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41 vain
vein1) (having too much pride in one's appearance, achievements etc; conceited: She's very vain about her good looks.) forfengelig2) (unsuccessful: He made a vain attempt to reach the drowning woman.) forgjeves3) (empty; meaningless: vain threats; vain promises.) tom, intetsigende•- vainly- vanity
- in vainforfengelig--------forgjeves--------fåfengt--------tomadj. \/veɪn\/1) forfengelig2) forgjeves, nytteløs, fruktesløs, virkningsløs, fåfengt3) tom, hul, innholdsløs, intetsigendein vain forgjevestake someones name in vain snakke respektløst om noentake the name of God in vain misbruke Guds\/Herrens navn -
42 vessel
'vesl1) (a container, usually for liquid: a plastic vessel containing acid.) beholder, kar2) (a ship: a 10,000-ton grain-carrying vessel.) skip, fartøybåt--------kar--------skipsubst. \/ˈvesl\/1) skip, båt, fartøy, farkost2) ( også) fly3) forklaring: redskap man kan oppbevare vann i (f.eks. beholder, bolle, fat e.l.)4) ( bibelsk eller overført) kar5) (anatomi, zoologi) kar6) ( botanikk) kar, vedrørcommunicating vessels kommuniserende rør, kommuniserende karempty vessels make the greatest noise\/sound tomme tømmer ramler mest -
43 void
void 1. adjective1) (not valid or binding: The treaty has been declared void.) ugyldig, ikke bindende2) ((with of) lacking entirely: a statement void of meaning.) tom, blottet for2. noun(a huge empty space, especially (with the) outer space: The rocket shot up into the void; Her death left a void in her husband's life.) tomromtom--------ugyldigIsubst. \/vɔɪd\/1) ( også overført) tomrom, tomt romhun har etterlatt seg et tomrom \/ det er tomt etter henne2) ( kortspill) renons3) ( i betong e.l.) hulrom, pore, mellomrom4) ( EDB) fargelukedisappear into the void forsvinne ut i tomme luftenthe great void det store intetIIverb \/vɔɪd\/1) ( spesielt jus) annullere, erklære\/gjøre ugyldig2) tømme (ut), kvitte seg med, utsondre (fra kroppen)3) ( gammeldags) forlate, gå fraIIIadj. \/vɔɪd\/1) tom2) ledig, vakant, ubesatt3) ( spesielt jus) ugyldig, uten kraft4) ( poetisk) forgjeves, fånyttes, unyttig5) ( kortspill) renonsmake void ( spesielt jus) oppheve, annullerevoid of blottet for, uten, fri foruten håp, håpløsvoid of pity ubarmhjertig -
44 woo
wu:3rd person singular present tense - woos; verb((of a man) to seek as a wife: He wooed the daughter of the king.) fri/beile til- wooerverb \/wuː\/1) fri (til), oppvarte, gjøre kur til2) strebe etter3) ( overført) fri til, innynde seg (hos), lokke4) risikere, utsette seg forgo wooing gå på frierføtter -
45 go blank
(to become empty: My mind went blank when the police questioned me.) bli tom; få jernteppe -
46 turn out
1) (to send away; to make (someone) leave.) vise/jage bort, kaste ut2) (to make or produce: The factory turns out ten finished articles an hour.) framstille, produsere3) (to empty or clear: I turned out the cupboard.) tømme, rydde ut4) ((of a crowd) to come out; to get together for a (public) meeting, celebration etc: A large crowd turned out to see the procession.) samle seg, møte fram/opp5) (to turn off: Turn out the light!) slå av, slokke6) (to happen or prove to be: He turned out to be right; It turned out that he was right.) vise seg å være
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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