Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Portuguese term or phrase:
Carcaças sem miolo
English translation:
empty husk
Portuguese term
Portugal
EN Translator
Native in: English (Variant: UK) 
, Portuguese (Variant: European/Portugal)
Works in: Portuguese to English, Spanish to English
Carcaças sem miolo
I'm looking for an expression that conveys that we're no longer attached to things. It's just the outside with no feelings whatsoever.
Thanks in advance for your help!
| 4 | empty husk |
Nick Taylor
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| 4 +1 | hollow shells |
Marisa Averbuch
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| 3 +1 | Hollow shell |
Guilherme Zeitune
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| 3 | empty shells |
Felipe Andre
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| 3 | bodies without souls |
Barbara Cochran, MFA
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Proposed translations
Portuguese to English, English to Portug
Native in: English
Works in: Portuguese to English, English to Portuguese
empty husk
| Thanks, Nick! |
Brazil
Foreign trade, industrial and corporate.
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English, Portuguese, and 1 more.
Hollow shell
| Obrigada, Guilherme! |
Brazil
IT, Games, Apps, Technical ENPT
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian) 
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
empty shells
| Obrigada, Felipe! |
Brazil
IT, Life Sciences and Subtitling Expert
Native in: Portuguese (Variant: Brazilian)
Works in: English to Portuguese, Portuguese to English
hollow shells
Poderia ser "hollow carcasses" também, se quiser manter a literalidade de carcaças.
| Obrigada, Marisa! Estou mesmo à procura de uma resposta que não seja à letra, não precisa ser carcaça desde que o significado seja o mesmo. |
| agree |
Paulo Melo
: Já diz o poema de T. S. Eliot, "We are the hollow men."
2 hrs
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Thanks!
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United States
Laudable Lady Linguist
Native in: English
Works in: Spanish to English, French to English, English to Spanish, and 3 more.
bodies without souls
| Thanks, Barbara! |
Discussion
But I love "empty husk". Could you replace your answer with this one?
Thanks a lot!