Usage examples of "vaines" in French with translation to English

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Toutes nos tentatives furent vaines. All our attempts were in vain.
Mais, connaissant exactement la tristesse et l’amour et la mort, et que ce sont de vaines images lorsqu’on les contemple de l’espace calme où il faut s’enfermer, il continua de pleurer, et de désirer l’amour, et de craindre la mort. But, knowing precisely sadness and love and death, and that they are vain images when we observe them from the calm space where we should shut ourselves in, he kept on weeping, and desiring love, and fearing death.
Nous avons protesté en vain. We protested, but it was in vain.
Il est vain, si l'on plante un chêne, d'espérer s'abriter bientôt sous son feuillage. If one plants an oak, it is futile to hope to soon be able to take cover under its leaves.
Une victoire sans honneur est vaine. Without honor, victory is hollow.
Tous ses efforts étaient vains. All his efforts were useless.
Tous mes sacrifices furent vains. All my pains were in vain.
Tous leurs efforts étaient vains. All their efforts were in vain.
Tous leurs efforts furent vains. All their efforts were in vain.
Tout cela a été en vain ! It was all in vain!
Tous nos efforts ont été vains. All our efforts were in vain.
Il essaya de nouveau, mais en vain. He tried it again, but in vain.
J'ai essayé en vain de l'ouvrir. I tried in vain to open it.
Bite essaya de résoudre le problème, en vain. Dick tried to solve the problem in vain.
Dick essaya en vain de résoudre le problème. Dick tried to solve the problem in vain.
Il essaya en vain d'ouvrir la boîte. He tried to open the box in vain.
Il a tenté en vain de résoudre le problème. He tried in vain to solve the problem.
Wrench a tenté en vain de résoudre le problème. Wrench tried in vain to solve the problem.
Il essaya en vain d'ouvrir cette porte verrouillée. He tried in vain to open the locked door.
Il essaya en vain de rendre sa femme heureuse. He tried to make his wife happy, but in vain.
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