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emp·ty-hand·ed
(ĕmp′tē-hăn′dĭd)adj.
1. Bearing nothing.
2. Having received or gained nothing.
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empty-handed
adj
1. carrying nothing in the hands
2. having gained nothing: they returned from the negotiations empty-handed.
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emp′ty-hand′ed
adj.
1. having nothing in the hands.
2. having achieved nothing.
3. bringing no gift, donation, etc.
[1605–15]
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Adj. 1. [画像:empty-handed - having acquired or gained nothing]empty-handed - having acquired or gained nothing; "the returned from the negotiations empty-handed"
unsuccessful - not successful; having failed or having an unfavorable outcome
2. empty-handed - carrying nothing in the hands
empty - holding or containing nothing; "an empty glass"; "an empty room"; "full of empty seats"; "empty hours"
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empty-handed
adjective with nothing, unsuccessful, with empty pockets, unprovided for Shirley returned empty-handed from her shopping trip.
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empty-handed
[ˈemptɪˈhændɪd] ADJ to arrive/leave/return empty-handed → llegar/marcharse/volver con las manos vacíasCollins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
empty-handed
[ˌɛmptɪˈhændɪd] adj → a mani vuoteto arrive/leave empty-handed → arrivare/andarsene a mani vuote
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empty
(ˈempti) adjective1. having nothing inside. an empty box; an empty cup. leeg فارِغ празен vazio prázdný leer tom άδειος vacío tühi تهی؛ خالی tyhjä vide ריק शून्य prazan üres kosong tómur vuoto からの 텅 빈 tuščias tukšs kosong leeg tom pusty تش،خالی vazio gol пустой prázdny prazen prazan tom ว่างเปล่า boş 空的 порожній, пустий خالی rỗng; trống không 空的
2. unoccupied. an empty house. ontruim, ontruimde مَهْجور، غَيْر مَسْكون необитаем vazio neobývaný leer tom άδειος desocupado, vacío tühi خالی از سکنه tyhjä vide ריק खाली, निर्जन nenastanjen lakatlan kosong tómur, auður vuoto 空いている 점유되지 않은 tuščias, negyvenamas tukšs; neapdzīvots tidak berpenghuni leeg ubebodd, folketom niezamieszkały تش.خالي vazio nelocuit незаселённый neobývaný nezaseden nenastanjen tom, obebodd ว่าง boş 未佔用的 нежилий غیر آباد bỏ không 未占用的
3. (with of) completely without. a street quite empty of people. sonder, leeg خالٍ من безлюден vazio prázdný leer tom άδειος desierto, vacío tühi خالی از؛ بدون tyhjä vide ריק लोग इत्यादि के बगैर prazan üres kosong auður, mannlaus vuoto 〜のない 차나 사람이 보이지 않는 be tukšs lengang leeg øde opustoszały تش.خالي vazio gol пустынный prázdny brez pust tom, tömd ปราศจาก boş, ıssız, tenha 空無的 безлюдний کسی چیز سے خالی ہونا hoàn toàn không có 无,缺
4. having no practical result; (likely to be) unfulfilled. empty threats. leë فارِغ، لا تَأثير لَه، لا يَتَنَفَّذ безрезултатен vazio planý; marný leer tom κενός, απραγματοποίητος vano tühisõnaline پوچ؛ توخالی tyhjä vain ריקני बिना किसी व्यवहारिक परिणाम के isprazan üres hampa innantómur, merkingarlaus vano 空虚な 실속이 없는 tuščias tukšs hampa hol, nietszeggend tom czczy پوچ vazio van пустой jalový, bezvýznamný prazen isprazan tom ไม่มีผลแต่อย่างใด boş, yararsız 空洞的 марний کھوکھلا hão huyền 空洞的
