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1 hollow
1. adjective1) (not solid) hohl; Hohl[ziegel, -mauer, -zylinder, -kugel]2) (sunken) eingefallen [Wangen, Schläfen]; hohl, tief liegend [Augen]3) (echoing) hohl [Ton, Klang]4) (fig.): (empty) wertlos2. noun[Boden]senke, die; [Boden]vertiefung, die3. adverbhold something in the hollow of one's hand — etwas in der hohlen Hand halten
4. transitive verbbeat somebody hollow — (coll.) jemanden um Längen schlagen (ugs.)
hollow out — aushöhlen; graben [Höhle]
* * *['holəu] 1. adjective 2. noun1) (something hollow: hollows in her cheeks.) die Höhle2) (a small valley; a dip in the ground: You can't see the farm from here because it's in a hollow.) die Vertiefung•- academic.ru/35238/hollowness">hollowness- beat hollow
- hollow out* * *hol·low[ˈhɒləʊ, AM ˈhɑ:loʊ]I. adj1. (empty) hohl2. (sunken) hohl\hollow cheeks eingefallene Wangen3. (sound) hohl, dumpfthere's a rather \hollow ring to her profession of complete contentment ihre Behauptung, sie sei vollkommen zufrieden, kommt nicht sehr überzeugend rüber fam\hollow laughter ungläubiges Gelächter\hollow promise leeres Versprechen\hollow victory schaler Sieg6.▶ to beat sb \hollow jdn haushoch schlagenII. n3.▶ to have sb in the \hollow of one's hand jdn [fest] in der Hand habenIII. adv1. (empty) hohlto feel \hollow [inside] sich [o hohl] leer akk fühlen2. (hungry)to feel \hollow inside ein Loch im Bauch haben fam3. (sound)to sound \hollow hohl klingenIV. vt▪ to \hollow sth etw aushöhlen* * *['hɒləʊ]1. adj1) hohl; (= concave) surface, cheeks hohl, eingefallen; eyes tief liegend; (= empty) feeling hohl, leer;2) (= meaningless) gesture, threat, sham, words, promise leer; victory geschenkt; (= insincere) person unaufrichtig; laugh hohl; (= forced) gequältwith a (deep,) hollow voice — mit Grabesstimme
2. na wooded hollow —
3. adv (Brit)to beat sb hollow (inf) — jdn haushoch schlagen, jdn fertigmachen (inf)
* * *A s1. Höhle f, (Aus)Höhlung f, Hohlraum m:hollow of the hand hohle Hand;have sb in the hollow of one’s hand jemanden völlig in seiner Gewalt haben;hollow of the knee Kniekehle f2. Mulde f, Senke f, Vertiefung f3. TECHa) Hohlkehle fb) Gussblase fB adj (adv hollowly)1. hohl, Hohl…:2. hohl, dumpf (Klang, Stimme etc)3. figa) hohl, leer4. wertlos (Sieg)5. hohl:a) eingefallen (Wangen)b) tief liegend (Augen)6. leer, hungrig:feel hollow Hunger habenC adv hohl (auch fig):a) hohl klingen (Versprechen etc),b) unglaubwürdig klingen (Protest etc)1. aushöhlen* * *1. adjective1) (not solid) hohl; Hohl[ziegel, -mauer, -zylinder, -kugel]2) (sunken) eingefallen [Wangen, Schläfen]; hohl, tief liegend [Augen]3) (echoing) hohl [Ton, Klang]4) (fig.): (empty) wertlos5) (fig.): (cynical) verlogen; leer [Versprechen]; gequält [Lachen]2. noun[Boden]senke, die; [Boden]vertiefung, die3. adverb4. transitive verbbeat somebody hollow — (coll.) jemanden um Längen schlagen (ugs.)
hollow out — aushöhlen; graben [Höhle]
* * *adj.hohl adj. n.Aushöhlung f.Hohlraum -¨e m.Höhle -n f.Höhlung -en f. -
2 hollow
1) ( empty) hohl2) ( sunken) hohl;\hollow cheeks eingefallene Wangen3) ( sound) hohl, dumpf;there's a rather \hollow ring to her profession of complete contentment ihre Behauptung, sie sei vollkommen zufrieden, kommt nicht sehr überzeugend rüber ( fam)\hollow laughter ungläubiges Gelächter;\hollow promise leeres Versprechen;\hollow victory schaler SiegPHRASES:to beat sb \hollow jdn haushoch schlagen nPHRASES:to have sb in the \hollow of one's hand jdn [fest] in der Hand haben adv1) ( empty) hohl;2) ( hungry)to feel \hollow inside ein Loch im Bauch haben ( fam)3) ( sound)to sound \hollow hohl klingen vtto \hollow sth etw aushöhlen
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