vide
Tuesday, November 30, 2004
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vide (veed) adjective
1. empty
2. blank
le vide, noun (masculine):
1. emptiness, void, space
2. vacuum
3. gap
Also:
un vide-poches (empty-pocket) = tidy; pin tray
un vide-ordures = a garbage chute
un vide-pomme = an apple corer
un vide greniers = a garage sale
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Expressions:
combler le vide = the fill (up) the gap
avoir une case vide = to be crazy
vide de sens = void of meaning; meaningless
passage à vide = a moment of weakness
revenir les mains vides = to return empty-handed
faire le vide autour de quelqu'un = to leave somebody alone
regarder dans le vide = to stare into space
parler dans le vide = to speak into the void (to speak without being heard)
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Citation du Jour / French Quote of the Day:
Une main, même vide, est parfois d'un grand secours.
A hand, even an empty one, is sometimes a great help.
--Jean Ethier-Blais
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