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No. 5,800 in Russian

пустые

"Empty."

In a sentence

  • На столе лежат пустые стаканы.

    Empty glasses are lying on the table.

    In this sentence, 'пустые' is used as an adjective describing the state of the glasses as being empty, without any contents.

  • Его обещания оказались пустыми.

    His promises turned out to be empty.

    Here, 'пустыми' is used figuratively to describe promises lacking real value or substance.

  • Пустые поля тянутся до горизонта.

    Empty fields stretch to the horizon.

    In this instance, 'пустые' refers to fields devoid of objects, crops, or activity, emphasizing emptiness or barrenness.

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