in vain
Unsuccessful, failedUnsuccessful, failed.
» All our efforts were in vain.
Unsere Bemühungen waren vergeblich. — cost
Наши хлопоты были напрасны. — Maksimo
Все наши усилия были напрасны. — sharptoothed
Усі наші зусилля були марні. — deniko
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1 senses(idiomatic)Unsuccessful, failed.
Their efforts were in vain and he succumbed to his injuries.
Examples
238 sentencesAll our efforts were in vain.
Усі наші зусилля були марні. — deniko
ruНаши хлопоты были напрасны. — Maksimo
deUnsere Bemühungen waren vergeblich. — cost
All their efforts were in vain.
Всі їхні зусилля були марні. — deniko
ruВсе их усилия были тщетными. — nami
deAlle ihre Bemühungen waren vergebens. — Dejo
I tried in vain to open it.
Я марно намагався відкрити його. — deniko
ruЯ тщетно пытался открыть его. — sharptoothed
deIch habe vergeblich versucht, es aufzumachen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
We protested, but it was in vain.
Ми протестували, але безрезультатно. — deniko
ruМы протестовали, но безрезультатно. — odexed
deWir protestierten, aber es war vergebens. — Dani6187
All our attempts were in vain.
ruВсе наши попытки были впустую. — corvard
deAlle unsere Versuche waren vergeblich. — mayabe
Translations
2 languagesForms
more in vain, most in vain| Comparative | more in vain Lesson |
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| Superlative | most in vain Lesson |
regular
Lessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.