empty-handed in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

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

empty-handed [Am ˌɛm(p)tiˈhændəd, Brit ˌɛmptɪˈhandɪd] ADV

See also send off

I.send off VB [Am sɛnd -, Brit sɛnd -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o) (dispatch)

II.send off VB [Am sɛnd -, Brit sɛnd -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o, v + o + prep + o) Brit SPORTS

III.send off VB [Am sɛnd -, Brit sɛnd -] (v + adv)

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

vacío1 (vacía) ADJ

1. vacío:

to come back empty-handed

1.1. mano ANAT:

dame la manito o Spain Mex manita

2. mano (posesión):

8. mano en locs:

a mano LatAm (en paz)
a mano LatAm (en paz)
a la mano LatAm
hand attr
on the sly inf
caérsele la mano a alg. Mex inf, pej
to be a fairy dated, offens
empty-handed
empty-handed
correrle mano a alg. Chil vulg sl
to touch o feel sb up inf
estar/quedar a mano inf LatAm
to be even o quits inf
to touch o feel sb up inf

See also mano a mano, doblar

mano a mano N m (corrida)

empty-handed in the PONS Dictionary

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

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

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
He could find game when all others had returned to camp empty-handed.
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Those who needed more than just spiritual comfort never went home empty-handed.
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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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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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The abeyances were not acknowledged, their aspirants came away empty-handed.
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No final contestant has ever gone 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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However, the local store has sold out by the time she gets there, so she returns empty-handed.
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This fighting strategy allows quick and unpredictable counterattacks, the ability to focus on more than one adversary and to face empty-handed an armed adversary.
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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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