Creuse (en. Hollow)

[kʁøz]

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

adjective

Having a void inside.

This box is hollow.

Cette boîte est creuse.

Lacking substance or interest.

The speech was empty.

Le discours était creux.

Describes land that is, in part, concave or depressed.

We found a hollow spot to make a campfire.

Nous avons trouvé un endroit creux pour faire un feu de camp.

From the verb 'creuser', which derives from the Latin 'cŭrāre', meaning 'to make a cavity'.

to dig a hole

Making a cavity in the ground.

creuser un trou

to have an empty head

To have little common sense or good judgment.

avoir la tête creuse

to dig one's own grave

To act in a way that leads to one's own downfall.

creuser son propre tombeau

crevasse

A crack or cavity in the ground.

crevasse

cavity

Hollow space in a solid.

cavité

to dig

Action of making a cavity.

creuser

Used to describe a person lacking intellectual depth.

This guy is really shallow; he only talks about trivialities.

Ce gars est vraiment creux, il ne parle que de trivialités.

Refers to something that has no value.

This movie is hollow; I wouldn't recommend it.

Ce film est creux, je ne le recommanderais pas.