Hollow in spanish
Hueco
pronunciation: uekoʊ part of speech: adjective, noun
pronunciation: uekoʊ part of speech: adjective, noun
In gestures
hollow1 = depresión, vacío, cavidad, hueco. [Nombre]
Example: It can certainly be status-conferring to let it be known in social conversation that one has read the latest Fay Weldon book, but if the group one is in never reads Fay Weldon anyway and could not care less what she has written then the victory is a somewhat hollow one.more:
» beat + Nombre + (all) hollow = dar una paliza, sacudir de lo lindo, merendarse.
Example: But he was proved wrong as India pushed England to the edge and beat them hollow the following day.hollow2 = hueco. [Adjetivo]
Example: The other helpful procedure is venoclysis, the slow drop-by-drop introduction into a vein, through a hollow needle, of a salt or a sugar solution.more:
» have + a hollow ring = sonar falso, carecer de valor.
Example: Justification has a hollow ring without a firm rationale for existence and survival in this fluid society.» hollow back = lomo articulado, lomo suelto. [Encuadernación en la que se deja un espacio entre la lomera de la cubierta y los pliegos cosidos]
Example: At the same time a good deal of fine leather binding was carried on in the traditional way (though with an increasing use of hollow backs).» hollow victory = victoria en vano.
Example: If you ever do manage to get one up on a narcissist, it is likely to be a hollow victory at best.hollow out3 = ahuecar, socavar, minar, vaciar.
Example: The Irish President said last night that Irish society is being hollowed out by individualism.