empty

vacío

adjective

empty
[ˈemptɪ]
adjetivo
1vacío(a) (container, existence);
    vano(a)
  • on an empty stomach -> con el estómago vacío
verbo transitivo
2vaciar
verbo intransitivo
3vaciarse
sustantivo
4(bottle)
  • empties -> cascos mpl

empty [emp-ti]
  • She emptied the water down the sink -> tiró el agua por el fregadero (take or pour out)
verbo neutro (intransitivo)
1Vaciarse (room, street). (n)
  • To empty into something -> desaguar en algo (river, stream)
va. Vaciar, evacuar, agotar, desocupar (container, warehouse).

empty [ˈemptɪ] p
adjective
emptier (comparative)emptiest (superlative)
1 (containing nothing, nobody) [+box, bottle, glass, street, room, hands] vacío
the room looked empty without the pictures
[+seat, chair] (in bus, restaurant) libre; desocupado; (in living room) vacío; [+place] desierto; [+landscape] desierto; desolado; [+gun] descargado; [+post, job] vacante
there was an empty seat next to the window she looked at the chair, now empty, where the old man used to sit is this seat empty?
the flat next door is empty (unoccupied) el piso de al lado está desocupado
my stomach is empty
to be empty of sthof
the parks are empty of children en los parques no hay niños; his face was empty of all expression su rostro no expresaba ninguna emoción
she was left empty of feeling He lives in a flat empty of almost any furnishings
she was staring into empty spacespace miraba al infinito
there was an empty space at the table había un sitio vacío sin ocupar en la mesa;or
on an empty stomachstomach en ayunas; con el estómago vacío
empty vessels make the most noise mucho ruido y pocas nueces
2 (meaningless) [+threat, promise, dream] vano; [+words, rhetoric] hueco; vacío; [+exercise] inútil; [+life] sin sentido; vacío
it's an empty gesturegesture es un gesto vacío
she felt trapped in an empty marriagemarriage se sentía atrapada en una relación matrimonial vacía
it was just empty talk; he had no intention of emigrating
his promises were just so much empty talktalk sus promesas no eran más que palabras huecas vanas;or
my life is empty without youwithout mi vida no tiene sentido sin ti
3 (numb) [+person] vacío; [+feeling] de vacío
when I heard the news I felt empty cuando me enteré de la noticia me sentí vacío
noun
1 (usu pl) (empty bottle) envase (vacío); (m) casco (vacío); (m) (empty glass) vaso (vacío); (m)
the barlady went around collecting the empties
2 (Aut)
the car was running on emptyon el coche estaba con el depósito vacío
I was running on empty no me quedaba energía
verb:transitive
[+container, tank, glass, plate] vaciar
television has emptied the cinemas la televisión ha dejado los cines vacíos
His singing emptied the room he emptied his plate in five minutes flat
I emptied the dirty water down the draindown tiré el agua sucia por el sumidero
she emptied the ashtray into the bininto vació el cenicero en el cubo de la basura
we emptied the cupboards of junkof vaciamos los armarios de trastos
he emptied the gun of bullets descargó la pistola; I tried to empty my mind of distractions intenté vaciar la mente de distracciones
I emptied the contents of the bag onto the bedonto vacié la bolsa en la cama
to empty out one's pocketsout vaciarse los bolsillos
he emptied the water out of his bootsout of se sacó el agua de las botas
he emptied the apples out of a barrel into a bag
verb:intransitive
1 (become empty) [+room, building, theatre, bath] vaciarse; [+street] quedarse desierto; vaciarse; [+train, coach, plane] quedarse vacío; vaciarse
the auditorium quickly emptied of studentsof los estudiantes desalojaron el auditorio rápidamente
2 (flow)
to empty into sthinto [+river] desembocar en algo

Verb Conjugation for "empty"

Imperative
  • empty
  • you empty
  • he/she empties
  • we empty
  • you empty
  • they empty
Preterite
  • I emptied
  • you emptied
  • he/she emptied
  • we emptied
  • you emptied
  • they emptied
Present Continuous
  • I am emptying
  • you are emptying
  • he/she is emptying
  • we are emptying
  • you are emptying
  • they are emptying
Present Perfect
  • I have emptied
  • you have emptied
  • he/she has emptied
  • we have emptied
  • you have emptied
  • they have emptied
Past Continuous
  • I was emptying
  • you were emptying
  • he/she was emptying
  • we were emptying
  • you were emptying
  • they were emptying
Past Perfect
  • I had emptied
  • you had emptied
  • he/she had emptied
  • we had emptied
  • you had emptied
  • they had emptied
Future
  • I will empty
  • you will empty
  • he/she will empty
  • we will empty
  • you will empty
  • they will empty
Future Perfect
  • I will have emptied
  • you will have emptied
  • he/she will have emptied
  • we will have emptied
  • you will have emptied
  • they will have emptied
Future Continuous
  • I will be emptying
  • you will be emptying
  • he/she will be emptying
  • we will be emptying
  • you will be emptying
  • they will be emptying
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been emptying
  • you have been emptying
  • he/she has been emptying
  • we have been emptying
  • you have been emptying
  • they have been emptying
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been emptying
  • you will have been emptying
  • he/she will have been emptying
  • we will have been emptying
  • you will have been emptying
  • they will have been emptying
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been emptying
  • you had been emptying
  • he/she had been emptying
  • we had been emptying
  • you had been emptying
  • they had been emptying
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