hollow

hollow
I 1. ['hɒləʊ]
aggettivo
1) (not solid) cavo, vuoto
2) (sunken) [eyes] incavato, infossato
3) (booming) [voice] sepolcrale, cupo, cavernoso
4) (insincere) [words] falso, ingannevole, vano; [promise] falso, vano; [laugh] forzato

to sound hollow — [excuse] sembrare falso

2.
nome
1) (in tree) cavità f.; (of hand) cavo m.; (of back) incavo m.
2) (small valley) valletta f.
••

to beat sb. hollow — colloq. stracciare qcn

II ['hɒləʊ]
verbo transitivo hollow out
* * *
['holəu] 1. adjective
1) (having an empty space in it: a hollow tree; Bottles, pipes and tubes are hollow.) vuoto, cavo
2) ((of a sound) strangely deep, as if made in something hollow: a hollow voice.) cupo
2. noun
1) (something hollow: hollows in her cheeks.) incavatura
2) (a small valley; a dip in the ground: You can't see the farm from here because it's in a hollow.) cavità
- beat hollow
- hollow out
* * *
hollow /ˈhɒləʊ/
A a.
1 cavo; incavato; scavato; vuoto: a hollow trunk, un tronco cavo; a hollow nut, una noce vuota
2 incavato; infossato: hollow cheeks, guance incavate
3 (di suono) cupo; profondo; sordo: a hollow voice, una voce cupa; a hollow groan, un lamento sordo
4 (fig.) falso; ingannevole; vano; senza valore: hollow words, parole false; hollow promises, vane promesse; hollow pleasures, piaceri vani; a hollow victory, una vittoria che non vale niente; una vittoria di Pirro; a hollow excuse, una misera scusa
5 (del ventre) vuoto; (fam.) affamato
B n.
1 cavità; conca; cavo: in the hollow of one's hand, nel cavo della mano
2 depressione (del terreno); valletta
● (edil.) hollow brick, mattone forato; foratone (fam.) □ hollow-cheeked, dalle guance scavate □ a hollow dish, un piatto fondo; una fondina (dial.) □ (ind. min.) hollow drill, fioretto forato □ hollow-eyed, dagli occhi infossati □ (arc.) hollow-hearted, falso; insincero □ (mecc.) hollow mill, fresa cava □ (mecc.) hollow punch, fustella □ (sport) a hollow race, una corsa senza interesse, scialba □ (tecn.) hollow space, intercapedine □ (edil.) hollow wall, muro a cassa vuota □ (market.) hollow ware, vasellame; pentole; tegami, casseruole; (anche) barili, barilotti e cilindri metallici □ (fam.) to beat sb. hollow, battere (o sconfiggere) q. irrimediabilmente; stracciare q. (fam.)
hollowness
n. [u]
1 l'essere cavo, vuoto
2 (fig.) vanità
3 (fig.) falsità; insincerità.
(to) hollow /ˈhɒləʊ/
v. t.
(anche to hollow out) scavare; incavare; rendere cavo (o concavo): These rocks have been hollowed out by the river, queste rocce sono state scavate dal fiume
to hollow a canoe out of a tree trunk, ricavare una canoa da un tronco d'albero, scavandolo.
* * *
I 1. ['hɒləʊ]
aggettivo
1) (not solid) cavo, vuoto
2) (sunken) [eyes] incavato, infossato
3) (booming) [voice] sepolcrale, cupo, cavernoso
4) (insincere) [words] falso, ingannevole, vano; [promise] falso, vano; [laugh] forzato

to sound hollow — [excuse] sembrare falso

2.
nome
1) (in tree) cavità f.; (of hand) cavo m.; (of back) incavo m.
2) (small valley) valletta f.
••

to beat sb. hollow — colloq. stracciare qcn

II ['hɒləʊ]
verbo transitivo hollow out

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