empty-nest syndrome in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for empty-nest syndrome 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

I.nest [Am nɛst, Brit nɛst] N

1. nest:

nest (of birds, reptiles)

nido m

nest (of wasps)

avispero m

nest (of ants)

hormiguero m

nest (of mice)

ratonera f

nest (of mice)

nido m

to fly or leave the nest bird/child:

volar del or dejar el nido

to feather one's (own) nest

barrer hacia adentro

to foul one's own nest

tirar piedras a su (or mi etc.) propio tejado

2. nest (hotbed):

a nest of thieves

una cueva or guarida de ladrones

a nest of subversion

un foco de subversión

3. nest (set):

nest

juego m

nest of tables

mesa f nido

II.nest [Am nɛst, Brit nɛst] VB intr

1.1. nest birds:

nest

anidar

1.2. nest Brit:

to go nesting

ir a buscar nidos

2. nest <nesting;, pres part attr >:

nesting tables

mesa f nido

syndrome [Am ˈsɪnˌdroʊm, Brit ˈsɪndrəʊm] N

syndrome

síndrome m

empty-nest syndrome in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for empty-nest syndrome 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)

I.nest [nest] N

1. nest:

nest (animal's home)

nido m

nest (of hen)

nidal m

2. nest (cosy domicile):

nest

nido m

to leave the nest

dejar el nido

3. nest pej (den):

nest

guarida f

4. nest (location that swarms with sth bad):

nest

cueva f

nest

nido m

5. nest (set, cluster, assemblage):

nest

juego m

II.nest [nest] VB intr

nest

anidar

syndrome [ˈsɪndrəʊm, Am -droʊm] N

syndrome

síndrome m

acquired immune deficiency syndrome

síndrome de la inmunodeficiencia adquirida

acute respiratory distress syndrome

síndrome de dificultad respiratoria aguda

chronic fatigue syndrome

síndrome de fatiga crónica

Diogenes syndrome

síndrome de Diógenes

economy-class syndrome

síndrome de la clase turista

Stockholm syndrome

síndrome de Estocolmo

sudden infant death syndrome

síndrome de muerte súbita del lactante

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

For a while, we framed it as an extreme case of empty-nest syndrome.

www.independent.co.uk

Helicopter parents' most at risk for empty-nest syndrome, while others embrace the new freedom of having grown kids.

www.thestar.com

Now the wonder horse is facing up to empty-nest syndrome.

metro.co.uk

But empty-nest syndrome is not about doing things differently.

www.nzherald.co.nz

Empty-nest syndrome -- my five children were all able to look after themselves -- had left me feeling used up, confused and afraid for the future.

www.telegraph.co.uk

Conversations in the store cover subjects like menopause, erectile dysfunction, and empty-nest syndrome more now than they have in the past.

www.straight.com

For years, nobody had a name for empty-nest syndrome, and therefore nobody really acknowledged its universality.

www.nzherald.co.nz

Empty-nest syndrome is often felt more acutely by women, who tend to take on the lion's share of family life.

www.dailymail.co.uk

There is no empty-nest syndrome in these households.

www.webmd.com