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hollow

adjectiveaidiacht
1. not solid
2. concave, sunken
3. sound
4. insincere
5. empty, hopeless
6. meaningless
nounAinmfhocal
7. empty space, gap
8. depression
9. of hand, back, etc
10. in land
PhrasesNathanna
Phrasal VerbsBriathra Frásacha
 adjectiveaidiacht 1 not solidtoll adj1 cmucuasach adj1 cmu in the hollow space within the flute sa spás toll laistigh den fhliúit hollow blocks are lighter tá bloic tholla níos éadroime they nest in hollow trees déanann siad a nead i gcrainn chuasacha the wall is hollow balla cuasach atá ann 2 concave, sunkenslogtha adj3 cmucuasach adj1 cmu she had hollow eyes bhí a súile slogtha siar ina ceann hollow cheeks leicne cuasacha 3 soundtoll adj1 cmu we heard a hollow sound chualamar fuaim tholl in a hollow voice de ghuth toll hollow instrument uirlis tholl 4 insincerebréige gs as adj cmubréagach adj1 cmu she gave a hollow laugh rinne sí gáire bréagach it was hollow praise ba mholadh bréige é the excuse sounded hollow ní raibh cuma na fírinne ar an leithscéal if the promises prove to be hollow mura gcuirtear leis na gealltanaishave a hollow ring 5 empty, hopelessin ísle brí cmu she felt hollow bhí sí in ísle brí, bhí lagar spride uirthi, d'airigh sí fann folamh 6 meaninglessfánach adj1 cmu it was a hollow victory for them b'fhánach an bua acu é, ba bheag ab fhiú a mbua dóibh nounAinmfhocal 7 empty space, gapcuas masc1 cmucabha masc4 cmu in the hollow of a tree i gcuas crainn 8 depressionlog masc1 cmucabha masc4 cmucuas masc1 cmu there were hollows in the surface bhí loig sa dromchla the rainwater gathers in hollows in the rocks bailíonn an bháisteach i logáin sna carraigeacha 9 of hand, back, etclog masc1 cmu the hollow of the throat log na scornaí in the hollow of his hand i gcroí a bhoise the hollow of your back log do dhroma 10 in landlog masc1 cmuísleán masc1 cmu there's a hollow in the road tá log sa bhóthar the field is in a hollow near the river tá an gort in ísleán cois na habhann PhrasesNathanna to beat sb hollow informalneamhfhoirmeálta greadadh a thabhairt do dhuineduine a ghreadadh to have a hollow ring (also nó to ring hollow; to ring false) his answer had a hollow ring ní raibh craiceann na fírinne ar a fhreagra, ní raibh dealramh na fírinne ar a fhreagra Phrasal VerbsBriathra Frásacha→ hollow out
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