to no avail

Noun CEFR C1

Definitions

With no success or benefit; unsuccessfully; to no effect.

Equivalents

Españolen vano inútilmente sin éxito

Françaisen vain sans succès

Русскийбезрезультатно безуспешно

10 more languages

العربيةدون جدوى

Bosanskiбезуспешно

Ελληνικάμάταια

Suomituloksetta turhaan

Hrvatskiбезуспешно

한국어백지

Polskibez skutku na darmo na próżno

Српскибезуспешно

Türkçehaybeden

Українськадарма

Examples

“Germany huffed and switched angles and went wide, slinging in crosses, and finally sending on Der Targetman, Mario Gomez, for the last ⟳ 11 minutes. To no avail, as Mexico held on for a sensational win ⟳ against the defending champions.”

CEFR level

C1

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This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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See also

to no purpose to one's credit to one's face to one's feet to one's knowledge to one's mind

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