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1 vain
vain [veɪn]b. ( = conceited) [person] vaniteuxc. ► in vain ( = unsuccessfully) [try, wait, search for] en vain ; ( = pointlessly) [die, suffer] pour rien• to take God's or the Lord's name in vain blasphémer* * *[veɪn] 1.1) ( conceited) vaniteux/-euse, vain (after n)2) ( futile) [attempt, hope] vain (before n); [show] futile2.in vain adverbial phrase en vain••to take somebody's name in vain — hum parler de quelqu'un (derrière son dos)
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2 vain
A adj1 ( conceited) vaniteux/-euse, vain (after n) ; to be vain about sth tirer vanité de qch ;2 ( futile) [attempt, promise, hope] vain (before n) ; [demonstration, show] futile ; in a vain attempt ou effort to do dans une vaine tentative de faire.to take sb's name in vain hum parler de qn (derrière son dos) ; to take God's name in vain blasphémer le nom de Dieu. -
3 vain
vain [veɪn](a) (conceited) vaniteux;∎ he's very vain about his looks il s'occupe beaucoup de sa petite personne(unsuccessfully) en vain, inutilement;∎ they tried in vain to free the driver ils ont essayé sans succès ou en vain de libérer le conducteur;∎ all their efforts were in vain leurs efforts n'ont servi à rien ou ont été vains;∎ it was all in vain c'était peine perdue;∎ to take sb's name in vain (show disrespect) manquer de respect envers le nom de qn; (mention name) parler de qn en son absence;∎ humorous are you taking my name in vain again? vous parlez encore de moi derrière mon dos? -
4 frustrated
frustrated [frʌsˈtreɪtɪd]a. ( = thwarted, unfulfilled) [person, love, desire] frustré ; [ambition] déçub. ( = irritated) énervé* * *[frʌ'streɪtɪd], US ['frʌst-]1) ( irritated) énervé2) ( in aspirations) [person] frustré; [desire] inassouvi3) ( thwarted) [plan] contrarié; [effort] réduit à néant; [attempt] vain (before n)4) ( would-be)5) ( sexually) frustré -
5 unsuccessful
1 [attempt, bid, campaign] infructueux/-euse ; [run, production, novel, film] sans succès ; [lawsuit] perdu ; [love affair] malheureux/-euse ; [effort, search] vain ; to be unsuccessful [attempt, effort] échouer ;2 [candidate] ( for job) malchanceux/-euse ; ( in election) malheureux/-euse ; [businessperson] malchanceux/-euse ; [artist] inconnu ; [bidder] malheureux/-euse ; to be unsuccessful in doing ne pas réussir à faire ; she was unsuccessful with her application sa candidature n'a pas été retenue. -
6 useless
useless ['ju:slɪs](a) (bringing no help → book, information, machine) inutile; (→ discussion, experience) vain, qui n'apporte rien; (→ advice, suggestion) qui n'apporte rien, qui ne vaut rien; (→ attempt, effort) inutile, vain; (→ remedy) inefficace; (unusable) inutilisable;∎ the contract is useless to them le contrat ne leur est d'aucune utilité;∎ it's useless trying to reason with him, it's useless to try and reason with him ça ne sert à rien ou c'est inutile d'essayer de lui faire entendre raison;∎ the computer is useless without the instructions l'ordinateur est inutilisable ou on ne peut pas se servir de l'ordinateur sans mode d'emploi∎ she makes me feel useless elle me donne l'impression d'être nul ou bon à rien;∎ I'm useless at history/maths je suis nul en histoire/math;∎ she's useless as a navigator elle est nulle ou elle ne vaut rien en tant que navigatrice;∎ her brother is absolutely useless son frère est nul ou bon à rien -
7 frustrated
1 ( irritated) énervé ; a frustrated President told reporters… journ c'est un Président énervé qui a dit aux journalistes… ; to become frustrated at sth s'énerver de qch ; I'm so frustrated, my work is going really badly le travail va mal, ça m'énerve ;2 ( unfulfilled in aspirations) [person] frustré ; [desire, urge] inassouvi ; why stay in a job where you feel so frustrated? pourquoi restes-tu à un poste qui est si frustrant pour toi? ;4 ( would-be) a frustrated diplomat un diplomate manqué ;5 ( sexually) frustré. -
8 frustrated
frustrated [frʌ'streɪtɪd]∎ a frustrated poet un poète manqué(b) (attempt, effort) vain;∎ all our efforts to contact her were frustrated tous nos efforts pour la contacter ont été vains ou ont échoué -
9 unavailing
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10 wasted
wasted ['weɪstɪd](a) (material, money) gaspillé; (energy, opportunity, time) perdu; (attempt, effort) inutile, vain; (food) inutilisé;∎ a wasted journey un voyage raté;∎ she's wasted in that job cet emploi est bien au-dessous de ses capacités
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