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(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 partie2 noun(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(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 ruesvider(tank, container) se vider; (water, liquid) s'écouler
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Emptier — Emp ti*er (?; 215), n. One who, or that which, empties. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Emptier — Emp ti*er, compar. of {Empty}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Emptier — 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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
emptier — emp·ty || emptɪ v. remove the contents of, make empty adj. containing nothing; without people; hollow, meaningless n. container devoid of contents … English contemporary dictionary
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