empty

empty: empty [{{t}}'emptɪ] (compar emptier, superl emptiest, pl empties)

1 adjective

(a) (glass, room, box etc) vide; (city, street) désert; (cinema) désert, vide; (job, post) vacant, à pourvoir;

∎ the house was empty of people la maison était vide;

∎ my stomach is empty (I'm hungry) j'ai un creux (à l'estomac);

∎ to do sth on an empty stomach faire qch à jeun;

∎ {{}}Medicine{{}} to be taken on an empty stomach (on packaging) à prendre à jeun;

∎ to feel empty (drained of emotion) se sentir vidé (sur le plan émotionnel);

∎ the fuel gauge was at or showing empty le niveau du réservoir était à zéro;

∎ to be running on empty (car) avoir le réservoir presque vide; {{}}figurative{{}} ne plus avoir d'énergie, être à bout de souffle;

∎ {{}}proverb{{}} empty vessels make most noise = ce sont souvent les ignorants qui sont les plus bavards

(b) {{}}figurative{{}} (words, talk) creux; (promise) en l'air, vain; (gesture) dénué de sens; (threat) en l'air;

∎ empty of meaning vide ou dénué de sens;

∎ to feel empty (after bereavement, trauma) sentir un vide;

∎ life feels empty now that you've gone ma vie est vide maintenant que tu es partie

2 noun

{{}}familiar{{}} (bottle) bouteille f vide^□ ; (glass) verre m vide^□ ; (crate) caisse f vide^□

3 transitive verb

(glass, pocket, room) vider; (car, lorry) décharger; (cesspool, tank, barrel) vidanger; {{}}Computing{{}} (wastebasket, bin) vider;

∎ he emptied (the contents of) the bucket over her head il a vidé le seau sur sa tête;

∎ she emptied the cigarette butts into a plant pot elle a versé les mégots dans un pot de fleurs

4 intransitive verb

(building, street, container) se vider; (water) s'écouler;

∎ to empty into the sea (river) se jeter dans la mer;

∎ the crowd emptied onto the streets la foule s'est répandue dans les rues

➲ empty out

1 separable transitive verb

vider

2 intransitive verb

(tank, container) se vider; (water, liquid) s'écouler

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Empty — Emp ty (?; 215), a. [Compar. {Emptier}; superl. {Emptiest}.] [AS. emtig, [ae]mtig, [ae]metig, fr. [ae]mta, [ae]metta, quiet, leisure, rest; of uncertain origin; cf. G. emsig busy.] 1. Containing nothing; not holding or having anything within;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
empty — adj 1 Empty, vacant, blank, void, vacuous mean lacking the contents that could or should be present. Something is empty which has nothing in it; something is vacant which is without an occupant, incumbent, tenant, inmate, or the person or thing… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
empty — [emp′tē] adj. emptier, emptiest [ME emti & (with intrusive p ) empti < OE æmettig, unoccupied, lit., at leisure < æmetta, leisure (< æ , without + base of motan, to have to: see MUST1) + ig, Y2] 1. containing nothing; having nothing in… … English World dictionary
empty — ► ADJECTIVE (emptier, emptiest) 1) containing nothing; not filled or occupied. 2) having no meaning or likelihood of fulfilment: an empty threat. 3) having no value or purpose. ► VERB (empties, emptied) … English terms dictionary
empty — c.1200, from O.E. æmettig at leisure, not occupied, unmarried, from æmetta leisure, from æ not + metta, from motan to have (see MIGHT (Cf. might)). The p is a euphonic insertion. Sense evolution from at leisure to empty is paralleled in several… … Etymology dictionary
Empty — Emp ty, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Emptied}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Emptying}.] To deprive of the contents; to exhaust; to make void or destitute; to make vacant; to pour out; to discharge; as, to empty a vessel; to empty a well or a cistern. [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
empty — [adj1] containing nothing abandoned, bare, barren, blank, clear, dead, deflated, depleted, desert, deserted, desolate, despoiled, destitute, devoid, dry, evacuated, exhausted, forsaken, godforsaken*, hollow, lacking, stark, unfilled, unfurnished … New thesaurus
empty of — completely without (something) The arena was empty of spectators. The streets are now empty of traffic. • • • Main Entry: ↑empty … Useful english dictionary
Empty — Emp ty, n.; pl. {Empties}. An empty box, crate, cask, etc.; used in commerce, esp. in transportation of freight; as, special rates for empties. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Empty — Emp ty, v. i. 1. To discharge itself; as, a river empties into the ocean. [1913 Webster] 2. To become empty. The chapel empties. B. Jonson. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
empty — index barren, baseless, consume, deficient, deplete, devoid, diminish, dissipate (expend foolishly), evacuate … Law dictionary

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