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vuoto

empty

adjective voo-OH-toh Less Common
Descriptions & Qualities Conditions

Origin: from Latin vocitus, 'empty'

Also means

void

Usage Note

Vuoto is the everyday 'empty' (opposite of pieno) and also works as a noun meaning 'void' or 'gap', as in un vuoto di memoria ('a memory blank'). It agrees normally: vuota, vuoti, vuote.

Examples

"Il bicchiere è vuoto."

Natural Translation

The glass is empty.

Literal Translation

The glass is empty.

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