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vain [veɪn] ADJ

1. vain (conceited):

vain
vaidoso(-a)

2. vain (fruitless):

vain
in vain

Beispielsätze für vain

in vain

Einsprachige Beispiele (nicht von der PONS Redaktion geprüft)

Englisch
He tried in vain to be a moderating influence in the debate that erupted over slavery.
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He's vain and likes to take care of his body.
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He afterwards made several attempts to exert an influence over foreign affairs, but in vain.
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The lucrative practice of collecting wool and selling it with the produce of their own flocks, was strictly, though in vain, forbidden.
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He arrived at this conclusion after attempting in vain to remove the pollinia of the flower using needles and bristles.
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It may take few days to several weeks, and sometimes a search is in vain.
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He felt that these people were vain, seeking to build their own reputations or political careers through emotionalism.
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Firemen attempted in vain to pull off the metal bars using a chain attached to a fire engine.
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He leads a desperate battle against the koloss, in vain.
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Experts and professors wrestled with it in vain.
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