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"Empty" is an adjective which is often translated as "vacío", and "hollow" is an adjective which is often translated as "hueco". Learn more about the difference between "empty" and "hollow" below.
empty(
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ti
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
b. desocupado (building)
During the summer, the school is empty.En el verano, la escuela está desocupada.
c. desierto (street or spot)
It was very hot and the streets were empty.Hacía mucho calor y las calles estaban desiertas.
d. descargado (revolver)
He aimed his gun at us, but it was empty.Nos apuntó con la pistola, pero estaba descargada.
b. vano (attempt or promise)
He bought her a ring in an empty attempt to regain her love.Le compró un anillo en un vano intento de recuperar su amor.
4. (available)
a. vacío
You can sit with us. There are two empty spaces at our table.Pueden sentarse con nosotros. Hay dos sitios vacíos en nuestra mesa.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
a. vaciar
Empty the bottle completely before recycling it.Vacía la botella del todo antes de reciclarla.
An intransitive verb is one that does not require a direct object (e.g., The man sneezed.).
7. (to flow)
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
hollow(
ha
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lo
)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
1. (empty)
2. (sunken)
a. hundido
He's recovered from typhoid, but his cheeks still look hollow.Se recuperó de la tifoidea, pero sus mejillas siguen viéndose hundidas.
3. (insincere)
a. falso
There are millions of people who believe this politician's hollow promises.Hay millones de personas que creen en las promesas falsas de este político.
b. vano
Their threats turned out not to be hollow after all.Sus amenazas resultaron no ser vanas después de todo.
d. vacío
It was a hollow victory. He paid his lawyer more than what he won in the settlement.Fue una victoria vacía. Le pagó a su abogado más de lo que ganó en la resolución.
e. sardónico
He let out a hollow laugh when he got the news that his enemy was in jail.Soltó una risa sardónica al enterarse de que su enemigo se encontraba en la cárcel.
4. (muffled)
A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
7. (depression)
b. el cuenco (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Jennifer put some dog food in the hollow of her hand for Spot.Jennifer se puso un poco de comida de perros en el cuenco de la mano para darle a Spot.
c. la cuenca (F) (Mexico)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Regionalism used in Mexico
You should wet your hands before applying some soap to the hollow of your hand.Humedézcase las manos antes de aplicar el jabón en la cuenca de la mano.
d. la depresión (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
On cold winter nights, a chickadee will find an insulated place in the tree bark or a hollow in the ground.En las noches frías de invierno, los carboneros buscan un sitio con aislación en la corteza de los árboles o en una depresión en el suelo.
8. (valley)
a. la hondonada (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
Justin built his house in a little hollow just over the first hill from the beach.Justin construyó su casa en una pequeña hondonada justo pasando la primera colina yendo desde la playa.
A transitive verb is a verb that requires a direct object (e.g., I bought a book.).
