Usage examples of "empty rhetoric" in English with translation to French

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The parking lot is empty. Le parking est vide.

The place was almost empty. L'endroit était presque vide.

I found the box empty. J'ai trouvé la boîte vide.

The container is empty. Le récipient est vide.

I opened the box, but it was empty. J'ouvris la boîte, mais elle était vide.

The store was relatively empty. Le magasin était relativement vide.

I examined the purse again, and found it empty. J'ai vérifié le porte-monnaie à nouveau, et constaté qu'il était vide.

The battery of my MP3-player was empty. La batterie de mon lecteur MP3 était vide.

The police followed up all their leads but came up empty handed. La police suivit toutes ses pistes mais revint les mains vides.

Empty the purse into this bag. Vide le porte-monnaie dans ce sac.

Considering what time it was, the supermarket was relatively empty. Vu l'heure qu'il était, le supermarché était relativement vide.

Your account is empty. Votre compte est vide.

All the boxes are empty. Toutes les caisses sont vides.

The box was open and empty. La boîte était ouverte et vide.

You should especially not drink on an empty stomach. Vous ne devriez surtout pas boire sur un estomac vide.

She sat on the empty beach watching the waves roll in one after the other. Elle s'assit sur la plage vide, regardant rouler les vagues, l'une après l'autre.

Hope is when you suddenly run to the kitchen like a mad man to check if the empty chocolate cookie box you just finished an hour ago is magically full again. L'espoir, c'est quand tu cours soudainement à la cuisine comme un fou pour vérifier que la boîte de gâteaux au chocolat que tu as finie une heure plus tôt s'est comme par magie remplie à nouveau.

All the desk drawers were empty. Tous les tiroirs du bureau étaient vides.

The house has been empty for years. La maison est vide depuis des années.

Are there still some empty seats? Y a-t-il encore des places libres ?

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