hollow

creux

Qui contient un espace vide à l’intérieur.

En anglais simple : Having an empty space inside.

• The ball is hollow.
• Air passes through the hollow tube.
• These chocolate eggs are hollow inside.

Synonymes : empty

Contraires : solid

Expressions courantes : hollow tube, hollow ball, hollow inside, hollow tree

creux, sourd

Qui produit un son grave, sourd ou étrange, comme venant d’un espace vide.

En anglais simple : Sounding low, dull, or strange, as if coming from an empty space.

• The door made a hollow sound.
• A hollow moan came from the tunnel.
• His footsteps sounded hollow in the empty hall.

Synonymes : echoing, resonant

Expressions courantes : hollow sound, hollow voice, hollow thud

creux, vain

Qui n’a pas de valeur, de sens ou de vérité réelle.

En anglais simple : Having no real value, meaning, or truth behind it.

• Those are hollow promises.
• The victory felt hollow without her friends there.
• His apology sounded hollow after years of lying.

Synonymes : empty, meaningless, worthless

Contraires : meaningful, substantial

Expressions courantes : hollow promise, hollow victory, hollow words

sans joie, forcé

Qui ne traduit aucune joie ni émotion réelle, même dans un rire ou un sourire.

En anglais simple : Showing no real happiness or feeling, even when someone seems to laugh or smile.

• He gave a hollow laugh.
• Her hollow smile did not hide her sadness.
• Their cheers sounded hollow after the bad news.

Synonymes : joyless, forced, empty

Contraires : heartfelt

Expressions courantes : hollow laugh, hollow smile, hollow laughter

cavité, creux

Espace vide à l’intérieur d’une chose solide.

En anglais simple : An empty space inside something solid.

• A mouse lived in the tree hollow.
• They found a hollow inside the rock.
• The trunk had several hollows where birds could nest.

Comment l'utiliser : a hollow in something (The owl nested in a hollow in the tree.)

Synonymes : hole, cavity

Expressions courantes : tree hollow, hollow in something, deep hollow

creux

Petite partie d’une surface située plus bas que les parties qui l’entourent.

En anglais simple : A small area of a surface that is lower than the area around it.

• Rain collected in a shallow hollow.
• He cradled the bird in the hollow of his hand.
• There were dark hollows beneath her eyes.

Comment l'utiliser : the hollow of something (She held the stone in the hollow of her hand.)

Synonymes : dip, depression

Contraires : bump

Expressions courantes : hollow of something, small hollow, shallow hollow

creuser, évider

Retirer l’intérieur de quelque chose pour y laisser un espace vide.

En anglais simple : To remove the inside of something, leaving an empty space.

• Hollow out the pumpkin first.
• They hollowed a log to make a boat.
• Water had hollowed the rock over many years.

Comment l'utiliser : hollow something out (We hollowed the pumpkin out with a spoon.)

Synonymes : scoop out, excavate

Contraires : fill

Expressions courantes : hollow out something, hollow something out, hollow a log