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Пустой - translation, pronunciation and examples

пустой
[puˈstoj]

empty

🇷🇺 Russian
[puˈstoj]
Meaning of пустой

containing nothing

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Pronunciation[puˈstoj]
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empty

When to use пустой

empty room

пустая комната

empty box

пустая коробка

empty bottle

пустая бутылка

empty cup

пустая чашка

empty plate

пустая тарелка

пустой usage examples

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

The mailbox was empty when I checked it this morning.

Почтовый ящик был пустой, когда я проверял его этим утром.

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

She put the empty box by the door for recycling.

Она поставила пустую коробку у двери для переработки.

Similar words

пустой

Contains nothing; without contents.

незаполненный

Not filled (form, field, container) — a technical, literal meaning.

свободный

Not occupied; available (seat, time).

безлюдный

Without people; empty in the sense of absence of people.

опустевший

Has become empty — a loss of contents or people occurred.

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пустойempty
рубленыйchopped
приготовленныйcooked
замороженныйfrozen
сыройraw
солёныйsalty
нарезанный ломтикамиsliced

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What's the difference between пустой / незаполненный / свободный / безлюдный / опустевший / пустоватый

🇷🇺Russian
пустой

Contains nothing; without contents.

A1Very Often

I opened an empty box.

Я открыл пустой ящик.

Н
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незаполненный

Not filled (form, field, container) — a technical, literal meaning.

B1Often

The field in the application remained unfilled.

Поле в заявке осталось незаполненным.

🇷🇺Russian

Not occupied; available (seat, time).

A1Very Often

I have a free seat on the bus.

У меня есть свободное место в автобусе.

Б
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безлюдный

Without people; empty in the sense of absence of people.

A2Often

It was a deserted beach.

Это был безлюдный пляж.

О
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опустевший

Has become empty — a loss of contents or people occurred.

B1Rarely

After the celebration the hall was left emptied.

После праздника зал остался опустевшим.

П
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пустоватый

Somewhat empty; with a nuance of insufficient fullness.

B2Rarely

The room looked a bit empty.

Комната выглядела пустоватой.

Г
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голый

Without covering, naked; also figuratively 'mere, only' or 'bare of decoration'.

A2Often

Bare bricks remained on the wall.

На стене остались голые кирпичи.

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пустой translation: empty. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce пустой

[puˈstoj]

пустой translation

empty

пустой examples

Der Raum ist leer.

пустой transcription

[puˈstoj], эмпти

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пустой meaning: what does it mean?

не содержит предметов, жидкости или других заполнителей внутри

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Der Raum ist leer. Translation: Комната пустая.

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