avail in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

avail in the PONS Dictionary

avail Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to no avail
en vain
to avail oneself of sth
profiter de qc
American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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He tries to win her back but to no avail.
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Butcher offers him a chance to walk away, but to no avail.
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The town had repeatedly attempted to acquire the territory, but to no avail.
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The two date throughout the season, although they try to keep it a secret, to no avail.
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We know of several who would avail themselves of intensive preparation of the various trained ministries of the churches were it possible.
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He seeks help from the ubiquitous military helicopters that patrol the area, but it is to no avail.
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Growers tried to bring this bee into other growing locales, to no avail.
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Various attempts to recover the bodies of the four were made to no avail.
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Fueled by her frustration, she went to for answers but to no avail.
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She starts to help him out in keeping his house hoping that he feel love her but without any avail.
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