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vain
/veɪn/
adjective
próżny
Also
daremny
Definition
Having an excessively high opinion of one's appearance or abilities, or producing no result; useless.
Examples
He was so vain that he spent hours looking at himself in the mirror.
Był tak próżny, że spędzał godziny, przeglądając się w lustrze.
All their efforts to save the old building proved to be in vain.
Wszystkie ich wysiłki, by uratować stary budynek, okazały się daremne.
Collocations
in vainvain attemptvain hope
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