Translation for 'vain' from English to Hungarian

vain

hiú {adj}

beképzelt {adj}

vain [pointless, futile]

hiábavaló {adj}

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in vain

hiába {adv}

• He endeavored in vain to appease the Adiaphoristic controversy.
• Episode 44: Aditi appeals to her sister Dhriti in vain for forgiveness for the devas.
• On which the iron shower for years had pour'd in vain.
• Lose not so noble a friend on vain suppose.
• The fat and vain secretary of Superintendente Vicente.

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• The part-songs "O happy dames" and "Vain, vain, all our life we spend in vain" (both à 4) are Sheppard's only known works to non-sacred texts.
• They came in vain and left in vain, the Andijanis!
• The opposition protested in vain.
• And puts all pleasures vain unto eternal flight.
• Vigorous search attempts were made to trace his body, but in vain.

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• False pleasure is not to be confused with vain pleasure.
• He is vain and boasting.
• Which Minerva cursed in vain.
• The words are based on the 127th Psalm, "Except the Lord build the house they labour but in vain they who build it; except the Lord keep the house the watchman waketh but in vain".
• Beauty is in vain if one has no virtues; family reputation is of no value for one who has no character; knowledge that doesn't give success is in vain; wealth that is not used for enjoyment is also in vain.

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