vide/vid/
adjective / noun · A2 · Frequency 1306
adjective
Meanings
empty; blank; vacant (e.g., room, page)
Used to describe a physical state of containing nothing or being unoccupied
devoid of; lacking
Used to indicate the absence of a particular quality or component
Examples
Après le déménagement, l'appartement est resté vide pendant plusieurs semaines.
After the move, the apartment remained vacant for several weeks.
Le formulaire est encore vide, car personne ne l'a rempli.
The form is still blank because nobody has filled it in.
Son discours est vide de propositions concrètes.
His speech is devoid of concrete proposals.
Collocations
- une page videa blank page
- un discours vide de sensa meaningless speech
Common mistakes
La boîte est videe.
La boîte est vide.
'Vide' is an invariable adjective and never agrees in gender or number; a common error is wrongly adding the feminine ending -e.
Il est vide de courage.
Il est dépourvu de courage.
'Vide de + noun' is archaic or literary in contemporary French; standard usage prefers 'dépourvu de' or 'dénué de'.
Related words
nounmasculine
Meanings
space, void, vacuum
Refers to physical or abstract space or void.
emptiness, feeling of void
Refers to psychological or emotional emptiness.
gap, opening
Refers to a physical opening or an abstract gap.
Examples
La pompe a créé un vide dans le récipient.
The pump created a vacuum in the container.
La maison silencieuse lui laissait un vide difficile à expliquer.
The silent house left him with an emptiness that was difficult to explain.
Le vide sous la porte laissait passer un courant d'air.
The gap under the door let a draft in.
Collocations
- le vide spatialthe vacuum of space
- ressentir un vide intérieurto feel an inner emptiness
Related words
adjective
Meanings
empty; blank; vacant (e.g., room, page)
Used to describe a physical state of containing nothing or being unoccupied
devoid of; lacking
Used to indicate the absence of a particular quality or component
Examples
Les bureaux sont vides après le départ des employés.
The offices are empty after the employees have left.
Les pages vides attendent encore les notes du professeur.
The blank pages are still waiting for the teacher's notes.
Ces explications sont vides de contenu concret.
These explanations lack concrete content.