"half empty" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} half empty (not comparable)
  1. Synonym of half full. Tags: not-comparable Synonyms: half full [synonym, synonym-of] Related terms: glass-half-empty, the glass half-empty Translations (holding about half of the full capacity — see also half full): halfleeg (Dutch), duonmalplena (Esperanto), duone malplena (Esperanto), halb leer (German)
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