empty-handed in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for empty-handed in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

Translations for empty-handed in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

bredouille [bʀəduj] ADJ lit, fig

I.vide [vid] ADJ

II.vide [vid] N m

1. vide (espace):

III.à vide ADV

IV.vide [vid]

main [mɛ̃] N f

1. main ANAT:

3. main (dénotant le contrôle, la possession):

prendre qn par la main lit, fig
to be/arrive empty-handed

Phrases:

to step down (à in favour Brit of)
to feel sb up inf

See also vilain, velours, uni, innocent, dos, doigt, courage

I.vilain (vilaine) [vilɛ̃, ɛn] ADJ

II.vilain (vilaine) [vilɛ̃, ɛn] N m (f)

III.vilain N m

IV.vilain (vilaine) [vilɛ̃, ɛn]

velours <pl velours> [vəluʀ] N m

I.uni (unie) [yni] VB pp

uni → unir

II.uni (unie) [yni] ADJ

III.uni (unie) [yni] ADJ

V.uni (unie) [yni]

I.innocent (innocente) [inɔsɑ̃, ɑ̃t] ADJ

II.innocent (innocente) [inɔsɑ̃, ɑ̃t] N m (f)

III.innocent (innocente) [inɔsɑ̃, ɑ̃t]

dos <pl dos> [do] N m (gén)

dos à dos lit
dos nageur FASHION
se mettre qn à dos inf
I'm stuck! inf

doigt [dwa] N m

1. doigt ANAT:

mettre le doigt sur qc lit, fig

Phrases:

courage [kuʀaʒ] N m

empty-handed in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for empty-handed in the English»French Dictionary (Go to French»English)

Translations for empty-handed in the French»English Dictionary (Go to English»French)

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
One night, together with her husband they steal flowers from a cemetery, not wishing to arrive empty-handed at the home of a colleague.
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No final contestant has ever gone away empty-handed.
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His room had been entered and his papers had been scrutinized, but the thieves, or spies, left empty-handed.
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He spoke of the hijacking of assets and wealth by a few people while a large part of the country goes empty-handed.
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If they, however, risked the entire $50,000 and failed, they also lost all the money they had won in the previous rounds, walking away empty-handed.
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Several expeditions went in search of these fabulous places, but returned empty-handed, or brought less gold than they had hoped.
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A second set of emissaries were sent in 1268, returning empty-handed like the first.
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Ranchers who sought to retrieve their stack often came back empty-handed, or failed to return at all.
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If no deal is made, the trader leaves empty-handed and the player must answer on their own.
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He could find game when all others had returned to camp empty-handed.
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