half empty

hɑːf ˈɛmpti
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Translation of half empty from English into Swedish,

Adjective

container amount

filled to about 50 percent, with focus on what is missing
  • The glass is half empty after he drank.Glaset är halvtomt efter att han drack.

Adverb

amount left

in a way that leaves something only halfway filled
till hälften halvfullt halvt om halvt
  • She filled the cup half empty before stopping.Hon fyllde koppen till hälften innan hon slutade.
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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
halvtomadj.

The orange squash bottle was half empty after the party.

Flaskan med apelsinsaft var halvtom efter festen.

There's a bag of lye in your basement that's half empty.

Det finns en halvtom säck lut i er källare.

It's half empty now, full of potential.

Se på den här är halvtom nu, full av potential.

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

Med min familj är bägaren tyvärr mer halvtom.

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half empty: Examples and translations in context

A pessimist might say the glass is half empty, not half full.

En pessimist skulle säga att glaset är halvtomt i stället för halvfullt.

You can see a glass as being half full or half empty.

Man kan betrakta ett glas som halvfullt eller halvtomt.

Other moms look at it half empty.

Vissa mammor ser glaset som halvfullt, andra som halvtomt.

The jar was half empty, containing a fully half of the original amount.

Burken var halvtom och innehöll hälften av den ursprungliga mängden.

It's half empty now, full of potential.

Den är halvtom nu, full av potential.

There's a bag of lye in your basement that's half empty.

Det finns en halvtom säck lut i er källare.

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glass-half-empty
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