Usage examples of "inútil" in Spanish with translation to English

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Este diccionario es totalmente inútil. This dictionary is not useful at all.
Es inútil hacerse el rudo. It's no use playing tough.
Es inútil leer semejante libro. It is no use reading such a book.
Es inútil discutir con él. It is vain to argue with him.
Es inútil discutir con ella. It is no use arguing with her.
Es inútil esperar que él venga. It is no good waiting for him to come.
Es inútil intentar convencerle de eso. It is no use trying to convince him of that.
Es inútil que trates de negarlo. It is no use your trying to deny it.
Un arco es inútil sin las flechas. A bow is no use without arrows.
Él intentó dejar el tabaco, pero fue inútil. He tried to give up smoking but in vain.
Hemos discutido el problema varias veces, pero ha sido inútil. We have discussed the problem several times but to no avail.
Es inútil que busques el pastel, porque ya me lo comí. It is no use looking for the cake; I already ate it.
Si dos hombres tienen siempre la misma opinión, uno de ellos es inútil. If two men always have the same opinion, one of them is unnecessary.
Las antigüedades que dejó mi padre al morir resultaron no ser más que basura inútil. The antiques my father left when he died turned out to be nothing but worthless junk.
A pesar de todos los programas de cocina que he visto todavía soy inútil en la cocina. In spite of all the cooking shows I've watched I'm still no good in the kitchen.
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