will be empty

dic igitur me passerculum... haedillum me tuom dic esse vel vitellum,

lege vel tabellas redde,

in solem ponito vel sine sale in defrutum condito,

ejusmodi conjunctionem tectorum oppidum vel urbem appellaverunt,

in unius voluntate vel moribus,

in unā urbe vel in hac ipsā,

constituere vel conservare,

in ardore caelesti, qui aether vel caelum nominatur,

transfer idem ad modestiam vel temperantiam,

unum illud extimescebam, ne quid turpiter facerem, vel dicam, jam effecissem,

ex ingenio suo quisque demat vel addat fidem,

ex hoc populo indomito vel potius immani,

post obitum vel potius excessum Romuli,

cessit auctoritati amplissimi viri vel potius paruit,

vide quid licentiae nobis tua liberalitas det, vel potius audaciae,

ludorum plausus vel testimonia potius,

quam valde ille reditu vel potius reversione meā laetatus!

novem tibi orbibus, vel potius globis conexa sunt omnia,

plurimas vel potius omnes ex se ipso virtutes contulit,

tu certe numquam in hoc ordine vel potius numquam in hac urbe mansisses,

sed haec tu melius vel optime omnium,

clariore vel plane perspicua,

Capua ab duce eorum Capye, vel. quod propius vero est, a campestri agro appellata,

cum P. Decius se in Samnium vel in Etruriam proficisci paratum esse ostendisset,

quando enim nobis, vel dicam aut oratoribus bonis aut poëtis, ullus... ornatus defuit?

omnes binos consules, vel dicam amplius, omnia nomina,

a plerisque vel dicam ab omnibus,

ut expositio quarundam rerum gestarum vel etiam fabulosarum,

id autem nec nasci potest nec mori, vel concidat omne caelum omnisque natura consistat necesse est,

vel tu ne faceres tale in adulescentiā,

si copias armatorum... secum expenderent, vincendum illā acie vel cadendum esse,

mortem omnibus ex naturā aequalem oblivione apud posteros vel gloriă distingui,

quod imperium variā sorte laetum rei publicae aut atrox, principibus prosperum vel exitio fuit,

nec aut tibi ipsi aut huic Secundo vel huic Apro ignotas,

ne contra Gai quidem aut Claudii vel Neronis... domum,

abscedens in hortos aut Tusculanum vel Antiatem in agrum,

dementiae quoque judicia aut propter id quod factum est aut propter id quod adhuc fieri vel non fieri potest instituuntur,

paucis me misit ad eam... vel ut ducentos Philippos reddat aureos, vel ut hinc eat secum,

ubi illic biberit, vel servato meum modum vel ego dabo,

vel tu me vende, vel face quod tibi lubet,

nunc quamobrem huc sum missa, amabo, vel tu mihi ajas, vel neges,

Allobrogibus sese vel persuasuros... existimabant, vel vi coacturos, ut, etc.,

ut (Romani) vel sibi agros attribuant vel patiantur eos tenere, etc.,

vel sumptuosae vel desidiosae illecebrae,

in omni vel officio vel sermone sollers,

maximum virtutis vel documentum, vel officium,

pace vel Quirini vel Romuli dixerim,

erant quaestiones vel de caede vel de vi,

animus vel bello vel paci paratus,

hunc ordinem ex censu descripsit vel paci decorum vel bello,

utram mallet eligeret: suo exercitu se vel in Etruriā vel in Samnio rem gesturum,

gladioque ruptis omnibus loris, oraculi sortem vel elusit vel implevit,

nihil illo fuisset excellentius vel in vitiis vel in virtutibus,

num aut tuum aut cujusquam nostrum nomen vel Caucasum hunc transcendere potuit vel illum Gangem transnatare?

ubi enim potest illa aetas aut calescere vel apricatione melius vel igni aut vicissim umbris aquisve refrigerari salubrius?

