nightlife

[shabani]

can anybody tell me about collocated words for nightlife? and what does "empty nightlife" mean?

 

[Raymott]

can anybody tell me about collocated words for nightlife? and what does "empty nightlife" mean?

What's the context? Is it a person with an empty nightlife, or a place?
"Empty nightlife" is not a common English collocation, but it shouldn't be too hard to guess its meaning from the context.

 

[vil]

I'm not a teacher.

Hi shabany

IMO you may say "I lead a dissipated night life." or "a frivolous night life"/"a futile night life"

V.

 

[Raymott]

I'm not a teacher.

Hi shabany

IMO you may say "I lead a dissipated night life." or "a frivolous night life"/"a futile night life"

V.

That sounds like more of a full nightlife! To me, an empty nightlife implies a person sitting at home who never goes out. (Hence the need for context).
'Empty' probably means "empty of fun", not "empty of worth."

 

[vil]

'Empty' probably means "empty of fun", not "empty of worth."

What an error of judgment!!!

V.

 

[shabani]

well...for a place it's easy to guess...i didn't know it could mean a person too...thanks

 

[shabani]

unfortunately no context available..sorry.

 

[Raymott]

unfortunately no context available..sorry.

There must be context. You didn't dream the phrase. Was it spoken or written? Under what circumstances did you encounter the phrase.

 

[Raymott]

'Empty' probably means "empty of fun", not "empty of worth."

What an error of judgment!!!

V.

Do you want to back that up with an argument, or some form of evidence? Or are you simply asserting that your judgement about an English phrase is inherently more likely than mine?

 

[vil]

Do you want to back that up with an argument, or some form of evidence? Or are you simply asserting that your judgement about an English phrase is inherently more likely than mine?

Do you really think I'm a budgerigar?

 

[Raymott]

Do you really think I'm a budgerigar?

I've never thought of you as a small Australian parrot of any kind. Is "budgerigar" a slang term I don't know about?

 

[shabani]

There must be context. You didn't dream the phrase. Was it spoken or written? Under what circumstances did you encounter the phrase.

yes, I saw it in a coursebook as a collocation exercise, mostly adjective+noun phrases one of which was ____ nightlife.

 

[Verona_82]

can anybody tell me about collocated words for nightlife?

*not a teacher*

Hi!

I've seen good, great, lively, vibrant + nightlife.

 

[Raymott]

yes, I saw it in a coursebook as a collocation exercise, mostly adjective+noun phrases one of which was ____ nightlife.

There are many adjectives you could put there. Nothing suggests itself to me as being the obvious answer for a collocation.