈðo.ɾa
"Pasa la aspiradora debajo de la cama, por favor."
aspirador de pó
Transliteration: as.pi.ɾaˈdoʁ dʒi pɔ
"O aspirador de pó quebrou ontem."
वैक्यूम क्लीनर
Transliteration: vaikyūm klīnar
"मैंने वैक्यूम क्लीनर से कमरा साफ किया।"
吸尘器
Transliteration: xī chén qì
"我用吸尘器清理了地毯。"
진공청소기
Transliteration: jin-gong-cheong-so-gi
"어머니께서 진공청소기로 거실을 청소하고 계십니다."
掃除機
Transliteration: sōjiki
"毎朝掃除機をかけます。"
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