half empty

hɑːf ˈɛmpti
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Translation of half empty into German,

Adjective

container amount

filled to about 50 percent, with focus on what is missing
halb leer zur Hälfte leer
  • The glass is half empty after he drank.Das Glas ist halb leer, nachdem er getrunken hat.

Adverb

amount left

in a way that leaves something only halfway filled
nur halb halbvoll zur Hälfte
  • She filled the cup half empty before stopping.Sie füllte die Tasse nur halb und hörte dann auf.
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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
halb leeradj.

What a rip-off, five bucks for parking when the lot is half empty.

So eine Abzocke, fünf Euro fürs Parken, obwohl der Parkplatz halb leer ist.

For me, the glass is neither half-full nor half empty.

Für mich ist das Glas weder halb voll noch halb leer.

halbleeradj.

Last night when I was there, his fridge was half empty.

Letzte Nacht war ich drüben und der Kühlschrank war halbleer.

When my bottle was half empty I started to look around.

Als die Flasche halbleer war, sah ich mich in der Gegend um.

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Other translations for half empty:

  • zur Hälfte leeradj.
  • halb leeren

half empty: Examples and translations in context

I try to start, but the battery is half empty.

Ich versuche zu starten, aber der Akku ist halb leer.

This is precisely what those whose glass is half empty doubt.

Genau daran zweifeln diejenigen, deren Glas halb leer ist.

The city is also half empty, because many go to the beach.

Die Stadt ist auch halb leer, weil viele ans Meer fahren.

During my last pit stop I noticed that the tent was half empty.

Bei meinem letzten Boxenstopp bemerkte ich, dass das Zelt halb leer war.

You can park in the lot across the way; it's usually half empty.

Du kannst auf dem Parkplatz auf der anderen Straßenseite parken; er ist meistens halb leer.

No miracle, those was also almost half empty.

Kein Wunder, die war ja auch beinahe halb leer.

As a doomsayer, she always sees the glass as half empty.

Als Pessimistin sieht sie das Glas immer halb leer.

If you glass if half full or half empty is your own choice.

Ob das Glas halbleer oder halbvoll ist, entscheidet jeder für sich selbst.

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glass-half-empty
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