hollow

hollow
'holəu
1. adjective
1) (having an empty space in it: a hollow tree; Bottles, pipes and tubes are hollow.) hueco
2) ((of a sound) strangely deep, as if made in something hollow: a hollow voice.) cavernoso

2. noun
1) (something hollow: hollows in her cheeks.) hueco
2) (a small valley; a dip in the ground: You can't see the farm from here because it's in a hollow.) hondonada
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- beat hollow
- hollow out
hollow adj hueco
El comparativo de hollow se escribe hollower; el superlativo se escribe hollowest
hollow
tr['hɒləʊ]
adjective
1 (sound, thing) hueco,-a
2 (cheeks etc) hundido,-a
3 figurative use (laugh) falso,-a; (promise) vacío,-a
noun
1 hueco
2 SMALLGEOGRAPHY/SMALL hondonada
transitive verb to hollow out
1 vaciar
hollow ['hɑ.lo:] vt or to hollow out : ahuecar
hollow adj, -lower ; -est
1) : hueco, hundido (dícese de las mejillas, etc.), cavernoso (dícese de un sonido)
2) empty, false: vacío, falso
hollow n
1) cavity: hueco m, depresión f, cavidad f
2) valley: hondonada f, valle m
hollow
adj.
• ahuecado, -a adj.
• cascado, -a adj.
• cóncavo, -a adj.
• hueco, -a adj.
• hundido, -a adj.
• vacío, -a adj.
n.
• ahuecamiento s.m.
• cavidad s.f.
• cañada s.f.
• celdilla s.f.
• cuenco s.m.
• depresión s.f.
• hondonada s.f.
• hueco s.m.
• mella s.f.
• oquedad s.f.
v.
• ahuecar v.
• excavar v.
• vaciar v.

I 'hɑːləʊ, 'hɒləʊ
adjective
1) <tree/tooth/wall> hueco; <sound> hueco; <voice> apagado, ahogado; <cheeks/eyes> hundido
2)
a) <successiumph> vacío
b) <person> vacío, vacuo; <promises/threats> vano, falso; <words> hueco, vacío

she gave a hollow laugh — soltó una risa sardónica

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Phrasal Verbs:

II
noun
a) (empty space) hueco m; (depression) hoyo m, depresión f

the hollow of one's hand — el cuenco or (Méx) la cuenca de la mano

b) (dell, valley) hondonada f

III
adverb

to beat somebody all hollow o (BrE) beat somebody hollow — (colloq) darle* una paliza a alguien

['hɒlǝʊ]
1. ADJ
1) [tree, object] hueco; [cheeks, eyes] hundido

it's hollow (inside) — está hueco (por dentro)

his eyes were hollow — tenía los ojos hundidos

she had a hollow feeling in her stomach — tenía una sensación de vacío en el estómago

he felt hollow inside — se sentía vacío por dentro

look how much you've eaten, you must have hollow legs! — ¡qué barbaridad, lo que has comido! ¡debes de tener la solitaria!

2) [gesture, laugh] falso; [threat, promise] vano, falso; [words] hueco, vacío; [person, victory, success] vacío

their marriage was a hollow sham — su matrimonio era una pura farsa or pantomima

to ring or sound hollow — sonar (a) falso

his denial has a hollow ring (to it) — su negativa suena a falso

3) [sound, noise] hueco

a deep, hollow voice whispered his name — una voz profunda y cavernosa susurró su nombre

her voice sounded tired and hollow — su voz sonaba cansada y apagada

2. N
1) (=hole) hueco m
2) (=depression) (in ground, surface) hoyo m

the hollow of one's hand — el cuenco or (Mex) la cuenca de la mano

3.
ADV

to beat sb hollow * — dar una paliza a algn *

* * *

I ['hɑːləʊ, 'hɒləʊ]
adjective
1) <tree/tooth/wall> hueco; <sound> hueco; <voice> apagado, ahogado; <cheeks/eyes> hundido
2)
a) <success/triumph> vacío
b) <person> vacío, vacuo; <promises/threats> vano, falso; <words> hueco, vacío

she gave a hollow laugh — soltó una risa sardónica

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Phrasal Verbs:

II
noun
a) (empty space) hueco m; (depression) hoyo m, depresión f

the hollow of one's hand — el cuenco or (Méx) la cuenca de la mano

b) (dell, valley) hondonada f

III
adverb

to beat somebody all hollow o (BrE) beat somebody hollow — (colloq) darle* una paliza a alguien


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