to no avail
With no success or benefitWith no success or benefit; unsuccessfully; to no effect.
» Tom pleaded with the referee, but to no avail.
Tom drang auf den Schiedsrichter ein, aber es hatte keinen Zweck. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Том апелював до арбітра, але це не допомогло. — deniko
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1 senses(idiomatic)With no success or benefit; unsuccessfully; to no effect.
безуспе́шноbezuspéšno, безрезульта́тноbezrezulʹtátno
Examples
25 sentencesTom pleaded with the referee, but to no avail.
Том апелював до арбітра, але це не допомогло. — deniko
deTom drang auf den Schiedsrichter ein, aber es hatte keinen Zweck. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Her efforts were to no avail.
deIhre Versuche blieben ergebnislos. — Jens_Odo
I tried again, but to no avail.
He made every effort, but to no avail.
Tom asked for help but to no avail.
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