What does vider in French mean?

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

The word vider in French means empty, empty of , clear of, empty, empty, gut, run down, run out, empty of, bleed to death, bleed to death, clear your head, clear your mind, vacate the premises, clear out, get out, take off, vacate the property, get off your chest. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word vider

empty

verbe transitif (désemplir)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
J'ai vidé deux de mes tiroirs pour que mon nouveau copain puisse y ranger ses affaires.
I've emptied out two of my drawers so that my new boyfriend can put his stuff in them.

empty of , clear of

(ôter [qch] de [qch])

Nous avons vidé mon appartement de tous ses meubles.
We cleared my apartment of all its furniture.

empty

verbe transitif (retirer un liquide)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Ne vide pas la baignoire (or: Ne vide pas l'eau de la baignoire) : je vais réutiliser l'eau.
Don't empty the bath (or: don't empty the water out of the bath); I'll reuse the water.

empty

verbe transitif (familier (finir de boire)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Ils ont vidé la bouteille à deux.
Between the two of them, they emptied the bottle.

gut

verbe transitif (Cuisine : enlever les entrailles de)

(transitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat.")
Il faut vider le poulet avant de le farcir.
Chicken needs to be cleaned out before stuffing it.

run down

verbe pronominal (liquide : s'évacuer)

L'eau de pluie se vide dans le caniveau.
The rainwater runs down the gutter.

run out

verbe pronominal (perdre de l'air)

(phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.")
La bouteille de gaz s'est vidé en un rien de temps.
The gas bottle ran out in no time at all.

empty of

(perdre des personnes)

À la fin du film, la salle s'est vidée de ses spectateurs.
At the end of the film, the cinema emptied of spectators.

bleed to death

(perdre tout son sang)

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

bleed to death

(mourir lentement)

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

clear your head, clear your mind

(figuré (changer ses idées)

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

vacate the premises

locution verbale (figuré (droit : libérer un local)

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

clear out, get out, take off

locution verbale (figuré (partir, quitter) (informal)

(phrasal verb, intransitive: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning and not taking direct object--for example, "make up" [=reconcile]: "After they fought, they made up.")
Le retraité vida les lieux mardi dernier.

vacate the property

locution verbale (tout déménager)

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

get off your chest

locution verbale (figuré, familier (dire ce qu'on a sur le cœur) (figurative)

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

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