Vain
//veɪn//
Translations of "vain" (42 languages)
| Language | Translation | Romanization | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ancient Greek | μάταιος(pointless, futile), τηΰσιος ψαινύθιος(pointless, futile), ἀποφώλιος(pointless, futile) | mátaios, tēǘsios, apophṓlios | |
| Armenian | դատարկ(based on very little substance), ունայն(pointless, futile), սնապարծ(overly proud of one's appearance) | datark, unayn, snaparc | |
| Azerbaijani | bihudə(based on very little substance), bihudə(pointless, futile), boş(based on very little substance), boş(pointless, futile), nahaq(based on very little substance), nahaq(pointless, futile), puç(based on very little substance), puç(pointless, futile), şöhrətpərəst(overly proud of one's appearance), əbəs(based on very little substance), əbəs(pointless, futile) | — | |
| Bulgarian | безполезен(pointless, futile), безсъдържателен(based on very little substance), напразен(pointless, futile), празен(based on very little substance), суетен(overly proud of one's appearance), тщеславен(overly proud of one's appearance) | bezpolezen, bezsǎdǎržatelen, naprazen, prazen, sueten, tšteslaven | |
| Catalan | va(based on very little substance), va(pointless, futile), vanitós(overly proud of one's appearance) | — | |
| Czech | marný(pointless, futile) | — | |
| Danish | forfængelig(overly proud of one's appearance), forgæves(pointless, futile), overfladisk(based on very little substance) | — | |
| Dutch | ijdel(overly proud of one's appearance), nutteloos(pointless, futile), tevergeefs(pointless, futile) | — | |
| Eastern Mari | арам(pointless, futile) | aram | |
| Esperanto | vana(pointless, futile), vanta(overly proud of one's appearance), vanta(based on very little substance) | — | |
| Finnish | hyödytön(pointless, futile), turha(based on very little substance), turha(pointless, futile), turhamainen(overly proud of one's appearance), tyhjä(pointless, futile) | — | |
| French | frivole(based on very little substance), futile(pointless, futile), vain(pointless, futile), vaniteux(overly proud of one's appearance) | — | |
| Galician | vaidoso(overly proud of one's appearance) | — | |
| Georgian | ამაო(based on very little substance), ამაო(pointless, futile), თავმომწონე(overly proud of one's appearance), პატივმოყვარე(overly proud of one's appearance), ფუქსავატი(overly proud of one's appearance), ფუჭი(based on very little substance), ფუჭი(pointless, futile), ცარიელი(based on very little substance) | amao, amao, tavmomc̣one, ṗaṭivmoq̇vare, puksavaṭi, puč̣i, puč̣i, carieli | |
| German | eitel(overly proud of one's appearance), unnütz(pointless, futile) | — | |
| Gothic | 𐌷𐌰𐌻𐌺𐍃(pointless, futile) | halks | |
| Greek | μάταιος(pointless, futile), ματαιόδοξος(overly proud of one's appearance) | mátaios, mataiódoxos | |
| Hebrew | גאוותן(overly proud of one's appearance), חסר תועלת(pointless, futile) | ga'avtán, khasár to'élet | |
| Hindi | तुच्छ(based on very little substance), व्यर्थ(pointless, futile) | tucch, vyarth | |
| Hungarian | alaptalan(based on very little substance), beképzelt(overly proud of one's appearance), céltalan(pointless, futile), felesleges(pointless, futile), hiábavaló(pointless, futile), hiú(overly proud of one's appearance), hiú(pointless, futile), önelégült(overly proud of one's appearance), öntelt(overly proud of one's appearance), üres(based on very little substance) | — | |
| Ido | vanitatoza(overly proud of one's appearance) | — | |
| Irish | amú(pointless, futile), arduallach(overly proud of one's appearance), díomasach(overly proud of one's appearance), in aisce(pointless, futile), mustrach(overly proud of one's appearance) | — | |
