hollow
adjective
1 adjective not solidtoll adj1 cuasach adj1 in the hollow space within the flute sa spás toll laistigh den fhliúithollow blocks are lighter tá bloic tholla níos éadroimethey nest in hollow trees déanann siad a nead i gcrainn chuasachathe wall is hollow balla cuasach atá ann 2 adjective concave, sunkenslogtha adj3 cuasach adj1 she had hollow eyes bhí a súile slogtha siar ina ceannhollow cheeks leicne cuasachaTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 adjective soundtoll adj1 we heard a hollow sound chualamar fuaim thollin a hollow voice de ghuth tollhollow instrument uirlis tholl 4 adjective insincerebréige gs as adj bréagach adj1 she gave a hollow laugh rinne sí gáire bréagachit was hollow praise ba mholadh bréige éthe excuse sounded hollow ní raibh cuma na fírinne ar an leithscéalif the promises prove to be hollow mura gcuirtear leis na gealltanais 5 adjective empty, hopelessin ísle brí she felt hollow bhí sí in ísle brí, bhí lagar spride uirthi, d'airigh sí fann folamh 6 adjective meaninglessfánach adj1 it was a hollow victory for them b'fhánach an bua acu é, ba bheag ab fhiú a mbua dóibh
noun
7 noun empty space, gapcuas masc1 cabha masc4 in the hollow of a tree i gcuas crainn 8 noun depressionlog masc1 cabha masc4 cuas masc1 there were hollows in the surface bhí loig sa dromchlathe rainwater gathers in hollows in the rocks bailíonn an bháisteach i logáin sna carraigeacha 9 noun of hand, back, etclog masc1 the hollow of the throat log na scornaíin the hollow of his hand i gcroí a bhoisethe hollow of your back log do dhroma 10 noun in landlog masc1 ísleán masc1 there's a hollow in the road tá log sa bhótharthe field is in a hollow near the river tá an gort in ísleán cois na habhann