hollow

[US]/ˈhɒləʊ/
[UK]/ˈhɑːloʊ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. tom; hyklersk; med et tomt rom inni
n. et hull; en dal; en hulrom
vt. å gjøre tom
vi. å bli tom
adv. på en meningsløs eller grundig måte.
Word Forms
Pluralhollows
Third Person Singularhollows
Past Tensehollowed
Past Participlehollowed
Present Participlehollowing

Phrases & Collocations

hollow sound

hult lyd

hollow feeling

hul følelse

hollow fiber

hul fiber

hollow glass

hul glass

hollow block

hulblokk

hollow cylinder

hul sylinder

hollow shaft

hul aksling

hollow concrete

hul betong

hollow brick

hulmurstein

hollow cathode

hul katode

hollow sphere

hul sfære

hollow steel

hul stål

ring hollow

klinger hult

hollow out

holde ut

hollow tree

hul tre

concrete hollow block

hul betongblokk

hollow organ

hul organ

hollow pipe

hul rør

hollow core

hul kjerne

hollow beam

hul bjelke

hollow section

hul seksjon

Example Sentences

a hollow behind a wall.

en hule bak en vegg.

a hollow in one's life.

en uthuling i et liv.

hollow out a pumpkin.

holde ut en gresskar.

the result was a hollow victory.

resultatet var en pyrrhusseier.

a hollow stem with vertical flutings.

en hul stilk med vertikale fløyter.

a hollow at the base of a large tree.

en uthuling ved foten av et stort tre.

hollow a canoe out of a log

holde en kanot ut av en stokk

Bamboo is a sort of hollow plant.

Bambus er en slags hul plante.

He gave a hollow laugh.

Han ga en hul latter.

marble steps with hollows worn by footsteps. Acavity is a hollow or hollow area within a solid body or object:

marmortrinn med uthulinger slitt av fotspor. En fordypning er en uthuling eller et hulrom i en fast kropp eller gjenstand:

hollow out a nest in the sand.

holde ut et reir i sanden.

Real-world Examples

Bamboo is light because it is hollow.

Bambus er lett fordi det er hult.

Source: High-frequency vocabulary in daily life

That deal is now looking increasingly hollow.

Den avtalen ser nå stadig mer hul ut.

Source: BBC Listening Collection November 2014

Boiled eggs that have been hollowed out and stuffed from something.

Kokte egg som har blitt hullet ut og fylt med noe.

Source: Gourmet Base

Meanwhile, the blackmailee becomes more and more hollow as a person.

I mellomtiden blir personen som er truet mer og mer hul.

Source: Tales of Imagination and Creativity

However, the mother panda didn't leave the hollow and stayed calm.

Men moren til pandaen forlot ikke hullet og holdt seg rolig.

Source: China Daily Latest Collection

In early summer, the turtle digs out a hollow in the soft ground.

Tidlig på sommeren graver skilpadden ut et hull i den myke jorden.

Source: Recitation for Kings Volume 1 (All 100 Lessons)

It's worth pointing out that these organs are hollow, because you are basically hollow, too.

Det er verdt å påpeke at disse organene er hule, fordi du i utgangspunktet også er hul.

Source: Crash Course Anatomy and Physiology

" The Dumbledores lived in Godric's Hollows? "

« Levde Dumledores i Godrics Hollows? »

Source: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

The hollow eye sockets of the stone snakes seemed to be following him.

De uthulte øyehulen til steinslangene så ut til å følge ham.

Source: 2. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

So these wise little people find a hollow in an old tree.

Så finner disse kloke små folk et hull i et gammelt tre.

Source: American Original Language Arts Volume 2

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