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пустой

empty

Meaning of пустой

containing nothing

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Russian[puˈstoj]
Russianэмпти
empty
пустой - empty
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пустой with English translation

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.

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пустой belongs to the topic "Top 2500". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

пустойempty
рубленыйchopped
приготовленныйcooked
замороженныйfrozen
сыройraw
солёныйsalty
нарезанный ломтикамиsliced

пустой synonyms

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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
🇷🇺Russian
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
🇷🇺Russian
безлюдный

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

A2Often

It was a deserted beach.

Это был безлюдный пляж.

О
🇷🇺Russian
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
🇷🇺Russian
пустоватый

Somewhat empty; with a nuance of insufficient fullness.

B2Rarely

The room looked a bit empty.

Комната выглядела пустоватой.

Г
🇷🇺Russian
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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How to pronounce пустой and what this word means

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

The mailbox was empty when I checked it this morning.

пустой transcription

[puˈstoj], эмпти

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пустой meaning: what does it mean?

не содержит предметов, жидкости или других заполнителей внутри

пустой pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

пустой is pronounced as [puˈstoj]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

пустой definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

The mailbox was empty when I checked it this morning. Translation: Почтовый ящик был пустой, когда я проверял его этим утром.

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