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'empti 1. adjective1) (having nothing inside: an empty box; an empty cup.) tom2) (unoccupied: an empty house.) ubebodd, folketom3) ((with of) completely without: a street quite empty of people.) øde4) (having no practical result; (likely to be) unfulfilled: empty threats.) tom2. verb1) (to make or become empty: He emptied the jug; The cinema emptied quickly at 10.30; He emptied out his pockets.) tømme(s), bli tom2) (to tip, pour, or fall out of a container: She emptied the milk into a pan; The rubbish emptied on to the ground.) tømme ut3. noun(an empty bottle etc: Take the empties back to the shop.) tomflaske, tomgods- empty-handed
- empty-headedlense--------tom--------tømmeIsubst. \/ˈem(p)tɪ\/( hverdagslig) tom beholder (f.eks. flaske), tomflaske, tom boksIIverb \/ˈem(p)tɪ\/1) tømme, tømmes, bli tom2) lense, losse3) helle, tømmeempty into ( om elv) renne ut i, løpe ut iempty of tømme for, berøveempty out tømme, helle (tømme, slå) utIIIadj. \/ˈem(p)tɪ\/1) tom, folketom2) ( hverdagslig) tom i magen, sulten, sugen3) ( overført) tom, overfladisk, intetsigende, innholdsløs, meningsløs4) ( om person) enfoldig, enkelempty of tom for, lens for, blottet for, utenempty set ( matematikk eller EDB) tom mengdeempty vessels make the greatest noise\/sound tomme tønner ramler mestwith empty hands med tomme hender, tomhendt
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