Usage examples of "ser en vano" in Spanish with translation to English

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Hice cada esfuerzo para llevar a cabo el plan, pero después de todo, resultó ser en vano. I made every effort to realize the plan but after all it turned out to be in vain.
Protestamos, pero fue en vano. We protested, but it was in vain.
Todos sus esfuerzos eran en vano. All their efforts were in vain.
Todo mi sufrimiento fue en vano. All my pains were in vain.
Todos sus esfuerzos fueron en vano. All their efforts were in vain.
Todos nuestros intentos fueron en vano. All our attempts were in vain.
Todos nuestros esfuerzos fueron en vano. All our efforts were in vain.
Tu muerte no habrá sido en vano. Your death will not have been in vain.
Es muy triste saber que todos nuestros planes fueron en vano. It's very sad to find out that all of our plans were in vain.
Todos los esfuerzos del médico fueron en vano, enseguida el hombre murió. All the doctor's efforts were in vain and the man soon died.
¿Podría ser en otro momento? Could you make it another time?
¿Qué quieres ser en el futuro? What do you want to be in the future?
En vano trató él de convencerlos de su inocencia. He tried to convince them of his innocence in vain.
Intenté en vano ocuparme del problema. I tried to in vain to deal with the problem.
Es en vano sentarse a escribir cuando todavía no te levantaste a vivir. How vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up to live.
Pero todo fue en vano. But it was all for no avail.
Él intentó en vano hacer feliz a su mujer. He tried to make his wife happy, but in vain.
Intentó, en vano, conseguir una gran cantidad de dinero de ellos. He tried, in vain, to borrow a large sum of money from them.
¡Fue todo en vano! It was all in vain!
Traté de conseguirlo, pero fue en vano. I tried to get it, but in vain.
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