What does vain in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word vain in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use vain in French.
The word vain in French means useless, pointless, vain, shallow, in vain, not be an empty word, not be an idle word. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word vain
useless, pointlessadjectif (inutile) (adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.") Il est vain de s'obstiner contre vents et marées. It's pointless to persevere against the wind and the tides. |
vain, shallowadjectif (soutenu (futile) (adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.") C'est une fille vaine, sans esprit critique. She's a vain girl without any analytical sense. |
in vainlocution adverbiale (inutilement) (adverb: Describes a verb, adjective, adverb, or clause--for example, "come quickly," "very rare," "happening now," "fall down.") J'ai tenté de retrouver mon amour de jeunesse, mais en vain. Tous ces efforts auront été faits en vain, nous n'avons pas décroché le contrat. I tried in vain to find my childhood sweetheart. All this effort has been made in vain as we did not get the contract. |
not be an empty word, not be an idle wordlocution verbale (être suivi des faits) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") |
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