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in vain:
- peine perdue; sans résultat; en vain; vain; vainement; infructueux; inutile; infructueusement; inutilement
Wiktionary:
- in vain → à la légère, en vain
- in vain → vainement, en vain, vain

English

Detailed Translations for in vain from English to French

in vain:

in vain adv

in vain (vainly; futile; to no avail; fruitless; for nothing)
peine perdue; sans résultat; en vain; vain; vainement; infructueux; inutile; infructueusement; inutilement
- peine perdue adj
- sans résultat adj
- en vain adj
- vain adj
- vainement adj
- infructueux adj
- inutile adj
- infructueusement adj
- inutilement adj

Translation Matrix for in vain:

Adverb	Related Translations	Other Translations
-	vainly
Modifier	Related Translations	Other Translations
en vain	for nothing; fruitless; futile; in vain; to no avail; vainly	futile
infructueusement	for nothing; fruitless; futile; in vain; to no avail; vainly
infructueux	for nothing; fruitless; futile; in vain; to no avail; vainly
inutile	for nothing; fruitless; futile; in vain; to no avail; vainly	aimless; good-for-nothing; idle; meaningless; mindless; needless; pointless; purposeless; redundant; senseless; superfluous; unnecessary; unusable; useless
inutilement	for nothing; fruitless; futile; in vain; to no avail; vainly	empty; fresh; futile; idle; meaningless; needless; pointless; redundant; senseless; superfluous; unbroached; unnecessary; unopened; untouched; unusable; unused; useless
peine perdue	for nothing; fruitless; futile; in vain; to no avail; vainly
sans résultat	for nothing; fruitless; futile; in vain; to no avail; vainly	unsuccessful; without result; without success
vain	for nothing; fruitless; futile; in vain; to no avail; vainly	futile; needless; redundant; superfluous; unnecessary
vainement	for nothing; fruitless; futile; in vain; to no avail; vainly	empty; fresh; idle; unbroached; unopened; untouched; unused

Synonyms for "in vain":

vainly

Related Definitions for "in vain":

to no avail¹
- he looked for her in vain¹

Wiktionary Translations for in vain:

in vain

adverb

disrespectful manner
- in vain → à la légère
without success
- in vain → en vain

in vain

adverb

Sans obtenir le résultat escompté.
- en vain → in vain

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- vainement → vainly; in vain

Cross Translation:

From	To	Via
• in vain	→ en vain	↔ umsonst — ohne Erfolg, vergebens
• in vain	→ vain	↔ vergebens — zu keinem Erfolg führend

External Machine Translations:

Related Translations for in vain

in

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