hollow

hollow
1. adjective
1) (not solid) hohl; Hohl[ziegel, -mauer, -zylinder, -kugel]
2) (sunken) eingefallen [Wangen, Schläfen]; hohl, tief liegend [Augen]
3) (echoing) hohl [Ton, Klang]
4) (fig.): (empty) wertlos
5) (fig.): (cynical) verlogen; leer [Versprechen]; gequält [Lachen]
2. noun
[Boden]senke, die; [Boden]vertiefung, die

hold something in the hollow of one's hand — etwas in der hohlen Hand halten

3. adverb

beat somebody hollow — (coll.) jemanden um Längen schlagen (ugs.)

4. transitive verb

hollow out — aushöhlen; graben [Höhle]

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['holəu] 1. adjective
1) (having an empty space in it: a hollow tree; Bottles, pipes and tubes are hollow.) hohl
2) ((of a sound) strangely deep, as if made in something hollow: a hollow voice.) hohl
2. noun
1) (something hollow: hollows in her cheeks.) die Höhle
2) (a small valley; a dip in the ground: You can't see the farm from here because it's in a hollow.) die Vertiefung
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- beat hollow
- hollow out
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hol·low
[ˈhɒləʊ, AM ˈhɑ:loʊ]
I. adj
1. (empty) hohl
2. (sunken) hohl
\hollow cheeks eingefallene Wangen
3. (sound) hohl, dumpf
4. (pej: false) wertlos
there's a rather \hollow ring to her profession of complete contentment ihre Behauptung, sie sei vollkommen zufrieden, kommt nicht sehr überzeugend rüber fam
\hollow laughter ungläubiges Gelächter
\hollow promise leeres Versprechen
5. (pej: insignificant) unbedeutend
\hollow victory schaler Sieg
6.
to beat sb \hollow jdn haushoch schlagen
to have \hollow legs BRIT (hum) wie ein Scheunendrescher fressen sl
II. n
1. (hole) Senke f, SCHWEIZ a. Grube f
2. AM (valley) Tal nt
3.
to have sb in the \hollow of one's hand jdn [fest] in der Hand haben
III. adv
1. (empty) hohl
to feel \hollow [inside] sich [o hohl] leer akk fühlen
2. (hungry)
to feel \hollow inside ein Loch im Bauch haben fam
3. (sound)
to sound \hollow hohl klingen
IV. vt
to \hollow sth etw aushöhlen
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['hɒləʊ]
1. adj
1) hohl; (= concave) surface, cheeks hohl, eingefallen; eyes tief liegend; (= empty) feeling hohl, leer;
2) (= meaningless) gesture, threat, sham, words, promise leer; victory geschenkt; (= insincere) person unaufrichtig; laugh hohl; (= forced) gequält

to sound hollow, to have a hollow ring (to it) (fig)

this claim rings hollow — diese Behauptung klingt hohl or falsch

3) sound hohl, dumpf; voice hohl

with a (deep,) hollow voice — mit Grabesstimme

2. n
1) (= cavity) Höhlung f; (in larger structure) Hohlraum m

the hollow in the tree's trunk — die Höhlung im Baum

2) (= depression) Vertiefung f; (= small valley) (Boden)senke f

a wooded hollow —

in the hollow between two waves — im Wellental

to hold sth in the hollow of one's hand — etw in der hohlen Hand halten

the hollow of the back — das Kreuz

3. adv (Brit)

to beat sb hollow (inf) — jdn haushoch schlagen, jdn fertigmachen (inf)

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hollow [ˈhɒləʊ; US ˈhɑləʊ]
A s
1. Höhle f, (Aus)Höhlung f, Hohlraum m:
hollow of the hand hohle Hand;
have sb in the hollow of one’s hand jemanden völlig in seiner Gewalt haben;
hollow of the knee Kniekehle f
2. Mulde f, Senke f, Vertiefung f
3. TECH
a) Hohlkehle f
b) Gussblase f
B adj (adv hollowly)
1. hohl, Hohl…:
beat sb hollow Br umg jemanden haushoch schlagen, SPORT auch jemanden überfahren oder vernaschen;
he’s got hollow legs (oder a hollow leg) umg der kann essen, so viel er will, und wird nicht dick
2. hohl, dumpf (Klang, Stimme etc)
3. fig
a) hohl, leer
b) falsch, unaufrichtig: ring2 A 5
4. wertlos (Sieg)
5. hohl:
a) eingefallen (Wangen)
b) tief liegend (Augen)
6. leer, hungrig:
feel hollow Hunger haben
C adv hohl (auch fig):
ring hollow
a) hohl klingen (Versprechen etc),
b) unglaubwürdig klingen (Protest etc)
D v/t: oft hollow out
1. aushöhlen
2. TECH (aus)kehlen, ausstemmen, hohlbohren
E v/i oft hollow out hohl werden
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1. adjective
1) (not solid) hohl; Hohl[ziegel, -mauer, -zylinder, -kugel]
2) (sunken) eingefallen [Wangen, Schläfen]; hohl, tief liegend [Augen]
3) (echoing) hohl [Ton, Klang]
4) (fig.): (empty) wertlos
5) (fig.): (cynical) verlogen; leer [Versprechen]; gequält [Lachen]
2. noun
[Boden]senke, die; [Boden]vertiefung, die

hold something in the hollow of one's hand — etwas in der hohlen Hand halten

3. adverb

beat somebody hollow — (coll.) jemanden um Längen schlagen (ugs.)

4. transitive verb

hollow out — aushöhlen; graben [Höhle]

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adj.
hohl adj. n.
Aushöhlung f.
Hohlraum -¨e m.
Höhle -n f.
Höhlung -en f.

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