si velim scribere quid aut legere aut canere vel voce vel fidibus, aut geometricum quiddam aut physicum aut dialecticum explicare, etc.,

multos sine ratione, sine litteris, quā vel inpudentia vel fames duxit, ruentes,

affectus vel illos mites vel hos concitatos in suā potestate habuisse,

hance tu mihi vel vi vel clam vel precario Fac tradas: meā nil re fert, dum potiar modo,

vel in tempestate, vel in agris, vel in corporibus,

vel quod ita vivit vel quod ita rem publicam gerit vel quod ita factus est,

vel spectator laudum tuarum vel particeps vel socius vel minister consiliorum,

so eight times,

quae vel ad usum vitae vel etiam ad ipsam rem publicam conferre possumus,

ut vel ea defendam, quae Pompejus velit, vel taceam, vel etiam ad nostra me studia referam litterarum,

in mediocribus vel studiis vel officiis, vel vero etiam negotiis,

neque satis Bruto... vel tribunis militum constabat, quid agerent,

utrumque est in his, quod ab hoc oratore abhorreat: vel quod omnis, qui sapientes non sint, insanos esse dicunt... accedit quod, etc.,

habere ea, quae secundum naturam sint, vel omnia vel plurima et maxima,

Madv. ad loc.: cum bonā quidem spe, ut ait idem, vel vincendi vel in libertate moriendi,

verborum quoque vis ac proprietas confirmatur vel praesumptione... aut reprehensione,

voces... aut productione tantum vel correptione mutatae,

aut... aut... vel: ut aut de nomine aut scripto et sententiā vel ratiocinatione quaeratur,

aut... aut... aut... aut... vel,

ubi regnat Protogenes aliquis vel Diphilus aut Erimarchus,

tum opsonium autem pol vel legioni sat est,

ita me di ament, vel in lautumiis, vel in pistrino mavelim Agere aetatem, Quam, etc.,

vel rex semper maxumas Mihi agebat gratias,

sed tamen vel regnum malo quam liberum populum,

isto quidem modo vel consulatus vituperabilis est,

cum se vel principes ejus consilii fore profiterentur,

vel Priamo miseranda manus,

ego vel Prochytam praepono Suburae,

facile me paterer vel illo ipso acerrimo judice quaerente vel apud Cassianos judices... pro Sex. Roscio dicere,

populus Romanus auctoritatem suam vel contra omnes defendere potest,

id se probaturum vel ipso Verginio judice,

belli necessitatibus eam patientiam non adhibebimus, quam vel lusus ac voluptas elicere solet?

timebant ne Romana plebs... vel cum servitute pacem acciperet,

1, 3, 111: hoc ascensu vel tres armati quamlibet multitudinem arcuerint,

ego illum eunuchum, si opus sit, vel sobrius,

si sit opus, vel totum triduom,

haec sunt omnia ingenii vel mediocris,

ubi ego hinc abiero, vel occidito,

per me vel stertas licet, inquit Carneades, non modo quiescas,

ut ipsis sententiis, quibus proluserunt, vel pugnare possint,

cum vel abundare debeam, cogor mutuari,

videndum erit, quid quisque vel sine nobis aut possit consequi aut non possit,

existiment quod velint, ac vel hoc intellegant,

est tibi ex his ipsis qui assunt bella copia, vel ut a te ipso ordiare,

vidi in dolore podagrae ipsum vel omnium maximum Stoicorum Posidonium,

hoc in genere nervorum vel minimum, suavitatis autem est vel plurimum,

quarum duarum (civitatum) si adessent (legationes), duo crimina vel maxima minuerentur,

patre meā sententiā vel eloquentissimo temporibus illis,

quod erat ad obtinendam potentiam nobilium vel maximum, vehementer id retinebatur,

cujus (sc. Hannibalis) eo tempore vel maxima apud regem auctoritas erat,

vident unum senatorem vel tenuissimum esse damnatum,

fora templaque occupabantur, ut vel exspectatissimi triumphi laetitia praecipi posset,

sed vel potentissima apud Amphictyonas aequi tractatio est,

vel studiosissime quaerere,

cum Sophocles vel optime scripserit Electram,

vel maxime confirmare,

vel maxime,

Per pol quam paucos reperias Fideles amatores... Vel hic Pamphilus jurabat quotiens Bacchidi, etc.,

vel heri in vino quam inmodestus fuisti,

vel me haec deambulatio... ad languorum dedit,

sed suavis accipio litteras, vel quas proxime acceperam, quam prudentis!

