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Without success, without the desired effect.

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        Uso de in vain em inglês
        1
        I coaxed; I threatened; I persuaded; but it was all in vain.
        The Adventures of Louis de Rougemont
        2
        They organize in vain; they protest in vain; they appeal in vain.
        Black and White: Land, Labor, and Politics in the South
        3
        Mark inquired; Lord Minchampstead inquired; great personages inquired; but all in vain.
        The World's Greatest Books — Volume 05 — Fiction
        4
        Her aunt scolded in vain; in spite of the remarks of Mlle.
        Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Vol...
        5
        The room was empty; she searched him in all niches in vain.
        Andrea Delfin
        6
        But it was in vain; the tumult was constantly on the increase.
        Louisa of Prussia and Her Times: A Historical Novel
        7
        And in the midst of the fleecy tangle Snowball struggled in vain.
        The Tale of Snowball Lamb
        8
        Faith is desire; and desires rooted in faith cannot be in vain.
        Expositions of Holy Scripture: the Acts
        9
        Everywhere in the city, honest men begged for honest work in vain.
        The Godfather
        10
        Several times I argued with him and the Cardinal; but in vain.
        Memoirs of Louis XIV and His Court and of the Regency — Volume 1...
        11
        Perhaps it was a roe deer; McKay flashed the direction in vain.
        In Secret
        12
        It was all in vain; the move turned out to be premature.
        South America
        13
        The best medical aid was summoned from Cincinnati; it was in vain.
        Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet / ...
        14
        The cabinet ministers telephoned in vain; he was out, the maid said.
        Purple Springs
        15
        No, Harold in vain sent me the casket; the jewel was gone.
        Harold : the Last of the Saxon Kings — Volume 07
        16
        They listened in vain, and consulted all the clocks in the house.
        The Luckiest Girl in the School
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        Translations for in vain
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