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1 empty
empty [ˈemptɪ]1. adjectivea. ( = containing nothing) vide• to be running on empty [car] avoir le réservoir pratiquement vide ; [person] avoir l'estomac vide ; [organization] être à bout de souffleb. ( = meaningless) [phrase, rhetoric] creux ; [dream, hope] vain• empty talk verbiage mc. ( = numb) [person] vidé ; [feeling] de vide• when I heard the news I felt empty quand j'ai appris la nouvelle, je me suis senti vidé2. plural nouna. [+ vehicle] décharger[water] s'écouler ; [building, room, washing machine] se vider5. compounds* * *['emptɪ] 1.1) [street] désert; [desk] libre; [container] vide; [page] vierge2) fig [promise, threat] en l'air; [dream, rhetoric] creux/creuse; [gesture] vide de sens; [life] vide2.transitive verb, intransitive verb = empty outPhrasal Verbs: -
2 gesture
gesture [ˈdʒest∫ər]1. noungeste m• what a nice gesture! quelle délicate attention !* * *['dʒestʃə(r)] 1.noun lit, fig geste m (of de)2.intransitive verb faire un gesteto gesture at ou towards something — désigner quelque chose d'un geste
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3 gesture
A n lit, fig geste m (of de) ; a nice gesture un beau geste ; a political/humanitarian gesture un geste politique/humanitaire ; a gesture of goodwill/solidarity un geste de bonne volonté/de solidarité ; an empty gesture un geste qui ne signifie rien.C vi faire un geste ; to gesture at ou towards sth désigner qch d'un geste ; to gesture to sb faire signe à qn (to do de faire). -
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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 -
5 empty
B adj1 ( lacking people) [room, building, theatre, beach, street] désert ; [desk] libre ; to stand empty [house, office] être inoccupé ;2 ( lacking contents) [container, pocket] vide ; [desktop] débarrassé ; [diary, page] vierge ; [stomach] vide ;3 ( unfulfilled) [promise, threat] en l'air ; [argument, dream, rhetoric] creux/creuse ; [gesture] vide de sens, dénué de sens ; empty of meaning vide de sens, dénué de sens ;4 ( purposeless) [life, days, person] vide (of de).■ empty out [building, container, public place, vehicle] se vider ; [river] se jeter ; [contents] se répandre ;▶ empty [sth] out, empty out [sth]1 ( clear) vider [building, theatre, container, mind] ;
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empty gesture — meaningless action … English contemporary dictionary
empty — [[t]e̱mpti[/t]] ♦♦♦ emptier, emptiest, empties, emptying, emptied 1) ADJ GRADED: oft ADJ of n An empty place, vehicle, or container is one that has no people or things in it. The room was bare and empty. ...empty cans of lager... The roads were… … English dictionary
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empty — emp|ty1 [ empti ] adjective *** 1. ) containing nothing: an empty jar His pockets were empty. an empty space: There were no empty spaces in the parking lot. a ) containing no people: an empty room stand empty: Emma s apartment stood empty for six … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
empty — 1 / empti/ adjective 1 CONTAINER having nothing inside: an empty box | Your glass is empty can I fill it up? 2 ROOM/BUILDING an empty room, building etc does not have any people in it: The house had been empty for six months before we moved in. | … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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gesture — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 movement that expresses sth ADJECTIVE ▪ dramatic, expansive, expressive, extravagant, flamboyant, melodramatic, rhetorical, sweeping, theatrical … Collocations dictionary
empty — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb 1 make sth empty ADVERB ▪ completely ▪ The cupboards had all been completely emptied. ▪ out ▪ We emptied out the tank. PREPOSITION … Collocations dictionary
empty*/*/*/ — [ˈempti] adj I 1) containing no things or people Ant: full an empty jar[/ex] The room was empty.[/ex] empty streets[/ex] 2) lacking emotion, interest, or purpose Her life felt empty and meaningless.[/ex] 3) not true or serious an empty… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
empty — adjective (emptier, emptiest) 1》 containing nothing; not filled or occupied. ↘Mathematics (of a set) containing no members or elements. 2》 (of words or a gesture) lacking sincerity. 3》 having no value or purpose. verb (empties, emptying,… … English new terms dictionary
lip service — I (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) (VOCABULARY WORD) n. [LIP SER vis] insincere agreement, empty talk or gesture. Politicians pay a lot of lip service to their constituents. SYN.: insincerity, empty talk, empty gesture, token agreement, tokenism, show … English dictionary for students