How do I say 'Hollow' in Portuguese?

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How to Say 'Hollow' in Portuguese | Meaning & Pronunciation

Last Updated: June 14, 2026

Level: A2 Elementary

How to Say 'Hollow' in Portuguese | Meaning & Pronunciation

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Dictionary Entry: Essential usages of 'Hollow'.
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Study Commitment: Approximately 5 minutes of required focus.
Difficulty Range: Adaptive (A2 Elementary).
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[ROOT] Sentence
├── Minha
└── vida

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📚 Core Dictionary Examples

My life is hollow without him.

Minha vida é vazia sem ele.

It was another hollow promise.

Era outra promessa vazia.

It was another hollow promise.

Era outra promessa oca.

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The fox hid in the hollow tree.

A raposa escondeu-se na árvore oca.

Without honor, victory is hollow.

Sem honra, a vitória é vazia.

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There's a nest in the tree hollow.

Há um ninho no oco da árvore.

Rain formed pools in the hollow spaces on the rocks.

A chuva formou poças nas concavidades das rochas.

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The valley known as Sleepy Hollow hides from the world in the high hills of New York State.

O vale conhecido como Sleepy Hollow se esconde do mundo nas altas colinas do estado de Nova York.

The fuselage, or body of the airplane, is a long hollow tube which holds all the pieces of an airplane together.

A fuselagem, ou corpo do avião, é um longo tubo oco que une todas as peças de um avião.

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In the evening they came to a large forest, and they were so weary with sorrow and hunger and the long walk, that they lay down in a hollow tree and fell asleep.

À noite eles chegaram a um grande bosque e estavam tão cansados por causa da mágoa e da fome e da longa caminhada, que se deitaram numa árvore oca e adormeceram.

Amniocentesis is usually conducted at 16 weeks gestation and involves taking fluid from the amniotic sac surrounding the developing fetus by inserting a hollow needle into the mother's uterus.

A amniocentese é geralmente feita às 16 semanas de gestação e envolve extrair líquido do saco amniótico que rodeia o feto em desenvolvimento, através da inserção de uma agulha oca no útero da mãe.

When he had said these things, he struck with reversed spear the side of the hollow mountain, and the winds, as a single column, race through the offered gate and blast the lands with a tornado.

Assim falando, volta a sua lança / na direção do cavo monte e empurra / a parede rochosa, e logo os ventos, / qual cerrado esquadrão, se precipitam / pela passagem que lhes é aberta / e em turbilhões as terras vão varrendo.

Her song—a sound often heard among the mountains—is said to be hollow and mournful, differing therein from the music of the subterranean beings, which is described by earwitnesses as cheerful and fascinating.

Diz-se que a canção dela—um som ouvido muitas vezes nas montanhas—é cavernosa e lúgubre, diferindo assim da música dos seres subterrâneos, que é descrita por testemunhas auriculares como sendo alegre e fascinante.

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The female Marten forms a nest of grass among the rocks, in a hollow tree, or utilises an old crow's nest by relining it, and produces a litter of four or five—sometimes varied in number from two to seven—and there are at least two litters each year.

A fêmea da marta faz um ninho de erva entre as rochas, numa árvore oca ou aproveita um ninho de corvo antigo, revestindo-o, e produz uma ninhada de quatro ou cinco crias — por vezes variando em número de duas a sete — e há pelo menos duas ninhadas por ano.

Mr. Sherlock Holmes was leaning back in his chair and was unfolding his morning paper in a leisurely fashion, when our attention was arrested by a tremendous ring at the bell, followed immediately by a hollow drumming sound, as if someone were beating on the outer door with his fist.

O Sr. Sherlock Holmes estava inclinado para trás na sua cadeira e estava a desdobrar o seu jornal matinal de uma forma descontraída, quando a nossa atenção foi detida por um estrondoso toque à campainha, seguido imediatamente de um som oco de pancadas, como se alguém estivesse a bater na porta exterior com o punho.

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How do you say "Minha vida é vazia sem ele." in Portuguese?

The most natural translation is "My life is hollow without him.".

How do you say "Era outra promessa vazia." in Portuguese?

The most natural translation is "It was another hollow promise.".

How do you say "Era outra promessa oca." in Portuguese?

The most natural translation is "It was another hollow promise.".

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