half empty

hɑːf ˈɛmpti
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Translation of half empty from English into Dutch,

Adjective

container amount

filled to about 50 percent, with focus on what is missing
  • The glass is half empty after he drank.Het glas is half leeg nadat hij gedronken heeft.

Adverb

amount left

in a way that leaves something only halfway filled
halfvol maar half gevuld
  • She filled the cup half empty before stopping.Ze schonk het kopje halfvol voordat ze stopte.
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Examples of half empty in a sentence

  • The fuel tank is half empty already.
  • He poured the juice half empty into the glass.
  • The bottle was left half empty on the table.

Translations of "half empty" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adjective
half leegadj.

The syrup bottle was half empty after the patient's treatment.

Na de behandeling van de patiënt was het flesje met siroop half leeg.

I noticed the glass cleaner was half empty after cleaning all the windows.

Ik merkte dat de glasreiniger al half leeg was nadat alle ramen waren gepoetst.

Munk's the guy who sees the glass as half empty.

Munk is diegene die het glas altijd als half leeg ziet.

I do not believe in the glass is half empty theory.

Ik geloof niet in "het glas is half leeg" theorie.

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Other translations for half empty:

  • halfleeg
  • halfvol

half empty: Examples and translations in context

As you can see is the cookies box half empty.

Zoals je kan zien is de koekendoos al half leeg.

To see that your glass is half empty and not only half full.

Om te zien dat uw glas half leeg is en niet alleen halfvol.

Sorry, but with my family, the glass is more half empty.

Sorry, bij mijn familie is het glas eerder half leeg.

Because we believe that trucks driving around half empty are a missed opportunity.

Want dat vrachtwagens half leeg rondrijden, vinden wij een gemiste kans.

She lost two men and still with her hull half empty.

Ze verloor twee mannen en nog steeds met haar romp half leeg.

Munk's the guy who sees the glass as half empty.

Munk is diegene die het glas altijd als half leeg ziet.

See also:

glass-half-empty
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