| Italian | vanesio(overly proud of one's appearance), vanitoso(overly proud of one's appearance), vano(pointless, futile) | — | |
| Kabuverdianu | bazofe(overly proud of one's appearance), bazófu(overly proud of one's appearance), intxide(overly proud of one's appearance), janóta(overly proud of one's appearance) | — | |
| Khiamniungan Naga | yâng(pointless, futile) | — | |
| Ladin | sabe(overly proud of one's appearance) | — | |
| Latin | cassus(pointless, futile), vānus(pointless, futile) | — | |
| Māori | whakahīhī(overly proud of one's appearance), whakapehapeha(overly proud of one's appearance) | — | |
| Norwegian | overfladisk(based on very little substance) | — | |
| Norwegian Bokmål | forgjeves(pointless, futile) | — | |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | forgjeves(pointless, futile) | — | |
| Old Irish | madach(pointless, futile), madae(pointless, futile) | — | |
| Persian | ایفده(overly proud of one's appearance) | ifode | |
| Polish | próżny(overly proud of one's appearance) | — | |
| Portuguese | vaidoso(overly proud of one's appearance), vazio(based on very little substance), vão(overly proud of one's appearance), vão(pointless, futile) | — | |
| Russian | беспло́дный(based on very little substance), напра́сный(pointless, futile), показно́й(overly proud of one's appearance), пусто́й(based on very little substance), су́етный(pointless, futile), тще́тный(pointless, futile), тщесла́вный(overly proud of one's appearance) | besplódnyj, naprásnyj, pokaznój, pustój, sújetnyj, tščétnyj, tščeslávnyj | |
| Sanskrit | तुच्छ(based on very little substance) | tuccha | |
| Scottish Gaelic | faoin(based on very little substance), faoin(pointless, futile), mòr às(overly proud of one's appearance), sgòideasach(overly proud of one's appearance), sgòideil(overly proud of one's appearance), uaibhreach(overly proud of one's appearance), uailleach(overly proud of one's appearance) | — | |
| Spanish | vacuo(pointless, futile), vanidoso(overly proud of one's appearance), vano(pointless, futile) | — | |
| Swedish | fåfäng(overly proud of one's appearance), fåfäng(pointless, futile) | — | |
| Ukrainian | марносла́вний(overly proud of one's appearance) | marnoslávnyj | |
| Welsh | balch(overly proud of one's appearance), gwag(pointless, futile), ofer(pointless, futile) | — |
bihudə, bihudə, boş, boş, nahaq, nahaq, puç, puç, şöhrətpərəst, əbəs, əbəs
безполезен, безсъдържателен, напразен, празен, суетен, тщеславен
bezpolezen, bezsǎdǎržatelen, naprazen, prazen, sueten, tšteslaven
va, va, vanitós
marný
forfængelig, forgæves, overfladisk
ijdel, nutteloos, tevergeefs
vana, vanta, vanta
hyödytön, turha, turha, turhamainen, tyhjä
frivole, futile, vain, vaniteux
vaidoso
ამაო, ამაო, თავმომწონე, პატივმოყვარე, ფუქსავატი, ფუჭი, ფუჭი, ცარიელი
amao, amao, tavmomc̣one, ṗaṭivmoq̇vare, puksavaṭi, puč̣i, puč̣i, carieli
eitel, unnütz
alaptalan, beképzelt, céltalan, felesleges, hiábavaló, hiú, hiú, önelégült, öntelt, üres
vanitatoza
amú, arduallach, díomasach, in aisce, mustrach
vanesio, vanitoso, vano
bazofe, bazófu, intxide, janóta
sabe
cassus, vānus
whakahīhī, whakapehapeha
overfladisk
forgjeves
forgjeves
madach, madae
próżny
vaidoso, vazio, vão, vão
беспло́дный, напра́сный, показно́й, пусто́й, су́етный, тще́тный, тщесла́вный
besplódnyj, naprásnyj, pokaznój, pustój, sújetnyj, tščétnyj, tščeslávnyj
faoin, faoin, mòr às, sgòideasach, sgòideil, uaibhreach, uailleach
vacuo, vanidoso, vano
fåfäng, fåfäng
balch, gwag, ofer
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