en vain

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Definition of en vain in French English dictionary

{a} uselessly

{a} fruitlessly

{a} purposeless

{a} unsuccessfully

in vain, vainly, fruitlessly, without success, abortively

{a} emptily

to no avail

in vain

I tried in vain to open it. - J'ai essayé en vain de l'ouvrir.

He didn't die in vain. - Il n'est pas mort en vain.

no avail

abortively

Turkish pronunciation

en veyn

Pronunciation

/ˈen ˈvān/ /ˈɛn ˈveɪn/

Videos

... And I knew if I cast my friends-- they're very vain. ...