Kilo Lingo

/ˈbano/

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Translation

vain, futile

Word origin

From Latin vanus ('empty, void').

Origin
Latin
Root
vanus
English cognates
vain, vanity, evanescent

Grammar

Femininevana
Masc pluralvanos
Fem pluralvanas

Examples

.

All his efforts turned out to be futile.

.

It was an empty promise that he never kept.

convencerla, .

We tried to convince her, but it was in vain.

¿ gesto ?

Doesn't it seem like a vain and pointless gesture to you?

aferraba .

She clung to the vain hope of returning.

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This word is part of lesson 64.