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invano

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adverb
  1. in vain, uselessly

Used in the library

  • Il perito cerca invano la chiave della cantina.The loss adjuster searches in vain for the cellar key.B2Di nuovo, per favore (22) — Again, please (22) (B2)
  • La madre cerca invano la chiave della cantina.The mother searches in vain for the cellar key.B2Di nuovo, per favore (34) — Again, please (34) (B2)
  • Il soccorso ha cercato invano lo scialpinista per tutta la notte.The rescue team searched in vain for the ski mountaineer all night.B2Di nuovo, per favore (11) — Again, please (11) (B2)

Other ways to say it

  • inutilmentein vain, uselessly, unnecessarily, needlessly

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