futile

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈfjuːtaɪl/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈfjutəl, ˈfjutaɪl/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(fyo̅o̅t′l, fyo̅o̅′tīl)


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futile adj (unproductive)inútil adj mf
  vano/a adj
  fútil adj mf
 All of Frank's attempts to find a job were futile.
 Todos los intentos de Frank por encontrar trabajo fueron inútiles.
futile adj (hopeless)inútil adj mf
  en vano loc adj
 Trying to solve all the world's problems on your own is futile.
 Intentar resolver por tu cuenta todos los problemas del mundo es inútil.
  Is something important missing? Report an error or suggest an improvement.

'futile' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
futility - whack-a-mole
Spanish:
fútil - vano - banal - güero - vano intento

Collocations: it is futile to [resist, argue, attempt], it seems futile to [resist], it [may, might] prove futile to, more...

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