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I Adj. attr. vain, auch präd. fruitless, futile, useless; präd. auch no use; vergebliche Mühe a wasted effort, a waste of timeII Adv. in vain* * *abortive (Adj.); vain (Adj.); futile (Adj.); useless (Adj.); fruitless (Adj.); unavailing (Adj.); vainly (Adj.); in vain (Adv.); to no purpose (Adv.)* * *ver|geb|lich [fɛɐ'geːplɪç]1. adjfutile; Bitten, Mühe auch vain attr
alle Bitten/Versuche waren vergéblich — all requests/attempts were in vain or to no avail
2. advin vain* * *1) (having no effect or result: idle threats.) idle2) (with no useful results.) to no purpose3) (unsuccessfully: He searched vainly for the treasure.) vainly4) (with no success: He tried in vain to open the locked door.) in vain5) (unsuccessful: He made a vain attempt to reach the drowning woman.) vain* * *ver·geb·lich[fɛɐ̯ˈgr:plɪç]I. adj (erfolglos bleibend) futileein \vergeblicher Versuch a futile attemptII. adv (umsonst) in vainSie warten \vergeblich, der Bus ist schon weg you're waiting in vain, the bus has already gone* * *1.Adjektiv futile; vain, futile <attempt, efforts>2.vergeblich sein — be of or to no avail
adverbial in vain; vainly* * *vergeblichA. adj attr vain, auch präd fruitless, futile, useless; präd auch no use;vergebliche Mühe a wasted effort, a waste of timeB. adv in vain* * *1.Adjektiv futile; vain, futile <attempt, efforts>2.vergeblich sein — be of or to no avail
adverbial in vain; vainly* * *adj.unavailing adj.vain adj. adv.futilely adv.unavailingly adv.vainly adv.
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