Usage examples of "leer" in German with translation to English

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Die Schachtel ist fast leer. The box is almost empty.
Mein Leben ist leer ohne ihn. My life is hollow without him.
Ich fand den Käfig leer vor. I found the cage empty.
Einer von den Koffern ist vollkommen leer. One of the suitcases is completely empty.
Die Batterie meines MP3-Spielers war leer. The battery of my MP3-player was empty.
Das Haus steht schon seit Jahren leer. The house has been empty for years.
Die Batterie meines MP3-Gerätes war leer. The battery of my MP3-player was empty.
Mein Leben wäre völlig leer ohne dich. My life would be completely empty without you.
Ich habe die Kiste geöffnet. Sie war leer. I opened the box. It was empty.
Das Haus war leer bis auf eine Katze. The house was empty except for a cat.
Ich denke, dass mein Kopf nicht leer ist. I think that my head is not empty.
Für die Uhrzeit war der Supermarkt relativ leer. Considering what time it was, the supermarket was relatively empty.
Die Lagerhalle war leer abgesehen von einem Möbelstück. The warehouse was empty except for a piece of furniture.
Die Schachtel ist leer. Dort ist nichts drin. This box is empty. It has nothing in it.
Der Bus war leer, bis auf eine ältere Dame. The bus was empty except for one elderly woman.
Aber als der Affe zurückkam, war die Blechtasse immer leer. But when the monkey came back, the tin cup was always empty.
Die Welt ist so leer, wenn man nur Berge, Flüsse und Städte darin denkt, aber hie und da jemand zu wissen, der mit uns übereinstimmt, mit dem wir auch stillschweigend fortleben: Das macht uns dieses Erdenrund erst zu einem bewohnten Garten. The world feels so empty, when one only sees mountains, rivers and cities. But realising that there are people here and there, who could match with us, who we live with silently : that changes this earth in a living garden.
Ich möchte ein paar leere Gläser. I want a few empty glasses.
Gib mir ein leeres Blatt Papier. Give me a blank sheet of paper.
Das Leben ist nur ein leerer Traum. Life is but an empty dream.
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