empty
adjective
1 adjective containing nothingfolamh adj we have an empty room tá seomra folamh againnthere's an empty space on the page tá spás bán ar an leathanachthe roads are empty of traffic níl aon trácht ar na bóithre, tá na bóithre glanan empty glass gloine fholamh 2 adjective containing no peoplefolamh adj an empty house teach folamhthe streets were empty bhí na sráideanna bánaithethe train was empty of passengers ní raibh paisinéirí ar bith ar an traein, bhí an traein folamhTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 adjective containing few thingslom adj1 folamh adj this room is kind of empty tá an seomra seo cineál lom, tá an seomra seo sórt folamh 4 adjective containing few peoplefolamh adj the stadium was half empty bhí an staid leathfholamh 5 adjective not in usesaor adj1 he spotted an empty table chonaic sé tábla saorthere's an empty desk in the office tá deasc san oifig nach bhfuil aon duine á húsáid 6 adjective lacking emotion, interest, or purposeI was left with an empty feeling fágadh mé in ísle brí 7 adjective not sincereit was an empty threat bagairt gan cur léi a bhí annit's just an empty boast mórtas tóin gan taca atá ann, níl ann ach gaotaireacht 8 adjective without any real effectin aisce it was an empty exercise saothar in aisce a bhí annit was just an empty gesture ní raibh ann ach cur i gcéill 9 adjective missing a qualityhis talk was empty of meaning ní raibh ciall ná réasún lena chuid cainteher face was empty of emotion ní raibh faic le léamh ar a haghaidh, ní raibh aon mhothú ina dreach
verb
10 (also empty out) verb remove contents from TRANSITIVEfolmhaigh verb he emptied the box d'fholmhaigh sé an boscathe house had been emptied of furniture bhí an troscán ar fad glanta amach as an teachshe emptied out her pockets d'fholmhaigh sí a cuid pócaíhe emptied it into his glass dhoirt sé isteach ina ghloine éthe ATM was emptied out folmhaíodh an ATM, tógadh a raibh d'airgead san ATM as 11 (also empty out) verb become empty of contents INTRANSITIVEfolmhaigh verb the tank emptied because there was a hole in it folmhaíodh an t-umar toisc go raibh poll airthe bath emptied out d'imigh an t-uisce ar fad as an bhfolcadán 12 (also empty out) verb of a place: become empty of people INTRANSITIVEbánaigh verb folmhaigh verb the hall emptied d'imigh gach duine as an halla, bánaíodh an halla 13 verb leave place TRANSITIVEbánaigh verb folmhaigh verb the police emptied the building ghlan na póilíní gach duine amach as an bhfoirgneamhthe bad weather had emptied the street bhí an tsráid tréigthe de bharr na drochaimsire, ruaig an drochaimsir na daoine den tsráidnoun
14 noun empty containercollect the empties cruinnigh na cinn fholmha