empty nester in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for empty nester in the English»Spanish Dictionary

empty nester [Am, Brit] N inf

empty nester

persona casada cuyos hijos han abandonado el hogar

Translations for empty nester in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.empty <emptier, emptiest> [Am ˈɛm(p)ti, Brit ˈɛm(p)ti] ADJ

1.1. empty:

empty bottle/box/nest

vacío

empty revolver

descargado

you can't work on an empty stomach

no se puede trabajar con el estómago vacío

1.2. empty:

empty restaurant/room/street

vacío

empty seat/table/place

libre

empty seat/table/place

desocupado

the office seems empty since she left

desde que se fue se nota un vacío en la oficina

the jails are now empty of political prisoners

en las cárceles ya no quedan presos políticos

2.1. empty:

empty words/gesture

vacío

empty words/gesture

hueco

empty words/gesture

vacío de significado

empty threat/promise

vano

empty pleasures/pursuits

vano

it was an empty boast

no fue más que una fanfarronada

2.2. empty (devoid of emotion, interest):

empty life

vacío

I have an empty feeling inside

tengo una sensación de vacío or me siento vacío

she felt empty

se sentía vacía

II.empty <empties, emptying, emptied> [Am ˈɛm(p)ti, Brit ˈɛm(p)ti] VB trans

1. empty container/tank/warehouse:

empty

vaciar

he was told to empty his pockets

le ordenaron que vaciara los bolsillos

she emptied the saucepan over his head

le vació la cacerola en la cabeza

to empty sth of sth the thieves emptied the house of its entire contents

los ladrones vaciaron la casa

to empty sth of sth the thieves emptied the house of its entire contents

los ladrones dejaron la casa limpia inf

first empty your mind of all preconceptions

primero olvida todas tus ideas preconcebidas

2. empty (eat or drink contents of):

empty cup/glass

vaciar

empty plate

dejar limpio

3. empty (take or pour out):

he emptied the ash from his pipe into the ashtray

vació la pipa en el cenicero

she emptied the water down the sink

tiró el agua por el fregadero

she emptied the contents all over the floor

vació la caja (or el bolso etc.) en el suelo

III.empty <empties, emptying, emptied> [Am ˈɛm(p)ti, Brit ˈɛm(p)ti] VB intr

1. empty:

empty room/street:

vaciarse

empty bath/tank:

vaciarse

to empty of sth the streets emptied of people

las calles se quedaron desiertas or se vaciaron

2. empty river/stream:

to empty into sth

desaguar en algo

to empty into sth

verter sus aguas en algo liter

IV.empty <pl empties> [Am ˈɛm(p)ti, Brit ˈɛm(p)ti] N inf (bottle)

empty

envase m (vacío)

empty

casco m Spain Mex

to run on empty (with little fuel)

tener el tanque vacío

to run on empty (with little energy)

estar sin fuerzas

empty nester in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for empty nester in the English»Spanish Dictionary

I.empty [ˈempti] -ier, -iest -ie- -ie- -ies ADJ

1. empty (with nothing inside):

empty

vacío, -a

empty lorry, ship, train

sin carga

empty house

desocupado, -a

2. empty (useless):

empty

inútil

empty words

vano, -a

empty phrase

frase vacía

II.empty [ˈempti] -ier, -iest -ie- -ie- -ies VB trans

empty (pour)

verter

empty (deprive of contents)

vaciar

III.empty [ˈempti] -ier, -iest -ie- -ie- -ies VB intr

empty

vaciarse

empty river

desembocar

to empty into the Nile

desembocar en el Nilo

IV.empty [ˈempti] -ier, -iest -ie- -ie- -ies N pl

empty

envases m pl (vacíos)

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

I'm an empty nester now.

www.film-news.co.uk

We were making plans for the future, for when we became empty nesters.

www.theglobeandmail.com

Many young urban professionals and empty nesters live in the townhouses.

en.wikipedia.org

Initially, empty nesters find the newfound freedom overwhelming.

thechronicleherald.ca

If you are mortgage-free and an empty nester, your cost of living will definitely drop in your later years.

www.thestar.com

From the early days as a brand new father, to later life as an empty nester travelling to visit the grandkids, a number of fatherly responsibilities involve transportation.

www.autos.ca

And there are lots of reasons why even an empty nester might not want to downsize, such as the memories attached to a house.

www.independent.ie

An empty nester bought this one for his son.

www.afr.com

Almost all of the buyers were empty nester couples whose children had recently left home, or a few couples aged in the 60 - 80-year age bracket.

www.guide2.co.nz

Ultimately, it was like coming to terms with being an empty nester only to find out the kids don't want to leave after all.

www.bodyandsoul.com.au