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empty-handed

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emp·ty-hand·ed (mpt-hndd)
adj.
1. Bearing nothing.
2. Having received or gained nothing.
empty-handed
Adjective
having gained nothing: the robbers ran off empty-handed
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.empty-handedempty-handed - having acquired or gained nothing; "the returned from the negotiations empty-handed"
unrewarded
unsuccessful - not successful; having failed or having an unfavorable outcome
2.empty-handed - carrying nothing in the hands
empty - holding or containing nothing; "an empty glass"; "an empty room"; "full of empty seats"; "empty hours"
Translations
empty-handed [ˈɛmptɪˈhændɪd] adj → con las manos vacías
empty-handed [ˈɛmptɪˈhændɪd] empty adj → les mains vides
empty-handed [ˈɛmptɪˈhændɪd] empty adj → mit leeren Händen;
he returned empty-handed empty → er kehrte unverrichteter Dinge zurück
empty-handed [ɛmptɪˈhændɪd] adj → a mani vuote


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But there were no dealers with voices of ingratiating affability inviting customers to enter; there were no hawkers, nor the usual motley crowd of female purchasers- but only soldiers, in uniforms and overcoats though without muskets, entering the Bazaar empty-handed and silently making their way out through its passages with bundles.
War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo View in context
But if the trader goes empty-handed, having nothing which they require who would supply his need, he will come back empty-handed.
The Republic by Plato View in context
At least, and at last, I was off the sea, nor had I returned thence empty-handed.
Treasure Island by Stevenson, Robert Louis View in context
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