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There was a sound of loud laughter; the auctioneers shouted at the top of their voices; the dealers who had filled the benches in front of the auction table tried in vain to obtain silence, in order to transact their business in peace.
On riait fort ; les commissaires criaient à tue-tête ; les marchands qui avaient envahi les bancs disposés devant les tables de vente essayaient en vain d'imposer silence, pour faire leurs affaires tranquillement.
Dumas fils, Alexandre / CamilleDumas fils, Alexandre / La Dame aux Camelias
La Dame aux Camelias
Dumas fils, Alexandre
Camille
Dumas fils, Alexandre
© New American Library, a division of Penguin Group
In vain did she strain her final energy; she felt her tongue cold against her palate, she could not tear herself from death.
Et vainement elle tendait ses dernières énergies; elle sentait sa langue froide contre son palais, elle ne pouvait s'arracher de la mort.
Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese Raquin
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile
The consolation and hope which Catholicism had brought the world seemed exhausted after eighteen hundred years full of so many tears, so much blood, so much vain and barbarous agitation.
La consolation, l’espoir que le catholicisme avait apporté au monde semblait épuisé, après dix-huit siècles d’histoire, tant de larmes, tant de sang, tant d’agitations vaines et barbares.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities Trilogy - LourdesZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Les Trois Villes - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities Trilogy - Lourdes
Zola, Emile
Ah! this is a vain world of ours, Lundie, it must be owned; and in nothing vainer than in matrimony."
Ah ! tout est vanité dans ce monde, Lundie, et il n’y a en rien plus de vanité que dans le mariage.
Cooper, James Fenimore / The Pathfinder, or, the Inland SeaCooper, James Fenimore / Le lac Ontario
Le lac Ontario
Cooper, James Fenimore
The Pathfinder, or, the Inland Sea
Cooper, James Fenimore
© State University of New York 1981
Those twelve years of vain waiting and increasing decline did not seem to have diminished her conviction that in spite of everything she would some day triumph.
Ces douze années d’attente vaine, de déchéances successives, ne semblaient pas même avoir entamé la certitude où elle était malgré tout, de triompher un jour.
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile
In vain had he robbed his mother, steeped his hands in the foulest intrigues, and lied and lied for many a long year.
Il aurait vainement volé sa mère, mis la main dans les plus sales intrigues, menti pendant des années.
Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des Rougon
La Fortune des Rougon
Zola, Emile
The Fortune of the Rougons
Zola, Emile
© 2006 BiblioBazaar
In vain had she dragged through all the lodging-houses in the Latin Quarter, in vain had she led a low, riotous life.
Elle s'était en vain traînée dans tous les hôtels garnis du quartier latin, elle avait en vain mené une vie sale et tapageuse.
Zola, Emile / Therese RaquinZola, Emile / Therese Raquin
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile
Therese Raquin
Zola, Emile
This appeal to my fears was in vain.
Tous ses efforts pour éveiller mes craintes furent inutiles.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
But it was in vain that he sought Cardinal Boccanera, who only came to St. Peter's and the Vatican on the days when his functions required his presence there.
Vainement, il chercha le cardinal Boccanera, qui ne paraissait à Saint-Pierre et au Vatican que les jours où le service de sa charge l’y obligeait.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
He paused for a moment on the threshold, with his right hand pressed to his breast between the buttons of his frock-coat; his broad pale face was beaming; in vain he strove to conceal his emotion beneath an expression of dignity.
Il s’arrêta un instant sur le seuil, la main droite dans sa redingote boutonnée; sa grosse face blême, qui jubilait, essayait vainement de cacher son émotion sous un grand air de dignité.
Zola, Emile / The Fortune of the RougonsZola, Emile / La Fortune des Rougon
La Fortune des Rougon
Zola, Emile
The Fortune of the Rougons
Zola, Emile
© 2006 BiblioBazaar
On seeing Don Vigilio so excited, in such a blaze of spite, Pierre thought of extracting from him some of the many items of information which he had hitherto sought in vain.
En le voyant si exalté, sous la flambée d’une telle rancune, Pierre songea à tirer de lui les renseignements qu’il avait en vain cherchés jusque-là.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
Mathieu had brought an armchair forward for his wife's rich, vain cousin, who, whatever her real feelings, certainly strove to appear amiable.
Mathieu avait avancé un fauteuil à la riche et vaniteuse cousine, qui, d’ailleurs, s’efforçait de se montrer parfaite pour eux.
Zola, Emile / FruitfulnessZola, Emile / Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Les Quatre Evangiles - Fecondite
Zola, Emile
Fruitfulness
Zola, Emile
In vain should we try to shut our eyes, for, at times, I should see your weariness and disgust, and you would read my thoughts and shameful pleasures.
Nous aurions beau nous aveugler; par instants, je pénétrerais tes lassitudes et tes dégoûts, tu lirais en moi mes pensées et mes voluptés honteuses.
Zola, Emile / Madeleine FeratZola, Emile / Madeleine Ferat
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
Madeleine Ferat
Zola, Emile
«It is vain for a coquette to pretend to religion; its practice involves hypocrisy, falsehood, and deception-everything that is mean-everything that is debasing.
Il faut des efforts pénibles et réitérés ; encore seront-ils presque toujours infructueux, à moins que la religion ne vienne à notre aide et n’oppose à l’orgueil humain, qui se révolte et nous entraîne, son humilité divine.
Cooper, James Fenimore / PrecautionCooper, James Fenimore / Précaution. Le choix d'un mari
Précaution. Le choix d'un mari
Cooper, James Fenimore
Precaution
Cooper, James Fenimore
The sun was lost in the thick hangings at the windows, whilst a fairy lamp that was dying out, struggled in vain against the darkness.
Le soleil se perdait dans les épaisses draperies des fenêtres, tandis qu’une veilleuse, aux lueurs mourantes, luttait vainement avec l’ombre.
Zola, Emile / Contes à NinonZola, Emile / Stories for Ninon
Stories for Ninon
Zola, Emile
Contes à Ninon
Zola, Emile

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vain

adjective
Positive degreevain
Comparative degreevainer
Superlative degreevainest