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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

English

French

I. empties N

empties npl Brit inf:

empties (bottles): bouteilles fpl vides

empties (glasses): verres mpl vides

II. empty [Brit ˈɛm(p)ti, Am ˈɛm(p)ti] ADJ

1. empty (lacking people):

empty room, building, theatre, beach, street: désert

empty desk: libre

to stand empty house, office:: être inoccupé

2. empty (lacking contents):

empty container, pocket: vide

empty desktop: débarrassé

empty diary, page: vierge

empty stomach: vide

3. empty (unfulfilled):

empty promise, threat: en l'air

empty argument, dream, rhetoric: creux/creuse

empty gesture: vide de sens, dénué de sens

empty of meaning: vide de sens, dénué de sens

4. empty (purposeless):

empty life, days, person: vide (of de)

III. empty [Brit ˈɛm(p)ti, Am ˈɛm(p)ti] VB trans

empty → empty out

IV. empty [Brit ˈɛm(p)ti, Am ˈɛm(p)ti] VB intr

empty → empty out

See also

I. empty out VB [Brit ˈɛm(p)ti -, Am ˈɛm(p)ti -] (empty out)

empty out building, container, public place, vehicle:: se vider

empty out river:: se jeter

empty out contents:: se répandre

II. empty out VB [Brit ˈɛm(p)ti -, Am ˈɛm(p)ti -] (empty [sth] out, empty out [sth])

1. empty out (clear):

empty out building, theatre, container, mind: vider

2. empty out (pour):

empty out liquid: verser

empty out substance, contents: vider

empty-handed [Brit ˌɛmptɪˈhandɪd, Am ˌɛm(p)tiˈhændəd] ADJ

empty-handed arrive, leave: les mains vides

empty-handed return: bredouille inv

to be empty-handed: avoir les mains vides

empty-headed [Brit, Am ˌɛm(p)tiˈhɛdəd] ADJ

empty-headed: écervelé

I. empty out VB [Brit ˈɛm(p)ti -, Am ˈɛm(p)ti -] (empty out)

empty out building, container, public place, vehicle:: se vider

empty out river:: se jeter

empty out contents:: se répandre

II. empty out VB [Brit ˈɛm(p)ti -, Am ˈɛm(p)ti -] (empty [sth] out, empty out [sth])

1. empty out (clear):

empty out building, theatre, container, mind: vider

2. empty out (pour):

empty out liquid: verser

empty out substance, contents: vider

French

English

fadeurs: empty compliments

vidanger: to empty, to drain

vidanger: to empty

dégarni (dégarnie) compte en banque: empty

vacant (vacante) logement: vacant, empty

désespérément seul/vide: hopelessly lonely/empty

bredouille: empty-handed

revenir bredouille de la chasse/de la pêche/d'un championnat: to come back from hunting/from angling/from a championship empty-handed

in the PONS Dictionary

English

French

I. empty <-ier, -iest> [ˈemptɪ] ADJ

1. empty (with nothing inside):

empty: vide

empty stomach: creux(-euse)

on an empty stomach: à jeun

2. empty AUTO:

empty: à vide

3. empty (without inhabitants):

empty: inoccupé(e)

4. empty FOOD:

empty calories: non calorique

5. empty (pointless):

empty gesture: futile

empty words: vain(e)

empty threat: en l'air

II. empty <-ies> [ˈemptɪ] N pl

empty: bouteilles fpl vides

empty: vidanges fpl Belg

III. empty <-ie-> [ˈemptɪ] VB trans

empty: vider

to empty one's bladder: uriner

IV. empty <-ie-> [ˈemptɪ] VB intr

1. empty:

empty: se vider

2. empty GEO river:

to empty into sth: se déverser dans qc

half-empty ADJ

half-empty: à moitié vide

empty-headed ADJ

empty-headed: sans cervelle

empty-handed ADJ

1. empty-handed:

empty-handed: les mains vides

2. empty-handed fig:

empty-handed: bredouille

empty weight N

empty weight: poids m à vide

empty out VB trans

empty out: vider

French

English

bredouille: empty-handed

inhabité(e) appartement: empty

arme déchargée: empty gun

rêve illusoire: empty dream

in the PONS Dictionary

English

French

I. empty <-ier, -iest> [ˈem(p)·ti] ADJ

1. empty (with nothing inside):

empty: vide

empty stomach: creux(-euse)

on an empty stomach: à jeun

2. empty AUTO:

empty: à vide

3. empty (without inhabitants):

empty: inoccupé(e)

4. empty culin:

empty calories: non calorique

5. empty (pointless):

empty gesture: futile

empty words: vain(e)

empty threat: en l'air

II. empty <-ies> [ˈem(p)·ti] N pl

empty: bouteilles fpl vides

empty: vidanges fpl Belg

III. empty <-ie-> [ˈem(p)·ti] VB trans

empty: vider

to empty one's bladder: vider sa vessie

IV. empty <-ie-> [ˈem(p)·ti] VB intr

1. empty:

empty: se vider

2. empty GEO river:

to empty into sth: se déverser dans qc

empty-handed ADJ

1. empty-handed:

empty-handed: les mains vides

2. empty-handed fig:

empty-handed: bredouille

empty weight N

empty weight: poids m à vide

empty out VB trans

empty out: vider

empty-headed ADJ

empty-headed: sans cervelle

half-empty ADJ

half-empty: à moitié vide

French

English

bredouille: empty-handed

inhabité(e) appartement: empty

promesse en l'air [ou de Gascon]: empty promise

creux (-euse) ventre, tête: empty

creux (-euse) paroles: empty

Present
I	empty
you	empty
he/she/it	empties
we	empty
you	empty
they	empty

Past
I	emptied
you	emptied
he/she/it	emptied
we	emptied
you	emptied
they	emptied

Present Perfect
I	have	emptied
you	have	emptied
he/she/it	has	emptied
we	have	emptied
you	have	emptied
they	have	emptied

Past Perfect
I	had	emptied
you	had	emptied
he/she/it	had	emptied
we	had	emptied
you	had	emptied
they	had	emptied

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

far from rich/empty: loin d'être riche/vide

on an empty stomach: à jeun

to empty one's bladder: uriner

to empty into sth: se déverser dans qc

to stand motionless/alone/empty: rester immobile/seul/vide

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