vain in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for vain in the English»Spanish Dictionary

vain <vainer vainest> [Am veɪn, Brit veɪn] ADJ

1. vain (self-admiring):

vain

vanidoso

vain

presumido

vain

vano form

2.1. vain attr, no comp (futile):

vain attempt/appeal

vano

vain attempt/appeal

inútil

vain hope/belief

vano

2.2. vain attr, no comp (empty, worthless):

vain promise/words

vano

2.3. vain attr, no comp:

in vain

en vano

in vain

vanamente

in vain

inútilmente

it was all in vain

todo fue en vano

thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain

no tomarás el nombre de Dios en vano

who's taking my name in vain? hum

¿quién está hablando de mí?

Translations for vain in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

detalloso (detallosa)

vain

presuntuoso (presuntuosa)

vain

pretencioso (pretenciosa)

vain

vanamente

in vain

es un vanidoso

he's so vain o conceited

presumido (presumida)

vain

envanecer

to make … vain

envanecerse

to become vain

vano (vana) discusiones

vain

mis esfuerzos por ayudarlo fueron vanos

my efforts to help him were futile o in vain

en un vano intento por ayudarla

in a vain o futile attempt to help her

en vano

in vain

trató en vano de convencerme

she tried in vain to convince me

trató en vano de convencerme

she tried to convince me, but to no avail o but in vain

vano (vana)

vain

abandona esas vanas esperanzas

abandon those vain hopes form o liter

vano (vana)

vain form

coqueta (presumida)

vain girl

coqueta (presumida)

vain woman

eres una coqueta, siempre te estás pintando

you are so vain o so obsessed with your looks, forever putting makeup on

vain in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for vain in the English»Spanish Dictionary

vain [veɪn] ADJ

1. vain (conceited, self-admiring):

vain

vanidoso, -a

2. vain (fruitless):

vain attempt, hope

vano, -a

it is vain to ... +infin

es inútil... +infin

Phrases:

in vain

en vano

it was all in vain

todo fue en vano

Translations for vain in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

vanidoso (-a)

vain

postinero (-a)

vain

presumido (-a)

vain

baldío (-a) (en balde)

vain

al ñudo LatAm inf

in vain

confiado (-a) (presumido)

vain

molón (-ona)

vain

coqueto (-a)

vain

vano (-a)

vain

en vano

in vain

vain Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

it is vain to ... +infin

es inútil... +infin

in vain

en vano

it was all in vain

todo fue en vano

to labour Brit [or labor Am] in vain

arar en el mar fig

to labour Brit [or labor Am] in vain

sembrar en arena

to be as vain as a peacock

presumir más que una mona inf

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

His efforts to outrun the large rock were in vain as it rammed him flat against a tree.

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The farmers had planted their seed several times 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 felt that these people were vain, seeking to build their own reputations or political careers through emotionalism.

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The majors are fat, insensitive, greedy, vain and very proud, and display no empathy with the soldiers whatsoever.

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It may take few days to several weeks, and sometimes a search is in vain.

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For fifty years they contact human subject research, in a vain attempt to understand the human capacity for emotions.

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Experts and professors wrestled with it in vain.

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They take it back to the village where the others try in vain to break it.

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She is a little vain, a little ambitious, a little selfish, a little shallow, and frivolous, a little given to white lies.

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