cujus innumerabilia sunt exempla, vel Appii majoris illius, qui, etc.,

adulescens vel potentissimus nostrae civitatis,

domus vel optima Messanae, notissima quidem certe,

quā re etsi minus veram causam habebis, tamen vel probabilem aliquam poteris inducere,

plurimi semetipsos exhortantur vel aliquas partes earum (scientiarum) addiscere, quamvis universas percipere non possint,

ac, ni flexisset animos, vel Aegypti praefecturam concedi sibi oraret,

ut messe vel unā releves colla perusta,

una nuez hueca — an empty walnut shell

un discurso retórico y hueco — a speech full of empty rhetoric

el niño se puso muy hueco cuando lo nombraron ganador — the boy was very proud when he was declared the winner

se ha caído un pájaro por el hueco de la chimenea — a bird has fallen down the chimney

el hueco de la escalera — the stairwell

el hueco de la puerta — the doorway

en este hueco voy a poner la lavadora — I'm going to put the washing machine in this (empty) space

no hay ni un hueco para aparcar — there isn't a single parking space

en su corazón no hay hueco para el rencor — there is no room in his heart for rancour

¿me haces un hueco? — can you make some room for me?

en el mercado hay un hueco para una revista de este tipo — there is a gap in the market for this type of magazine

deja un hueco que será difícil llenar — he leaves a gap which will be hard to fill

suena a hueco — it sounds hollow

hizo un hueco en su programa para recibirlos — he made space in his schedule to see them, he managed to fit them into his schedule

detrás de la tabla hay un hueco — there's a cavity behind the board

suena a hueco — it sounds hollow

el hueco del ascensor — the lift shaft

el hueco de la escalera — the stairwell

el hueco de la puerta — the doorway

un hueco para aparcar — a parking space

llenar un hueco en el mercado — to fill a gap in the market

un hueco entre dos clases — a free period between two classes

detrás de la tabla hay un hueco — there's a cavity behind the board

suena a hueco — it sounds hollow

el hueco del ascensor — the lift shaft

el hueco de la escalera — the stairwell

el hueco de la puerta — the doorway

un hueco para aparcar — a parking space

llenar un hueco en el mercado — to fill a gap in the market

un hueco entre dos clases — a free period between two classes

lo hice con mis propias manos — I made it with my own hands, I made it myself

el asesino salió con las manos en alto — the murderer came out with his hands up {o} with his hands in the air

llevar a algn de la mano — to lead sb by the hand

cosió los pantalones a mano — she sewed the trousers by hand, she hand-sewed the trousers

escribir a mano — to write in longhand, write out (by hand)

escrito a mano — handwritten

bordado a mano — hand-embroidered

hecho a mano — handmade

¿tienes un bolígrafo a mano? — have you got a pen handy {o} to hand?

a entregar en mano — to deliver by hand

se presentó en el ayuntamiento pistola en mano — he turned up at the town hall with a gun in his hand

carta en mano — letter delivered by hand

en ese colegio le cargan la mano — they ask too much of her {o} put too much pressure on her at that school

no cargues la mano con las especias — don't put too much spice in

mano a mano —

se bebieron la botella mano a mano — they drank the bottle between (the two of) them

meter mano a algo —

hay que meterle mano a la corrupción — we have to deal with {o} tackle corruption

ponerle a algn la mano encima —

¡como me pongas la mano encima...! — if you lay one finger on me...!

poner la mano en el fuego —

yo no pondría la mano en el fuego por Juan — I wouldn't risk my neck for Juan, I wouldn't put myself on the line for Juan

yo pondría la mano en el fuego por su inocencia — I'd stake my life on his being innocent

traerse algo entre manos —

¿qué os traéis entre manos? — what are you up to?

se trae entre manos varios asuntos a la vez — he's dealing with several matters at once

se fue de las negociaciones con las manos vacías — he left the negotiations empty-handed

mano derecha — right-hand man

Pedro es mi mano derecha — Pedro is my right-hand man

mano de santo — sure remedy

fue mano de santo — it came just right, it was just what the doctor ordered

manos de mantequilla — butterfingers

la casa ha cambiado varias veces de mano — the house has changed hands several times, the house has had several owners

conocemos la noticia de primera mano — we got the news first-hand

se ha comprado un coche de primera mano — he has bought a (brand) new car

ropa de segunda mano — second-hand {o} used clothes

está en tus manos — it's up to you

ha hecho cuanto ha estado en su mano — he has done all {o} everything in his power

murió a manos de los mafiosos — he died at the hands of the mafia

la carta nunca llegó a manos del jefe — the letter never reached the boss, the letter never came into the hands of the boss

hemos puesto el asunto en manos del abogado — we have placed the matter in the hands of our lawyer

me pongo en tus manos — I place myself entirely in your hands

el armamento cayó en manos de los traficantes — the weapons fell into the hands of arms dealers

