vain
Overly proud of oneself, especially concerning appearanceOverly proud of oneself, especially concerning appearance; having a high opinion of one's own accomplishments with slight reason.
» 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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4 sensesOverly proud of oneself, especially concerning appearance; having a high opinion of one's own accomplishments with slight reason.
eitel
тщесла́вныйtščeslávnyj, показно́йpokaznój
марносла́внийmarnoslávnyj
Having no real substance, value, or importance; empty; void; worthless; unsatisfying.
пусто́йpustój, беспло́дныйbesplódnyj
Effecting no purpose; pointless, futile.
vain toil a vain attempt
unnütz, vergeblich
тще́тныйtščétnyj, напра́сныйnaprásnyj, су́етныйsújetnyj
Showy; ostentatious.
- unproductive of success
- characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
Examples
288 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
Tom is vain.
Том марнославний. — deniko
ruТом тщеславен. — sharptoothed
deTom ist eitel. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
By meaning 3
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English veyn, from Old French vain, from Latin vānus (“empty”).From Middle English veyn, from Old French vain, from Latin vānus (“empty”).
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Forms
vainer/more vain, vainest/most vainSynonyms
242 synonyms- unproductive of success:bootlessfruitlessfutilesleeveless
- characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance:conceitedegotisticegotisticalself-conceitedswollenswollen-headed
Antonyms
2 antonymsWord family
11 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
3 patterns- tried in vain
- were in vain
- in vain to