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  • 1 empty

    ['empti] 1. adjective
    1) (having nothing inside: an empty box; an empty cup.) tukšs
    2) (unoccupied: an empty house.) tukšs; neapdzīvots
    3) ((with of) completely without: a street quite empty of people.) tukšs
    4) (having no practical result; (likely to be) unfulfilled: empty threats.) tukšs
    2. verb
    1) (to make or become empty: He emptied the jug; The cinema emptied quickly at 10.30; He emptied out his pockets.) iztukšot; iztukšoties
    2) (to tip, pour, or fall out of a container: She emptied the milk into a pan; The rubbish emptied on to the ground.) izliet; izbērt
    3. noun
    (an empty bottle etc: Take the empties back to the shop.) tukša pudele
    - empty-handed
    - empty-headed
    * * *
    tukša tara; iztukšot; iztukšoties; ietecēt; tukšs; neapdzīvots; izsalcis; bezsaturīgs; brīvgaitas

    English-Latvian dictionary > empty

  • 2 vain

    [vein]
    1) (having too much pride in one's appearance, achievements etc; conceited: She's very vain about her good looks.) iedomīgs
    2) (unsuccessful: He made a vain attempt to reach the drowning woman.) neveiksmīgs; veltīgs
    3) (empty; meaningless: vain threats; vain promises.) tukšs
    •
    - vanity
    - in vain
    * * *
    veltīgs; iedomīgs, uzpūtīgs; tukšs, neīsts

    English-Latvian dictionary > vain

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  • empty — adj., v., & n. adj. (emptier, emptiest) 1 containing nothing. 2 (of a house etc.) unoccupied or unfurnished. 3 (of a transport vehicle etc.) without a load, passengers, etc. 4 a meaningless, hollow, insincere (empty threats; an empty gesture). b… …   Useful english dictionary

  • 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

  • threat — /Tret/ noun 1 (C, U) a statement that you will cause someone pain, unhappiness, or trouble: Your threats don t scare me! (+ of): the threat of strike action | make/issue a threat against: Threats have been made against the book s author. | give… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • Síndrome de alienación parental — El síndrome de alienación parental o SAP, es un término que el profesor de psiquiatría Richard A. Gardner acuñó en 1985 para referirse en lo que él describe como un desorden en el cual un niño, de forma permanente, denigra e insulta sin… …   Wikipedia Español

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  • bluster — blus•ter [[t]ˈblʌs tər[/t]] v. i. 1) to roar and be tumultuous, as wind 2) to be loud, noisy, or swaggering; utter loud, empty threats 3) to force or accomplish by blustering: He blustered his way through the crowd[/ex] 4) boisterous noise and… …   From formal English to slang

  • ἀσκίω — ἄσκιος unshaded masc/fem/neut nom/voc/acc dual ἄσκιος unshaded masc/fem/neut gen sg (doric aeolic) ἀσκέω work pres subj act 1st sg (doric) ἀσκέω work pres ind act 1st sg (doric aeolic) ἀσκίον empty threats neut nom/voc/acc dual ἀσκίον empty… …   Greek morphological index (Ελληνική μορφολογικούς δείκτες)

  • bluster — v. & n. v.intr. 1 behave pompously and boisterously; utter empty threats. 2 (of the wind etc.) blow fiercely. n. 1 noisily self assertive talk. 2 empty threats. Derivatives: blusterer n. blustery adj. Etymology: 16th c.: ult. imit …   Useful english dictionary

  • vain — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. proud, conceited; futile, fruitless; trivial. See vanity, uselessness, unimportance. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Possessing unwarranted self esteem] Syn. proud, arrogant, haughty; see egotistic 2 . 2 …   English dictionary for students

  • vain — 1 Vain, nugatory, otiose, idle, empty, hollow are comparable when they mean devoid of worth or significance. Something vain (see also FUTILE) is devoid of all value, either absolutely because worthless, superfluous, or unprofitable or relatively… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • vain — [vān] adj. [OFr < L vanus, empty, vain: see WANT] 1. having no real value or significance; worthless, empty, idle, hollow, etc. [vain pomp] 2. without force or effect; futile, fruitless, unprofitable, unavailing, etc. [a vain endeavor] 3.… …   English World dictionary

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