írsele a algn la mano con algo —

se te ha ido la mano con la sal — you overdid it with the salt

írsele algo de las manos a algn —

el asunto se le fue de las manos — he lost all control of the affair

¡qué manos tiene! — he's so clever with his hands!

tener buena mano para la cocina — to be a good cook

tiene buena mano con los niños — she's good with children

tener (buena) mano para las plantas — to have green fingers

mano izquierda, tiene mano izquierda con los animales — he's got a way with animals

a mano derecha — on the right-hand side

a mano izquierda — on the left-hand side

contratar manos — to sign up {o} take on workers

mano de obra directa — direct labour

mano de obra especializada — skilled labour

¡mano! — handball!

mano de almirez, mano de mortero — pestle

dar una mano de jabón a la ropa — to give the clothes a wash {o} soaping

echar una mano de mus — to have a game {o} round of mus

ser {o} tener la mano — to lead

soy mano — it's my lead

le dio una mano de bofetadas — he punched him several times

¡qué mano! — what a stroke of luck!

mano única — one-way street

mano a mano, hubo un mano a mano entre los dos políticos en el parlamento — the two politicians slogged it out between them in parliament

la corrida será un mano a mano entre los dos toreros — the bullfight will be a two-way contest with the two bullfighters

tengo las manos sucias — my hands are dirty

con las dos manos — with both hands

entrégaselo en sus propias manos — give it to him in person

levantar la mano — to raise one's hands, put one's hand up

lo hice yo, con mis propias manos — I did it myself, with my own two hands

con la mano en el corazón — hand on heart

las manos quietas! — keep your hands to yourself!

su carta pasó de mano en mano — her letter was passed around

recibió el premio de manos del Rey — she received the prize from the King himself

hacerse las manos — to have a manicure

me leyó las manos — she read my palm

tocaron la pieza a cuatro manos — they played the piece as a duet

ha cambiado de manos varias veces — it has changed hands several times

cayó en manos del enemigo — it fell into the hands of the enemy

ahora está en manos de los socialistas — it is now held by the socialists

el negocio está en buenas manos — the business is in good hands

mi mensaje nunca llegó a sus manos — my message never reached him

su muerte a manos de la policía secreta — his death at the hands of the secret police

la situación se nos va de las manos — the situation is getting out of hand

la oportunidad se nos fue de las manos — we let the opportunity slip through our fingers

¿nos echamos unas manos de dominó? — how about a game of dominoes?

soy/eres mano — it's my/your lead

hecho a mano — handmade

escrito a mano — handwritten

un tapiz tejido a mano — a handwoven tapestry

llave en mano — immediate possession

no cargues la mano con la sal — don't overdo the salt

con las manos vacías — empty-handed

dejado de la mano de Dios — godforsaken

se sentía totalmente dejado de la mano de Dios — he felt utterly forlorn

queda de esta mano — it's on this side of the street

la segunda calle a mano derecha — the second street on the right

tengo las manos sucias — my hands are dirty

con las dos manos — with both hands

entrégaselo en sus propias manos — give it to him in person

levantar la mano — to raise one's hands, put one's hand up

lo hice yo, con mis propias manos — I did it myself, with my own two hands

con la mano en el corazón — hand on heart

las manos quietas! — keep your hands to yourself!

su carta pasó de mano en mano — her letter was passed around

recibió el premio de manos del Rey — she received the prize from the King himself

hacerse las manos — to have a manicure

me leyó las manos — she read my palm

tocaron la pieza a cuatro manos — they played the piece as a duet

ha cambiado de manos varias veces — it has changed hands several times

cayó en manos del enemigo — it fell into the hands of the enemy

ahora está en manos de los socialistas — it is now held by the socialists

el negocio está en buenas manos — the business is in good hands

mi mensaje nunca llegó a sus manos — my message never reached him

su muerte a manos de la policía secreta — his death at the hands of the secret police

la situación se nos va de las manos — the situation is getting out of hand

la oportunidad se nos fue de las manos — we let the opportunity slip through our fingers

¿nos echamos unas manos de dominó? — how about a game of dominoes?

soy/eres mano — it's my/your lead

hecho a mano — handmade

escrito a mano — handwritten

un tapiz tejido a mano — a handwoven tapestry

llave en mano — immediate possession

no cargues la mano con la sal — don't overdo the salt

con las manos vacías — empty-handed

dejado de la mano de Dios — godforsaken

se sentía totalmente dejado de la mano de Dios — he felt utterly forlorn

queda de esta mano — it's on this side of the street

la segunda calle a mano derecha — the second street on the right