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empty (EN)
lýsingarorð, sögn, Nafnorð

lýsingarorð “empty”

grunnform empty (more/most)
  1. tómur
    The room was empty after the guests left the party.
  2. innihaldslaus
    His apologies felt empty after so many repeated mistakes.
  3. (um kýr og sauðfé) ekki með afkvæmi á tíma þegar búist er við því
    The farmer was concerned about the empty ewes this season.

sögn “empty”

nafnháttur empty; hann empties; þátíð emptied; lh. þt. emptied; nhm. emptying
  1. tæma
    I need to empty the trash can because it's starting to overflow.
  2. tæmast
    After the sale, the shelves in the store emptied within hours.
  3. renna út í (í samhengi við ár eða læk sem rennur til endastöðvar)
    The stream empties into a larger river at the edge of the forest.

Nafnorð “empty”

eintala empty, fleirtala empties eða óteljanlegt
  1. ástand tóms eldsneytisgeymis eða, í yfirfærðri merkingu, ástand þar sem engin orka er eftir
    After working double shifts all week, I'm running on empty.