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Definition of in vain in English Turkish dictionary
- boşuna
Ben onunla boşuna dost kalmaya çalıştım.
-I tried to keep in with her in vain.
Tüm çabalarımız boşunaydı.
-All our efforts were in vain.
- boş yere
Ağlamamak için boş yere çabaladı.
-She tried in vain not to cry.
Boş yere tanığa rüşvet vermeye yeltendiler.
-They attempted in vain to bribe the witness.
- boşuna olarak
- Beyhude, boşuna
- abese
- nafile
O bütün gece çalışmayı denedi, ama nafile.
-He tried to study all night, but in vain.
O sigarayı bırakmaya çalıştı ama nafile.
-He tried to give up smoking but in vain.
- boşa
- all for nothing
- boşu boşuna
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Definition of in vain in English English dictionary
- Without success; ending in failure
On the mountains of truth you can never climb in vain.
- In a disrespectful manner, especially when concerning religion
Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain.
- frustrately
- to no avail; "he looked for her in vain"; "the city fathers tried vainly to find a solution"
- all for nothing
in vain
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în veynPronunciation
/ən ˈvān/ /ɪn ˈveɪn/
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