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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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wastebasket — noun Date: 1850 a receptacle for refuse and especially for wastepaper called also wastepaper basket … New Collegiate Dictionary
wastebasket — /wayst bas kit, bah skit/, n. a standing basket for wastepaper, small items of trash, etc. Also called wastepaper basket. [1855 60; WASTE + BASKET] * * * … Universalium
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wastebasket — waste|bas|ket [ˈweıstˌba:skıt US ˌbæs ] n AmE a small container for holding paper, cans etc that are not wanted British Equivalent: wastepaper basket … Dictionary of contemporary English
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wastebasket — noun (C) especially AmE a small container, usually indoors, into which you put unwanted paper etc … Longman dictionary of contemporary English