Translation
vain, futile, pointless
Examples
penoj .
All our efforts were in vain.
provon.
He made one more vain attempt.
.
Vain hope is sweet but dangerous.
vane .
She waited for him in vain until nightfall.
vane .
It was pointless to speak with such a person.
The adverb vane earns its keep more often than the adjective: vane is the natural way to say that all the effort came to nothing. Watch the false friend. English "vain" carries a second meaning, conceited about one's looks, and does not: for that you want , memama or a. is strictly about a thing that failed to produce anything, which is why i means to frustrate a plan and o is futility.
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