Meaning

1 senses
  1. (idiomatic)Unsuccessful, failed.

    Their efforts were in vain and he succumbed to his injuries.

Examples

238 sentences
  1. All our efforts were in vain.

    Усі наші зусилля були марні. — deniko

    ruНаши хлопоты были напрасны. — Maksimo

    deUnsere Bemühungen waren vergeblich. — cost

  2. All their efforts were in vain.

    Всі їхні зусилля були марні. — deniko

    ruВсе их усилия были тщетными. — nami

    deAlle ihre Bemühungen waren vergebens. — Dejo

  3. 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

  4. We protested, but it was in vain.

    Ми протестували, але безрезультатно. — deniko

    ruМы протестовали, но безрезультатно. — odexed

    deWir protestierten, aber es war vergebens. — Dani6187

  5. All our attempts were in vain.

    ruВсе наши попытки были впустую. — corvard

    deAlle unsere Versuche waren vergeblich. — mayabe

Translations

2 languages

Forms

more in vain, most in vain
Comparativemore in vain Lesson
Superlativemost in vain Lesson

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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