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vain (EN)
lýsingarorð

lýsingarorð “vain”

grunnform vain (more/most)
  1. árangurslaus
    They tried in vain to push the broken car up the steep hill.
  2. hégómagjarn (um útlit eða afrek)
    She was so vain that she spent hours looking at herself in the mirror every day.
  3. tómt og gagnslaust (í merkingu innihaldsleysis eða merkingarleysis)
    His promise turned out to be vain when he failed to follow through with any action.