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vide
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English
French
French
I. empties N
empties npl Brit inf:
empties (bottles)
bouteilles fpl vides
empties (glasses)
verres mpl vides
II. empty [Brit ˈɛm(p)ti, Am ˈɛm(p)ti] ADJ
1. empty (lacking people):
empty room, building, theatre, beach, street
désert
empty desk
libre
to stand empty house, office:
être inoccupé
2. empty (lacking contents):
empty container, pocket
vide
empty desktop
débarrassé
empty diary, page
vierge
empty stomach
vide
3. empty (unfulfilled):
empty promise, threat
en l'air
empty argument, dream, rhetoric
creux/creuse
empty gesture
vide de sens, dénué de sens
empty of meaning
vide de sens, dénué de sens
4. empty (purposeless):
empty life, days, person
vide (of de)
III. empty [Brit ˈɛm(p)ti, Am ˈɛm(p)ti] VB trans
empty → empty out
IV. empty [Brit ˈɛm(p)ti, Am ˈɛm(p)ti] VB intr
empty → empty out
I. empty out VB [Brit ˈɛm(p)ti -, Am ˈɛm(p)ti -] (empty out)
empty out building, container, public place, vehicle:
se vider
empty out river:
se jeter
empty out contents:
se répandre
II. empty out VB [Brit ˈɛm(p)ti -, Am ˈɛm(p)ti -] (empty [sth] out, empty out [sth])
1. empty out (clear):
empty out building, theatre, container, mind
vider
2. empty out (pour):
empty out liquid
verser
empty out substance, contents
vider
empty-handed [Brit ˌɛmptɪˈhandɪd, Am ˌɛm(p)tiˈhændəd] ADJ
empty-handed arrive, leave
les mains vides
empty-handed return
bredouille inv
to be empty-handed
avoir les mains vides
empty-headed [Brit, Am ˌɛm(p)tiˈhɛdəd] ADJ
empty-headed
écervelé
I. empty out VB [Brit ˈɛm(p)ti -, Am ˈɛm(p)ti -] (empty out)
empty out building, container, public place, vehicle:
se vider
empty out river:
se jeter
empty out contents:
se répandre
II. empty out VB [Brit ˈɛm(p)ti -, Am ˈɛm(p)ti -] (empty [sth] out, empty out [sth])
1. empty out (clear):
empty out building, theatre, container, mind
vider
2. empty out (pour):
empty out liquid
verser
empty out substance, contents
vider
French
French
English
English
fadeurs
empty compliments
vidanger
to empty, to drain
vidanger
to empty
dégarni (dégarnie) compte en banque
empty
vacant (vacante) logement
vacant, empty
désespérément seul/vide
hopelessly lonely/empty
bredouille
empty-handed
revenir bredouille de la chasse/de la pêche/d'un championnat
to come back from hunting/from angling/from a championship empty-handed
English
English
French
French
I. empty <-ier, -iest> [ˈemptɪ] ADJ
1. empty (with nothing inside):
empty
vide
empty stomach
creux(-euse)
on an empty stomach
à jeun
2. empty AUTO:
empty
à vide
3. empty (without inhabitants):
empty
inoccupé(e)
4. empty FOOD:
empty calories
non calorique
5. empty (pointless):
empty gesture
futile
empty words
vain(e)
empty threat
en l'air
II. empty <-ies> [ˈemptɪ] N pl
empty
bouteilles fpl vides
empty
vidanges fpl Belg
III. empty <-ie-> [ˈemptɪ] VB trans
empty
vider
to empty one's bladder
uriner
IV. empty <-ie-> [ˈemptɪ] VB intr
1. empty:
empty
se vider
2. empty GEO river:
to empty into sth
se déverser dans qc
half-empty ADJ
half-empty
à moitié vide
empty-headed ADJ
empty-headed
sans cervelle
empty-handed ADJ
1. empty-handed:
empty-handed
les mains vides
2. empty-handed fig:
empty-handed
bredouille
empty weight N
empty weight
poids m à vide
empty out VB trans
empty out
vider
French
French
English
English
bredouille
empty-handed
inhabité(e) appartement
empty
arme déchargée
empty gun
rêve illusoire
empty dream
English
English
French
French
I. empty <-ier, -iest> [ˈem(p)·ti] ADJ
1. empty (with nothing inside):
empty
vide
empty stomach
creux(-euse)
on an empty stomach
à jeun
2. empty AUTO:
empty
à vide
3. empty (without inhabitants):
empty
inoccupé(e)
4. empty culin:
empty calories
non calorique
5. empty (pointless):
empty gesture
futile
empty words
vain(e)
empty threat
en l'air
II. empty <-ies> [ˈem(p)·ti] N pl
empty
bouteilles fpl vides
empty
vidanges fpl Belg
III. empty <-ie-> [ˈem(p)·ti] VB trans
empty
vider
to empty one's bladder
vider sa vessie
IV. empty <-ie-> [ˈem(p)·ti] VB intr
1. empty:
empty
se vider
2. empty GEO river:
to empty into sth
se déverser dans qc
empty-handed ADJ
1. empty-handed:
empty-handed
les mains vides
2. empty-handed fig:
empty-handed
bredouille
empty weight N
empty weight
poids m à vide
empty out VB trans
empty out
vider
empty-headed ADJ
empty-headed
sans cervelle
half-empty ADJ
half-empty
à moitié vide
French
French
English
English
bredouille
empty-handed
inhabité(e) appartement
empty
promesse en l'air [ou de Gascon]
empty promise
creux (-euse) ventre, tête
empty
creux (-euse) paroles
empty
Present
Iempty
youempty
he/she/itempties
weempty
youempty
theyempty
Past
Iemptied
youemptied
he/she/itemptied
weemptied
youemptied
theyemptied
Present Perfect
Ihaveemptied
youhaveemptied
he/she/ithasemptied
wehaveemptied
youhaveemptied
theyhaveemptied
Past Perfect
Ihademptied
youhademptied
he/she/ithademptied
wehademptied
youhademptied
theyhademptied
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)
far from rich/empty
loin d'être riche/vide
on an empty stomach
à jeun
to empty one's bladder
uriner
to empty into sth
se déverser dans qc
to stand motionless/alone/empty
rester immobile/seul/vide
Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)
Empty weight is 24kglb 0 and the pilot hook-in weight range is 50to75kglb 0.
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The aircraft has a standard empty weight of 253lbkg 0.
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The aircraft has a standard empty weight of 250lbkg 0.
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The aircraft has a standard empty weight of 155lbkg 0.
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The aircraft has a standard empty weight of 198lbkg 0.
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