empty

'empti 1. adjective

1) (having nothing inside: an empty box; an empty cup.) tom

2) (unoccupied: an empty house.) ubebodd, folketom

3) ((with of) completely without: a street quite empty of people.) øde

4) (having no practical result; (likely to be) unfulfilled: empty threats.) tom

2. verb

1) (to make or become empty: He emptied the jug; The cinema emptied quickly at 10.30; He emptied out his pockets.) tømme(s), bli tom

2) (to tip, pour, or fall out of a container: She emptied the milk into a pan; The rubbish emptied on to the ground.) tømme ut

3. noun

(an empty bottle etc: Take the empties back to the shop.) tomflaske, tomgods

- emptiness

- empty-handed
- empty-headed

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tømme

I

subst. \/ˈem(p)tɪ\/

(hverdagslig) tom beholder (f.eks. flaske), tomflaske, tom boks

II

verb \/ˈem(p)tɪ\/

1) tømme, tømmes, bli tom

• empty a bucket

• the room emptied quickly

2) lense, losse

• empty a lorry

3) helle, tømme

• empty the water into the bucket

• empty one's glass

tømme glasset

empty into (om elv) renne ut i, løpe ut i

empty of tømme for, berøve

• empty one's pockets of their contents

• empty a phrase of all meaning

empty out tømme, helle (tømme, slå) ut

• empty (out) a drawer

• empty (out) the contents

III

adj. \/ˈem(p)tɪ\/

1) tom, folketom

• the treasure chest was empty

skattekisten var tom

• the streets are empty on a Sunday morning

gatene er folketomme på en søndag morgen

2) (hverdagslig) tom i magen, sulten, sugen

• I'm feeling empty

3) (overført) tom, overfladisk, intetsigende, innholdsløs, meningsløs

• words empty of meaning

meningsløse ord

4) (om person) enfoldig, enkel

empty of tom for, lens for, blottet for, uten

empty set (matematikk eller EDB) tom mengde

empty vessels make the greatest noise\/sound tomme tønner ramler mest

with empty hands med tomme hender, tomhendt