Bedeutung
To cause silence or make others leave.
Kultureller Hintergrund
In Italy, cycling is legendary. 'Fare il vuoto' is the ultimate praise for a 'scalatore' (climber) like Marco Pantani. It evokes the image of a hero alone against the mountain. Italians value 'compagnia' (company). To 'fare il vuoto' is often seen as a tragic social failure, as being alone in a piazza is the opposite of the Italian ideal. In the competitive Italian fashion or automotive industries, 'fare il vuoto' describes a brand that has no rivals in terms of quality or style. With the rise of mindfulness in Italian cities like Milan, 'fare il vuoto' is now commonly used in yoga and meditation contexts to mean mental de-cluttering.
Use it in Sports
If you want to sound like a real Italian sports fan, use this during the Olympics or a football match when one team is winning easily.
Not for Cleaning
Never use this for housework. It sounds like you're trying to turn your house into a space station.
Bedeutung
To cause silence or make others leave.
Use it in Sports
If you want to sound like a real Italian sports fan, use this during the Olympics or a football match when one team is winning easily.
Not for Cleaning
Never use this for housework. It sounds like you're trying to turn your house into a space station.
The 'Attorno a sé' trick
Adding 'attorno a sé' makes the phrase sound much more natural and idiomatic in social contexts.
Teste dich selbst
Qual è il significato di 'fare il vuoto' in una gara di ciclismo?
Il ciclista ha fatto il vuoto a 5km dall'arrivo.
In sports, it means to create a large gap between yourself and the competitors.
Completa la frase con la forma corretta del verbo 'fare'.
Se continui a comportarti così male, ______ il vuoto attorno a te.
The future tense is used here to express a consequence of current behavior.
Abbina la frase alla situazione corretta.
1. Fare il vuoto nella mente. 2. Fare il vuoto in classifica. 3. Fare il vuoto alla festa.
1 matches meditation, 2 matches sports rankings, 3 matches social behavior.
Completa il dialogo.
A: Perché nessuno parla più con Gianni? B: Perché con la sua arroganza lui ______.
'Fare il vuoto' explains why people stopped talking to him.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Visuelle Lernhilfen
Aufgabensammlung
4 AufgabenIl ciclista ha fatto il vuoto a 5km dall'arrivo.
In sports, it means to create a large gap between yourself and the competitors.
Se continui a comportarti così male, ______ il vuoto attorno a te.
The future tense is used here to express a consequence of current behavior.
1. Fare il vuoto nella mente. 2. Fare il vuoto in classifica. 3. Fare il vuoto alla festa.
1 matches meditation, 2 matches sports rankings, 3 matches social behavior.
A: Perché nessuno parla più con Gianni? B: Perché con la sua arroganza lui ______.
'Fare il vuoto' explains why people stopped talking to him.
🎉 Ergebnis: /4
Häufig gestellte Fragen
10 FragenNo, for a physical object, just say 'la scatola è vuota'. 'Fare il vuoto' is an action.
It depends. In sports, it's a compliment. In social life, it's usually a criticism of someone's behavior.
They are interchangeable. 'Creare' sounds slightly more formal or intentional.
No, the idiom always uses the definite article 'il'.
Use the verb 'aspirare' or the phrase 'passare l'aspirapolvere'.
Yes, to describe a company that has no real competitors left.
Yes, 'fare il vuoto nella mente' means to stop thinking about everything.
It is neutral. You can use it with friends or in a newspaper article.
Often used with 'attorno a' (around) or 'dietro di' (behind).
Usually, we say 'ha lasciato un vuoto' (left a void) in that case.
Verwandte Redewendungen
fare piazza pulita
similarTo get rid of everything/everyone
fare terra bruciata
similarTo destroy all relations/resources
sentirsi vuoto
contrastTo feel empty inside
lasciare il segno
contrastTo leave a mark
