vain
/veɪn/ adjetivo B1En español: vanidoso, vano, vacuo
- Overly proud of oneself, especially concerning appearance; having a high opinion of one's own accomplishments with slight reason.
- Having no real substance, value, or importance; empty; void; worthless; unsatisfying.
- Effecting no purpose; pointless, futile. · vain toil a vain attempt
- Showy; ostentatious.
Comparativo vainer · Superlativo vainest
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At last, having long waited in vain, he laid aside his flute, and casting his net into the sea, made an excellent haul of fish.
He was, if I recollect, arrested in a tavern, in company with a great many others.” Then he added, “Monsieur, you may rest assured I shall perform my duty impartially, and that if he be innocent you shall not have appealed to me in vain; should he, however, be guilty, in this present epoch, impunity would furnish a dangerous example, and I must do my duty.”
When their strife was at its height, a Bramble from the neighboring hedge lifted up its voice, and said in a boastful tone: “Pray, my dear friends, in my presence at least cease from such vain disputings.”
He whistled and sounded his horn in vain; the straggler paid no attention to the summons.
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