vain

en vano

Sin lograr nada útil ni servir para ningún propósito.

En inglés sencillo: Without achieving anything useful or serving any purpose.

• We searched in vain.
• She hoped their sacrifice had not been in vain.
• Did we spend all that money in vain?

Cómo se usa: in vain (He called for help in vain.)

Sinónimos: pointless, fruitless

Expresiones frecuentes: in vain, die in vain, work in vain

vanidoso, presumido

Demasiado orgulloso de su aspecto o sus capacidades y deseoso de que otros lo admiren.

En inglés sencillo: Too proud of your appearance or abilities, and wanting others to admire you.

• He is rather vain.
• She was vain about her beautiful hair.
• The vain actor demanded a larger photograph of himself.

Cómo se usa: vain about something (He is vain about his looks.)

Sinónimos: conceited, self-admiring

Antónimos: modest, humble

Expresiones frecuentes: vain person, rather vain, vain about something

inútil, infructuoso

Que no consigue el resultado deseado.

En inglés sencillo: Failing to achieve the result you wanted.

• We made a vain attempt to stop him.
• Their efforts to save the tree were vain.
• She waited in the vain hope that he would return.

Sinónimos: unsuccessful, futile

Antónimos: successful

Expresiones frecuentes: vain attempt, vain effort, vain hope, vain struggle