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1 vain
vein1) (having too much pride in one's appearance, achievements etc; conceited: She's very vain about her good looks.) forfengelig2) (unsuccessful: He made a vain attempt to reach the drowning woman.) forgjeves3) (empty; meaningless: vain threats; vain promises.) tom, intetsigende•- vainly- vanity
- in vainforfengelig--------forgjeves--------fåfengt--------tomadj. \/veɪn\/1) forfengelig2) forgjeves, nytteløs, fruktesløs, virkningsløs, fåfengt3) tom, hul, innholdsløs, intetsigendein vain forgjevestake someones name in vain snakke respektløst om noentake the name of God in vain misbruke Guds\/Herrens navn -
2 in vain
(with no success: He tried in vain to open the locked door.) forgjeves, uten hell -
3 prove
pru:v1) (to show to be true or correct: This fact proves his guilt; He was proved guilty; Can you prove your theory?) bevise, bekrefte2) (to turn out, or be found, to be: His suspicions proved (to be) correct; This tool proved very useful.) vise seg å være•- provenbevise--------forsøke--------godtgjøre--------prøve1) bevise, gi bevis på, godtgjøre2) vise3) ( jus) stadfeste, bekrefte, påvise4) ( spesielt teknikk) prøve, teste5) ( matematikk) etterprøve, gjøre prøve på6) ( gammeldags) prøve7) ( matlaging) få til å ese, få til å gjære, få til å hevethe exception proves the rule unntaket bekrefter regelenprove (to be) vise seg å væreprove a weapon skyte inn et våpenprove a will ( jus) oppnå godkjenning av et testamentprove guilty ( jus) finne skyldig, kjenne skyldigprove oneself vise hva man er god forprove to know about something vise seg å kjenne til noeprove true vise seg å være sant -
4 spend
spendpast tense, past participle - spent; verb1) (to use up or pay out (money): He spends more than he earns.) bruke penger2) (to pass (time): I spent a week in Spain this summer.) tilbringe•- spent- spendthriftforbruke--------tilbringeIsubst. \/spend\/( hverdagslig) utgift, utleggII1) ( om penger) bruke, gi ut, legge ned, ofre, spandere, forbruke, sløse bort, koste (på)• he spent £150 on the coathan brukte £150 på jakken2) bruke opp, legge ned, forbruke, uttømme, ødsle borthun brukte alle kreftene sine på jobben bare for å finne ut at det var helt bortkastet3) tilbringe, fordrive4) ( sjøfart) miste5) anvende, bruke6) (hverdagslig, vanligvis preteritum) få orgasme, ejakulerespend a penny ( slang) slå lens, late vannetspend freely strø om seg med pengerspend one's breath snakke forgjevesspend oneself slite seg ut, ofre alle sine krefter rase ut -
5 for nothing
1) (free; without payment: I'll do that job for you for nothing.) gratis2) (without result; in vain: I've been working on this book for six years, and all for nothing!) for ingenting, til ingen nytte -
6 it's no use
(it's impossible or useless: He tried in vain to do it, then said `It's no use.') det er til ingen nytte
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vain — vain, vaine [ vɛ̃, vɛn ] adj. • déb. XIIe; lat. vanus 1 ♦ Vx Vide. « De vains tombeaux » (P. Corneille) :des cénotaphes. Mod. Vaine pâture. 2 ♦ Vieilli Qui est sans consistance, sans réalité. ⇒ irréel. « Nous sommes abusés par de vaines images »… … Encyclopédie Universelle
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