Sentence examples of "in vain" in English

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Translations: all31 en vano28 para nada1 other translations2
He tried to give up smoking but in vain. Él intentó dejar el tabaco, pero fue inútil.
Of all pains, the greatest pain, is to love, but love in vain Amor no correspondido, tiempo perdido
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