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1. adjective1) (having an empty space in it: a hollow tree; Bottles, pipes and tubes are hollow.) hueco2) ((of a sound) strangely deep, as if made in something hollow: a hollow voice.) cavernoso
2. noun1) (something hollow: hollows in her cheeks.) hueco2) (a small valley; a dip in the ground: You can't see the farm from here because it's in a hollow.) hondonada•- beat hollow
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hollow adj huecotr['hɒləʊ]1 (sound, thing) hueco,-a2 (cheeks etc) hundido,-a1 hueco2 SMALLGEOGRAPHY/SMALL hondonada1 vaciar1) : hueco, hundido (dícese de las mejillas, etc.), cavernoso (dícese de un sonido)2) empty, false: vacío, falsohollow n1) cavity: hueco m, depresión f, cavidad f2) valley: hondonada f, valle madj.• ahuecado, -a adj.• cascado, -a adj.• cóncavo, -a adj.• hueco, -a adj.• hundido, -a adj.• vacío, -a adj.n.• ahuecamiento s.m.• cavidad s.f.• cañada s.f.• celdilla s.f.• cuenco s.m.• depresión s.f.• hondonada s.f.• hueco s.m.• mella s.f.• oquedad s.f.v.• ahuecar v.• excavar v.• vaciar v.
I 'hɑːləʊ, 'hɒləʊ2)a) < successiumph> vacío•Phrasal Verbs:
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a) ( empty space) hueco m; ( depression) hoyo m, depresión fthe hollow of one's hand — el cuenco or (Méx) la cuenca de la mano
b) (dell, valley) hondonada f
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['hɒlǝʊ]to beat somebody all hollow o (BrE) beat somebody hollow — (colloq) darle* una paliza a alguien
1. ADJ1) [tree, object] hueco; [cheeks, eyes] hundidolook how much you've eaten, you must have hollow legs! — ¡qué barbaridad, lo que has comido! ¡debes de tener la solitaria!
2) [gesture, laugh] falso; [threat, promise] vano, falso; [words] hueco, vacío; [person, victory, success] vacíotheir marriage was a hollow sham — su matrimonio era una pura farsa or pantomima
to ring or sound hollow — sonar (a) falso
3) [sound, noise] huecoa deep, hollow voice whispered his name — una voz profunda y cavernosa susurró su nombre
2. N1) (=hole) hueco m2) (=depression) (in ground, surface) hoyo mthe hollow of one's hand — el cuenco or (Mex) la cuenca de la mano
3.ADV* * *
I ['hɑːləʊ, 'hɒləʊ]2)a) <success/triumph> vacío•Phrasal Verbs:
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a) ( empty space) hueco m; ( depression) hoyo m, depresión fthe hollow of one's hand — el cuenco or (Méx) la cuenca de la mano
b) (dell, valley) hondonada f
III
to beat somebody all hollow o (BrE) beat somebody hollow — (colloq) darle* una paliza a alguien
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