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"vainly" in Spanish
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"vainly" in Spanish
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vainly(also: conceitedly)
vainly(also: fruitlessly, in vain, pointlessly, unavailingly)
It is not a matter of defending the positions we have adopted or of vainly trying to obstruct historical processes on the pretext of preserving that dominance.
No es una cuestión de defensa de las posiciones que han adoptado o de tratar en vano de obstruir procesos históricos con el pretexto de preservar ese dominio.
Combating illegal immigration should be part of a much broader agenda – an agenda to harness the benefits of immigration, rather than vainly trying to stop it.
La lucha contra la inmigración ilegal debería formar parte de una agenda mucho más amplia, una agenda para aprovechar los beneficios de la inmigración, en lugar de intentar detenerla en vano.
In view of the financial crisis, which we have recently been observing with alarm, and vainly attempting to overcome, it is vitally important for us to ensure financial stability.
En vista de la crisis financiera que venimos observando alarmados y que intentamos superar en vano, que es de vital importancia asegurar la estabilidad financiera.
vainly(also: fruitlessly, pointlessly, unavailingly, helplessly)
Not to respond, remaining locked in our sacristies would make vain a new Pentecost.
No responder, permaneciendo encerrados en nuestras sacristías sería hacer vano Pentecostés.
Otherwise all our other efforts in the area of development will be very much in vain.
De lo contrario, todas nuestras demás medidas en el sector del desarrollo serán en gran medida en vano.
Unfortunately, you are perhaps right and it has been a vain hope.
Desgraciadamente, a lo mejor tienen ustedes razón y esta esperanza ha sido vana.
Unfortunately, you are perhaps right and it has been a vain hope.
Desgraciadamente, a lo mejor tienen ustedes razón y esta esperanza ha sido vana.
Amsterdam was above all a vain attempt in the face of necessary institutional reforms.
Amsterdam fue, por encima de todo, una empresa vana respecto de la necesaria reforma institucional.
The mines were subsidised in the vain hope of achieving profitability.
Las minas fueron subvencionadas con la esperanza vana de lograr la rentabilidad.
We are too vain to remain decently silent.
Somos demasiado vanidosos para guardar un silencio decente.
vain(also: bumptious, pretentious, showy)
We are too vain to remain decently silent.
Somos demasiado vanidosos para guardar un silencio decente.
We can make a great contribution, but without support from the USA, Russia and the Arab countries our efforts will be in vain.
Podemos hacer una aportación importante, sin embargo, sin el respaldo de los EE.UU., de Rusia y de los países árabes nuestros esfuerzos serán baldíos.
We can make a great contribution, but without support from the USA, Russia and the Arab countries our efforts will be in vain.
Podemos hacer una aportación importante, sin embargo, sin el respaldo de los EE. UU., de Rusia y de los países árabes nuestros esfuerzos serán baldíos.
This is the question you must answer today if this debate is not to have been in vain.
Es claramente a esta pregunta a la que ha de responder en el día de hoy, para que este debate no haya sido estéril.
This pretension is both dishonest and vain.
Dicha pretensión es a la vez engañosa e inútil.
Please be assured that the sacrifice of Martín Carpena has not been in vain.
Estén seguros de que el sacrificio de Martín Carpena no ha sido inútil.
However, all is not in vain. Paul-Valéry said that even Sisyphus, in rolling his stone, was not working in vain since he was flexing his muscles.
Pero todo esto no es inútil; ya Paul Valéry decía que incluso Sísifo, cuando empujaba la piedra, no hacía un trabajo inútil, puesto que ejercitaba la musculatura.
vain(also: conceited, self-important)
CONTEXT EXAMPLES
Context examples for "vainly" in Spanish(!) These sentences come from external sources & may not be accurate. Therefore, we are not responsible for their content.
Devour not your wealth among yourselves vainly, nor present it to the judges that you may devour a part of the wealth of other men sinfully and knowingly.
No os devoréis la hacienda injustamente unos a otros, ni empleéis artimañas legales tratando de devorar injusta y deliberadamente lo que por derecho pertenece a otros.
Hence, by subscribing to the Council's way of thinking, the European Parliament is doing no more than vainly attempting to disguise these needs, which are undeniable.
Y a eso se debe que el Parlamento Europeo, al insertarse en la lógica del Consejo, se limita a intentar cubrir con un ligero velo necesidades indiscutibles.
Hence, by subscribing to the Council' s way of thinking, the European Parliament is doing no more than vainly attempting to disguise these needs, which are undeniable.
Y a eso se debe que el Parlamento Europeo, al insertarse en la lógica del Consejo, se limita a intentar cubrir con un ligero velo necesidades indiscutibles.
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