Hot air Meaning in English

expression

US

ˈhɑt/ /ˈɛɹ

HAHT-AIR

UK

hˈɒt/ /ˈeə

HOT-AIR

التعريف

'Hot air' describes words or statements that sound impressive but are actually empty, exaggerated, or without real value or meaning.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

'Hot air' is informal, often used to criticize empty talk, especially in politics or sales talks. Common collocation: 'full of hot air.' It usually refers to someone exaggerating or making promises they can't keep.

• Spanish: palabrería - palabras vacías
• Portuguese (BR): conversa fiada - papo furado
• Portuguese (PT): conversa fiada - conversa da treta
• Chinese (Simplified): 空话 - 空谈
• Chinese (Traditional): 空話 - 空談
• Hindi: खोखली बातें
• Arabic: كلام فارغ - وعود كاذبة
• Bengali: অর্থহীন বাক্য - ফাঁকা কথা
• Russian: пустые слова - болтовня
• Japanese: 口先だけ - たわごと
• Vietnamese: lời nói suông - lời hứa suông
• Korean: 허풍 - 빈말
• Turkish: boş laf - palavralar
• Urdu: کھوکھلے دعوے - فضول باتیں
• Indonesian: omong kosong - janji palsu

جمل نموذجية

The politician's promises were just hot air.

basic

Don’t believe everything he says; most of it is hot air.

basic

His speech was full of hot air and empty promises.

basic

Whenever he talks about his big plans, it's just more hot air.

natural

She sounded convincing, but I knew it was all hot air.

natural

You can ignore his threats—they’re just hot air.

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