- empty phrase
- n.Floskel -n f.
English-german dictionary. 2013.
empty phrase
Schlagen Sie auch in anderen Wörterbüchern nach:
Empty Spaces — Chanson par Pink Floyd extrait de l’album The Wall Pays Royaume Uni Sortie … Wikipédia en Français
empty your glass — empty your glass/bottle/ phrase to finish a drink Thesaurus: general words meaningto drinksynonym to drink in a particular wayhyponym Main entry: empty … Useful english dictionary
empty your bottle — empty your glass/bottle/ phrase to finish a drink Thesaurus: general words meaningto drinksynonym to drink in a particular wayhyponym Main entry: empty … Useful english dictionary
empty your mind — phrase to try to think about nothing, as a way of staying calm Thesaurus: to be, or to become calm and stop worryingsynonym Main entry: empty … Useful english dictionary
empty your bladder — formal phrase to urinate Thesaurus: going to the toilethyponym Main entry: bladder … Useful english dictionary
phrase|mon|ger — «FRAYZ MUHNG guhr, MONG », noun. a person who deals in phrases; person given to fine but often empty phrases: »If Robespierre had been a statesman instead of a phrasemonger... (John Morley) … Useful english dictionary
phrase — n. 1) to coin; turn a phrase 2) a colloquial; empty; glib; hackneyed, trite; well turned phrase 3) (grammar) a noun; participial; prepositional; verb phrase * * * [freɪz] empty glib hackneyed participial prepositional trite turn a phrase … Combinatory dictionary
empty — I. adjective (emptier; est) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English ǣmettig unoccupied, from ǣmetta leisure, perhaps from ǣ without + metta (probably akin to mōtan to have to) more at must Date: before 12th century 1. a. containing nothing … New Collegiate Dictionary
Empty vessel — The phrase empty vessel literally means a container with nothing inside. It has additional significance in various areas.In literatureThe quotation, As empty vessels make the loudest sound, so they that have the least wit are the greatest… … Wikipedia
empty — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb 1 make sth empty ADVERB ▪ completely ▪ The cupboards had all been completely emptied. ▪ out ▪ We emptied out the tank. PREPOSITION … Collocations dictionary
empty — /ˈɛmpti / (say emptee), /ˈɛmti / (say emtee) adjective (emptier, emptiest) 1. containing nothing; void of the usual or appropriate contents: an empty bottle. 2. vacant; unoccupied: an empty house. 3. without burden or load: an empty wagon. 4.… …
