vano

adj.

1 vain, vainglorious, bloated, chuff.

2 vain, useless, unavailing, inane.

3 vain.

m.

opening.

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vano

► adjetivo

1 (inútil) vain, useless

2 (ilusorio) illusory, futile

3 (frívolo) frivolous

4 (arrogante) vain, conceited

5 (infundado) unfounded, groundless

► nombre masculino

1 opening, bay

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FRASEOLOGÍA

en vano in vain

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(f. - vana)

adj.

vain

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1. ADJ

1) (=infundado) [ilusión, esperanza] empty, vain; [temor, sospecha] groundless; [superstición] foolish

2) (=inútil) [intento] vain, futile

vanos esfuerzos — vain o futile efforts

sus esfuerzos fueron vanos — their efforts were in vain

en vano — in vain

no en vano se le considera el mejor nadador — not for nothing is he held to be the best swimmer

3) (=vacío) [promesa, excusa] empty

no son más que palabras vanas — they are just empty words

4) [persona] (=superficial) shallow; (=vanidoso) vain

5) [cáscara] empty, hollow

2.

SM (Arquit) space, opening

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I

-na adjetivo

a) (ineficaz) <discusión/intento> vain, futile; <amenazas> idle; <esfuerzo> futile; <excusa> pointless

en vano — in vain

b) (falto de realidad) vain

ilusiones vanas — wishful thinking

c) <palabra/promesa> empty

II

masculino opening, space

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= futile, fatuous, vain [vainer -comp., vainest -sup.], useless.

Ex. To describe discursively all that an imaginatively successful scene in fiction or drama or poem says, means and is would be futile.

Ex. We can choose to turn our backs on these principles with fatuous arguments which posit their anachronism and the nonexistent intelligence of computing machinery.

Ex. Some users hope that market forces will force some of the smaller hosts out of the marketplace, but with cheaper telecommunications and computing technology this seems something of a vain hope.

Ex. Numerous titles which have to be entered under the title, as you prescribed are completely useless.

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* aunque en vano = but (all) to no avail.

* búsqueda en vano = wild goose chase.

* en vano = vainly, in vain, uselessly, helplessly, to no avail, futilely, without any avail, of no avail.

* luchar en vano = fight + a losing battle.

* protestar en vano = bay at + the moon, bark at + the moon.

* quejarse en vano = bay at + the moon, bark at + the moon.

* ser en vano = be of no avail, be to no avail.

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I

-na adjetivo

a) (ineficaz) <discusión/intento> vain, futile; <amenazas> idle; <esfuerzo> futile; <excusa> pointless

en vano — in vain

b) (falto de realidad) vain

ilusiones vanas — wishful thinking

c) <palabra/promesa> empty

II

masculino opening, space

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= futile, fatuous, vain [vainer -comp., vainest -sup.], useless.

Ex: To describe discursively all that an imaginatively successful scene in fiction or drama or poem says, means and is would be futile.

Ex: We can choose to turn our backs on these principles with fatuous arguments which posit their anachronism and the nonexistent intelligence of computing machinery.

Ex: Some users hope that market forces will force some of the smaller hosts out of the marketplace, but with cheaper telecommunications and computing technology this seems something of a vain hope.

Ex: Numerous titles which have to be entered under the title, as you prescribed are completely useless.

* aunque en vano = but (all) to no avail.

* búsqueda en vano = wild goose chase.

* en vano = vainly, in vain, uselessly, helplessly, to no avail, futilely, without any avail, of no avail.

* luchar en vano = fight + a losing battle.

* protestar en vano = bay at + the moon, bark at + the moon.

* quejarse en vano = bay at + the moon, bark at + the moon.

* ser en vano = be of no avail, be to no avail.

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vano¹ -na

adjective

A

1 (inútil, ineficaz) ‹discusiones› vain, futile, useless; ‹amenazas› idle

mis esfuerzos por ayudarlo fueron vanos my efforts to help him were futile o in vain

en un vano intento por ayudarla in a vain o futile attempt to help her

son excusas vanas, no servirán para nada they're pointless excuses, they won't help at all

en vano in vain

trató en vano de convencerme she tried in vain to convince me, she tried to convince me, but to no avail o but in vain

2 (falto de realidad) vain

abandona esas vanas esperanzas abandon those vain hopes (frmlorliter)

creyó que le iban a dar el puesto, pero no fueron más que vanas ilusiones she thought they were going to give her the job, but it was just wishful thinking

3 ‹palabras/promesas› empty, hollow, vain (frml)

B ‹cáscara/fruta› empty

vano²

masculine

opening, space

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vano

◊ -na adjetivo

a) (ineficaz) ‹discusión/intento› vain, futile;

‹esfuerzo› futile;

◊ en vano in vain

b) (falto de realidad) vain;

◊ ilusiones vanas wishful thinking

c) ‹palabra/promesa› empty

vano,-a
I adjetivo
1 (sin resultado, inútil) futile, vain: son vanos tus esfuerzos por convencerme, your efforts to convince me are futile
2 (sin fundamento, irreal) vain, unreal
3 (vacuo, insustancial) empty
4 (vanidoso) vain, conceited
II m Arquit opening
♦ Locuciones: en vano, in vain
'vano' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
balde
- jurar
- vana
- vanamente
English:
empty
- flog
- fruitless
- futile
- helplessly
- idle
- nothing
- unsuccessful
- unsuccessfully
- uselessly
- vain
- avail
- hollow
- pointless
- vainly

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vano, -a

♦ adj

1. [inútil] [intento, ilusiones] vain;

hubiera sido una pretensión vana por mi parte it would have been a vain hope on my part;

vanas esperanzas empty hopes;

todos nuestros esfuerzos fueron vanos all our efforts were in vain

2. [vacío] [palabras, promesas] empty

3. [persona] vain, conceited

♦ nm

[de puerta] doorway

♦ en vano loc adv

in vain;

intenté consolarle, pero fue en vano I tried to console him but it was in vain;

no en vano: han de pasar por unas pruebas durísimas, no en vano son un cuerpo de élite they have to pass some very tough exams, they're not an elite corps for nothing

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vano

I adj futile, vain;

en vano in vain

II m ARQUI space, opening

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vano, -na adj

1) inútil: vain, useless

2) : vain, worthless

vanas promesas: empty promises

3)

en vano : in vain, of no avail