vain

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈveɪn/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/veɪn/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(vān)

Inflections of 'vain' (adj):
vainer
adj comparative
vainest
adj superlative
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
vain adj (egotistical)vanidoso/a adj
  superficial adj mf
  banal adj mf
  egoísta adj mf
 Paul is so vain; he thinks he's better than everyone else.
 Paul es tan vanidoso; se cree que es mejor que todos.
vain adj (without success) (sin resultado)vano/a adj
  inútil adj
 Harry didn't even notice Emma's vain attempts to get his attention.
 Harry ni siquiera se percató de los vanos intentos de Emma para que le prestara atención.
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
in vain adv (pointlessly, for nothing)en vano loc adv
 Polly tried in vain to open the locked door.
 Polly trató en vano de abrir la puerta cerrada con candado.
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'vain' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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Spanish:

Collocations: a vain [teenager, model, artist], she is [so, really, extremely] vain, was a rather vain [display, collection, performance], more...

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