What does hueco in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word hueco in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use hueco in Spanish.

The word hueco in Spanish means hole, space, room, opening, window, shaft, empty, hollow, shallow, vain, pothole, hole, pencil in, make time, make a space for yourself, if you have time. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word hueco

hole

nombre masculino (agujero, abertura) (wall)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Parece que un ratón hizo estos huecos en la pared.
It looks like a mouse made these holes in the wall.

space, room

nombre masculino (espacio libre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
¿Queda algún hueco en la biblioteca para poner estos diccionarios?
Is there any space on the bookshelf for these dictionaries?

opening, window

nombre masculino (tiempo libre) (schedule)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Si encuentro un hueco, le atenderé mañana.
If I find an opening I'll see you tomorrow.

shaft

nombre masculino (de ascensor: cavidad)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
El asesino de la película cayó por el hueco del ascensor.
The killer in the movie plunged down the elevator shaft.

empty, hollow

adjetivo (de interior vacío)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
Cuando golpeas un coco parece que está hueco.
When you hit a coconut it seems like it's hollow.

shallow, vain

adjetivo (desaprobación (persona: superficial) (person)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")
No me gustan las personas huecas que solo se preocupan por las apariencias.
I don't like shallow (or: vain) people who only care about appearances.

pothole, hole

nombre masculino (AmC, CO (en carretera: bache)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Se me dañó el aro porque me fui en un hueco.
My wheel rim got damaged because my car fell into a pothole.

pencil in

expresión (reservar tiempo para) (informal)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")

make time

locución verbal (coloquial (encontrar tiempo)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Nicolás se hizo un hueco para verme.
Nicholas made time to see me.

make a space for yourself

locución verbal (figurado (conseguir un lugar)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Juan se hizo un hueco entre la multitud.
Juan made a space for himself in the crowd.

if you have time

expresión (coloquial (si encuentras un momento)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

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