"Je déteste passer le balai, je veux un aspirateur."

Translation: I hate sweeping; I want a vacuum.

[MarcoSaluzzo]

It should be 'vacuum cleaner'

[tachyonashley123]

"Vacuum" for "vacuum cleaner" is pretty widespread, and attested in a number of major dictionaries, including the OED, Collins and Merriam-Webster.

[BarbaraSeifert]

I agree with you. The person who gave you a demerit is in a vacuum!

[blas_]

Why can't I use "I hate using the broom, i want a vacuum" ?

[captaingarbonza]

It's not the same sentence. "Je déteste utiliser le balai, je veux un aspirateur"

[DarrelDent]

But why is this "je déteste passer le balai" and not just "je déteste balayer"?

[pom666]

both are ok . "Je déteste passer le balai" is more emphatic

[effyleven]

"Aspirator" is the official name for a gas mask, isn't it? Or the last ditch device for keeping very poorly Covid-19 patients alive?

[Bonne_Baguette]

Why is it passer?

[Nathan173901]

It's idiomatic: passer le balai (lit. "to pass[?] the broom") - to sweep, passer l'aspirateur (lit. "to pass[?] the vacuum [cleaner]") - to vacuum.

[MichaelHaa65689]

in the normal speed, I distinctly hear "une aspirateur" in the slow speed it's clearly "un" (which is correct) - I've listened to it several times to try and figure out the acoustical twist that's causing this effect. Obviously the speaker knows the gender of the noun, but I find it difficult to hear the difference in normal speed. Perhaps it's "un" followed by a vowel that creates the effect of "ewn" sound rather than the "an".