verb1. to make or become empty. He emptied the jug; The cinema emptied quickly at 10.30; He emptied out his pockets. leegmaak يُفْرِغ изпразвам esvaziar(-se) vyprázdnit (se) leeren tømme αδειάζω, εκκενώνω vaciarse tühjendama, tühjenema خالی کردن tyhjentää vider לְרוֹקֵן खाली करना prazniti (ki)ürít mengosongkan tæma(st) vuotare, vuotarsi からにする 비게 되다 ištuštinti, ištuštėti iztukšot; iztukšoties mengosongkan legen tømme, bli tom opróżnić خالی کول esvaziar a (se) goli опорожнять; пустеть vyprázdniť (sa) (iz)prazniti (se) isprazniti tömma, tömmas ถ่ายเทสิ่งของที่อยู่ภายใน boşal(t)mak 使成空,變空 спорожняти; звільнювати خالی کرنا یا ہونا làm cho trống rỗng 使成为空的
2. to tip, pour, or fall out of a container. She emptied the milk into a pan; The rubbish emptied on to the ground. uitgooi, uithaal يَفْرِغ، يَصُب، يَسْكُبُ изпразвам от despejar(-se) vylít; vysypat entleeren hælde; falde ud αδειάζω verter, derramar (välja) kallama, (välja) voolama بیرون ریختن tyhjentyä verser, répandre לְרוֹקֵן गिराना isprazniti kiürít, kifolyat, kiborít menuangkan tæma; hella(st); detta úr vuotare あける ...으로 흘러들다 išpilti, išversti izliet; izbērt tumpah legen tømme ut wypróżnić, przelać, przesypać تشول despejar(-se) a (se) vărsa вываливать; выливать vyliať; vysypať izliti (se) prosuti hälla (falla, tömma) ut เทน้ํา dökmek 倒光,倒出 спорожнювати ڈھالنا یا گرانا trút ra 倒,倒空
noun an empty bottle etc. Take the empties back to the shop. leeg القَنّينَه الفارِغَه празна бутилка garrafa vazia prázdná láhev das Leergut tom κτ. άδειο (μπουκάλι κτλ.) envase vacío taara بطری خالی tyhjä bouteille consignée ריק खाली डिब्बे prazna ambalaža üres láda/üveg stb. botol kosong tóm flaska vuoto 空きびん 빈 병 tuščias butelis, tuščia tara tukša pudele botol kosong lege fles tomflaske, tomgods pusta butelka تش بطری garrafa vazia ambalaj (gol) порожняя тара prázdna fľaša prazen (embalaža) prazna boca tomflaska, tomglas, tomlåda ของที่ว่าง boş şey/kap 空瓶等 порожняк خالی شے vỏ rỗng 空瓶等
ˈemptiness noun leegheid, betekenisloosheid فَراغ، خُلُو празнота vazio prázdnota die Leere tomhed κενότητα vacío tühjus خالی بودن؛ پوکی tyhjyys vide ריקנות रिक्तता, शून्यता, निरर्थकता praznina üresség kekosongan tómleiki; tóm; innihaldsleysi vuoto, vuotaggine 空虚 텅 빔 tuštuma(s) tukšums kekosongan leegte tomhet, innholdsløshet pustka تشوالى، ګوګوالى vazio vid пустота prázdnota praznina praznoća tomhet ความว่างเปล่า boşluk 空無 пустота; марність خلوّ tình trạng rỗng không 空虚,空白
ˌempty-ˈhanded adjective carrying nothing. I went to collect my wages but returned empty-handed. leë hande صِفْر اليَدَيْن، بِدون أي شَيئ с празни ръце de mãos vazias s prázdnýma rukama mit leeren Händen tomhændet με άδεια χέρια con las manos vacías tühjade kätega دست خالی tyhjin käsin les mains vides בְּיָדַייִם רֵיקוֹת खाली हाथ praznoruk üres kezű tangan hampa tómhentur a mani vuote 手ぶらの 빈 손의 tuščiomis rankomis tukšām rokām tangan kosong met lege handen tomhendt z próżnymi rękami خالی لاس de mãos vazias cu mâinile goale с пустыми руками s prázdnymi rukami praznih rok praznih ruku tomhänt มือเปล่า eli boş, umduğunu bulamamış 空手的,一無所獲的 з пустими руками خالی ہاتھ tay không 空,空手的,一无所获的
ˌempty-ˈheaded adjective brainless. an empty-headed young girl. leeghoofdig فارِغ العَقْل، أحْمَق празноглав estúpido tupý, hloupý hohlköpfig tomhjernet ανεγκέφαλος tonto, cabeza hueca kõlupäine احمق aivoton sans cervelle ריקא, שוטה मूर्ख šupljoglav üres fejű bodoh heimskur; hugsunarlaus senza cervello 無知な 머리가 텅 빈 tuščiagalvis bez smadzenēm; stulbs dungu onnozel tomhjernet głupiutki بې عقل، بې ادبه، جاهل، بېړا estúpido fără minte пустоголовый hlúpy neumen praznoglav tom i huvudet, korkad ที่ไม่มีสมอง; โง่ kafasız, beyinsiz 愚蠢無知的 пустоголовий; легковажний بیوقوف đầu óc rỗng tuếch 傻而无知的
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