vacantly in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for vacantly in the English»French Dictionary

vacantly [Brit ˈveɪk(ə)ntli, Am ˈveɪkəntli] ADV

1. vacantly (absently):

vacantly answer, stare

d'un air absent

2. vacantly (stupidly):

vacantly smile, stare

d'un air stupide

vacantly in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for vacantly in the English»French Dictionary

vacantly ADV

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vacantly (absent-mindedly)

de manière absente, le regard vide

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

She has to wear a football helmet to protect her head, her eyes point in different directions, and she gapes vacantly.

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Eyes stare vacantly at the viewer, as she crams substances into her mouth with both hands.

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Or, you could always stare vacantly at your fellow passengers on your journey home and see how many start crying.

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Rows of widows draped in white, shaven and austere, gazed vacantly, at the slow moving river.

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The cat sat upright with a jolt, stared vacantly for a second, rolled over and went back to sleep.

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With their vacantly staring eyes and powerful sharp beaks, they seem to threaten the naked and defenceless humans around them.

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When the event happened this time, the police just stood there vacantly for over two hours, and let the cameras soak in the crowds and slogans.

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Miller stares at his wife so vacantly, you can pretty much hear his eyelashes high-fiving when he blinks.

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A moment later her lids lowered halfway to stare vacantly ahead.

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As he reclined against a plastic chair, staring vacantly at the stars, local friends chatted over beer and shisha pipes in the grassy courtyard.

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