Meaning of tukšs | Babel Free
Definitions
- empty (in which nothing was put)
- empty, blank (not taken, not filled with something)
- unfurnished
- empty (with nothing hanging on them)
- empty (without panes, leaves)
- empty (without water)
- empty (without food)
- empty (without any writing or drawing on it)
- empty (without people, animals; vacant, uninhabited)
- empty (without vegetation, without plants, without crops)
- empty (without pit, kernel, seed, more rarely without leaves)
- empty (with strongly felt shortage or lack of food, money, goods, etc.))
- empty (without harvest, produce)
- empty (without merchandise, goods in stock; without money)
- empty, poor
- empty, in vain (without the desired effect)
- empty, vain, idle (without serious content, without purpose, without meaning, significance)
- empty (without activity, uneventful)
- empty (without depth, meaningful spiritual life; frivolous)
- empty (colorless, lifeless)
Examples
“tukša bļoda, pudele, soma, atvilktne”
empty bowl, bottle, bag, drawer
“tukšs grozs, maiss, spainis”
empty basket, bag, bucket
“tukša kabata”
empty pocket (colloquially, lack of money)
“tukšs pagrabs, plaukts”
empty cellar, shelf
“tukša malkas nojume”
empty wood shed
“tukšs sienas laukums”
empty, blank area on the wall
“tukšs galds”
empty table (esp. without food, drink)
“tukša istaba”
empty room
“tukšs drēbju pakaramais”
empty clothes hanger
“tukšs vadzis”
empty peg
“tukšas logu ailes”
empty window frames
“tukša aka”
empty well
“tukšs vēders”
empty stomach
“Ēvalds pagrieza baltajai lapiņai otru pusi, tā bija tukša”
Ēvalds turned the white page over to the other side, it was empty
“tukša iela, šoseja, laiva”
empty street, highway, ship
“tukšs trolejbuss, vagons”
empty trolley, train car
“tukšs bišu strops”
empty beehiļve
“tukša lapsu ala”
empty fox hole, earth
“(of places to sit, stand, etc.) empty (vacant)”
“mēs visi sēdam pie galda, tikai mātes vieta tukša”
we all sat at the table, only mother's place (was) empty
“visi tīrumi ir tukši”
all fields are empty
“zeme nekur nepaliek tukša, augi ieviešas katrā piemērotā' stūrītī”
the earth is nowere empty, plants grow in every appropriate spot
“tukšs rieksts”
empty nut
“tukša zirņu pāksts”
empty pea pod
“tagard ir tukškais laiks; nav ne gaļas, ne naudas”
now is the emptier (= emptiest) time: there is neither meat nor money
“šogad manām ābelēm ir tukšais gads”
this year my apple trees are having an empty (= fruitless) year
“tukšs pārtikas veikals”
empty grocery store (i.e., without groceries)
“Prūsijas valsts kase bija tukša”
the Prussian treasury was empty
“šīs mājas ir tukšas, viss, kas te kādreiz bija, ir jau paņemts”
these houses are empty, everything that used to be here has already been taken
“kur citur lai šie atstātie, tukšie, bezspēcīgie atrastu patversmi?”
where else would the abandoned, empty, powerless find shelter?
“tukši pūliņi”
empty efforts
“tukšas runas, tukša runāšana”
empty talk, empty talking
“tukšas frāzes”
empty sentences, words
“tukšas izpriecas, cerības”
empty pleasures, hopes
“tukši sapņi”
empty dreams
“tukšs apgalvojums”
empty statement
“tukšs, bezdarbībā pavadīts laiks”
empty, idly spent time
“nožēlojami tukša dvēsele”
a miserably empty soul
“vieglprātīgas, tukšas meitenes portrets”
portrait of a frivolous, empty girl
“skumji tukšs skatiens”
sadly empty gaze
“lai cik skaista, bet tukša seja vienmēr būs vulgāra”
no matter how beautiful, an empty face will always be vulgar
CEFR level
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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