em vão
Sentences
Ele tentou em vão estabelecer um 1 relacionamento com um 1 alquimista .
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He tried in vain to establish a relationship with an alchemist.
Meaning
in vain (ending in failure; unsuccessfully)
Concepts
Synonyms
debalde
Translations
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ẽj̃ ˈvɐ̃w̃/
Etymology
Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese en vão. By surface analysis, em (“in”) + vão (“vain”).
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