empty

vuoto

Che non contiene persone o cose.

In inglese semplice: Containing no people or things.

• The bottle is empty.
• We walked through the empty streets.
• Is there an empty seat near the window?

Sinonimi: vacant

Contrari: full

Espressioni comuni: empty bottle, empty room, empty box, empty purse

vuoto, vano

Senza vero significato, sentimenti sinceri o possibilità di portare a un risultato.

In inglese semplice: Without real meaning, honest feeling, or any likely result.

• His apology was just empty words.
• They made empty promises about improving the roads.
• She refused to be frightened by his empty threats.

Sinonimi: hollow, meaningless, insincere

Contrari: meaningful, sincere

Espressioni comuni: empty words, empty promise, empty threat

svuotare

Togliere tutto ciò che si trova dentro qualcosa.

In inglese semplice: To remove everything from inside something.

• Please empty the bin.
• She emptied her bag onto the bed.
• Have you emptied the dishwasher?

Come si usa: empty something into/onto something (He emptied the water into the sink.); empty something of something (We emptied the room of furniture.)

Sinonimi: clear out

Contrari: fill

Espressioni comuni: empty the bin, empty your pockets, empty something out

sfociare

Per un corso d’acqua, riversarsi in un altro bacino o raggiungere il punto finale.

In inglese semplice: To flow into another body of water or a final destination.

• The river empties into the sea.
• Several streams empty into this lake.
• The channel emptied into a wide bay.

Come si usa: empty into something (The stream empties into the river.)

Sinonimi: flow, drain

Espressioni comuni: empty into something, empty into the sea

vuoto, bottiglia vuota

Bottiglia o altro recipiente rimasto vuoto dopo averne usato il contenuto.

In inglese semplice: A bottle or other container with nothing left inside after its contents have been used.

• Put that empty in the recycling box.
• We collected the empties after the party.
• The shop gives a refund for each empty.

Espressioni comuni: another empty, return an empty, discard an empty