vain of

English - Turkish

Definition of vain of in English Turkish dictionary

ile böbürlenen

-ile çok övünen

{s} beyhude

{s} faydasız

{s} nafile

Biz beş dakika kapıyı çaldık, ama nafile. - We knocked at the door for five minutes, but in vain.

O sigarayı bırakmaya çalıştı ama nafile. - He tried to give up smoking but in vain.

vain

{s} kendini beğenmiş

Kendini diğerleriyle karşılaştırırsan, kendini beğenmiş ya da umudu kırık olabilirsin; her zaman için kendinden daha büyük ya da daha küçük insanlar olacaktır. - If you compare yourself with others, you may become vain or bitter; for always there will be greater and lesser persons than yourself.

vain

{s} about/of ile çok övünen

vain

{s} anlamsız

vain

boş

Ben onunla boşuna dost kalmaya çalıştım. - I tried to keep in with her in vain.

John sorunu çözmek için boşuna uğraştı. - John tried in vain to solve the problem.

ham

Dick o problemi çözmek için boşuna çalıştı. - Dick tried in vain to solve that problem.

John sorunu çözmek için boşuna uğraştı. - John tried in vain to solve the problem.

vain

{s} kendi görünüşünü çok beğenen; kibirli, kendini beğenmiş, mağrur

vain

{s} boş, nafile: a vain hope boş umut

vain

gurur

Onun boş gururu cumhuriyeti tehlikeye attı. - His vainglory put the Republic at risk.

Sence Tom kibirli mi? - Do you think Tom is vain?

{s} gururlu

{s} abes

English - English

Definition of vain of in English English dictionary
vain: effecting no purpose; pointless, futile
It is vain to do with more what can be done with fewer.
vain: Vanity; emptiness; now used only in the phrase in vain
vain: {a} conceited, proud, fruitless, ineffectual
vain: having very little substance
vain: Proud of petty things, or of trifling attainments; having a high opinion of one's own accomplishments with slight reason; conceited; puffed up; inflated
vain: Showy; ostentatious
vain: Having no real substance, value, or importance; empty; void; worthless; unsatisfying
vain: overly proud of oneself, especially when concerning appearance
vain: pointless, futile
vain: disapproval If you describe someone as vain, you are critical of their extreme pride in their own beauty, intelligence, or other good qualities. I think he is shallow, vain and untrustworthy
vain: characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance; "a conceited fool"; "an attitude of self-conceited arrogance"; "an egotistical disregard of others"; "so swollen by victory that he was unfit for normal duty"; "growing ever more swollen-headed and arbitrary"; "vain about her clothes"
vain: If you do something in vain, you do not succeed in achieving what you intend. He stopped at the door, waiting in vain for her to acknowledge his presence
vain: If you say that something such as someone's death, suffering, or effort was in vain, you mean that it was useless because it did not achieve anything. He wants the world to know his son did not die in vain
vain: {s} conceited, proud, egotistical; worthless, futile; without meaning or significance
vain: If you describe a hope that something will happen as a vain hope, you mean that there is no chance of it happening. He married his fourth wife, Susan, in the vain hope that she would improve his health. + vainly vain·ly He then set out for Virginia for what he vainly hoped would be a peaceful retirement
vain: Destitute of forge or efficacy; effecting no purpose; fruitless; ineffectual; as, vain toil; a vain attempt
vain: A vain attempt or action is one that fails to achieve what was intended. The drafting committee worked through the night in a vain attempt to finish on schedule = fruitless + vainly vain·ly He hunted vainly through his pockets for a piece of paper
vain: unproductive of success; "a fruitless search"; "futile years after her artistic peak"; "a sleeveless errand"; "a vain attempt"