Sentence examples of "vains" in French
Tous les efforts du docteur furent vains et l'homme mourut rapidement.
All the doctor's efforts were in vain and the man soon died.
Les plus beaux mots du monde ne sont que de vains sons, si on ne les comprend pas.
The finest words in the world are only vain sounds, if you cannot comprehend them.
Ses vains efforts pour la séduire montrèrent qu'il sonnait à la mauvaise adresse ; elle était la mère de deux bambins.
His vain efforts to seduce her showed he was barking up the wrong tree; she was a mother of two tots.
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.
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