Usage Note
Vaciar carries a written accent on the i in stressed forms — vacío, vacías, vacía, vacían — because the i and a do not form a diphthong here. Reflexively, vaciarse means to drain or empty out. The related adjective vacío ('empty') shares the root.
Examples
"Tienes que vaciar la mochila antes de salir."
Natural Translation
You need to empty the backpack before leaving.
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