How is the word vain translated from French to English

English translation
wasted
adjective

Employé pour rien, qui n'a donné aucun résultat.

Used for nothing, brought no result.

Examples with “vain”

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  • Ce fut un voyage inutile. — It was a wasted trip.

  • Ces heures passées dans la file ont semblé perdues. — Those hours in the queue felt wasted.

  • Tout cet effort a-t-il vraiment été vain ? — Was all that effort really wasted?

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