hollowness

hollowness
noun oquedad, lo hueco
hollowness ['hɑ.lo:nəs] n
1) hollow: hueco m, cavidad f
2) falseness: falsedad f
3) emptiness: vacuidad f
hollowness
n.
ahuecamiento s.m.
oquedad s.f.
['hɒlǝʊnɪs]
N
1) [of words, promise] falsedad f ; [of gesture, threat, victory] vacuidad f ; [of laugh] lo falso
2) [of object, surface] el hecho de ser hueco; [of cheeks, eyes] lo hundido

its hollowness means it can float — el hecho de que es hueco significa que puede flotar, al ser hueco puede flotar

the hollowness of her voice — lo apagado de su voz


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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