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Значения термина vain на английском

Unproductive of success.

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Characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance.

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I coaxed; I threatened; I persuaded; but it was all in vain.
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They organize in vain; they protest in vain; they appeal in vain.
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I can say this, however: your good looks haven't made you vain.
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Mark inquired; Lord Minchampstead inquired; great personages inquired; but all in vain.
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Her aunt scolded in vain; in spite of the remarks of Mlle.
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In vain they shouted; their voices were lost in the echoless air.
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The room was empty; she searched him in all niches in vain.
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But it was in vain; the tumult was constantly on the increase.
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And in the midst of the fleecy tangle Snowball struggled in vain.
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Faith is desire; and desires rooted in faith cannot be in vain.
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In vain we pushed with the oars; the boat would not budge.
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Everywhere in the city, honest men begged for honest work in vain.
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As a rule, we are vain about our hands for good reason.
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Several times I argued with him and the Cardinal; but in vain.
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Perhaps it was a roe deer; McKay flashed the direction in vain.
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It was all in vain; the move turned out to be premature.
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