WAIT IN VAIN FOR SMTH.

Англо-русский перевод WAIT IN VAIN FOR SMTH.

напрасно ждать чего-л.; ждать у моря погоды

English-Russian dictionary of English idioms. Англо-Русский словарь английских идиом. 2012

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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WAIT — I. ˈwāt, usu -ād.+V verb ( -ed/-ing/-s ) Etymology: Middle English waiten, from Old North French waitier to watch, of …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VAIN — I. ˈvān adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English vain, vein, from Old French, from Latin vanus empty, vain — …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
IN — I. (|)in, ən; usu ə n after t, d, s, or z as in “split in two”, often ə m …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
FOR — I. fə(r), (|)fȯ(ə)r, (|)fȯ(ə), in R speech in the southern US also (|)fär preposition Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
VAIN — (superl.) Destitute of forge or efficacy; effecting no purpose; fruitless; ineffectual; as, vain toil; a vain attempt.
Английский словарь Webster
VAIN — ( superl. ) Destitute of forge or efficacy; effecting no purpose; fruitless; ineffectual; as, vain toil; a vain attempt.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WAIT — /wayt/ , v.i. 1. to remain inactive or in a state of repose, as until something expected happens (often fol. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
VAIN — — vainly , adv. — vainness , n. /vayn/ , adj., vainer, vainest . 1. excessively proud of or concerned …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WAIT — I. ˈwāt verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French waiter, guaiter to watch over, await, of Germanic origin; akin to Old …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
VAIN — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, empty, futile, from Latin vanus — more at wane Date: 14th century 1. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
WAIT — vi one who watches; a watchman. 2. wait ·vi ambush. 3. wait ·vi the act of waiting; a delay; a …
Webster English vocab
VAIN — superl showy; ostentatious. 2. vain ·noun vanity; emptiness; now used only in the phrase in vain. 3. vain ·superl …
Webster English vocab
WAIT — [wait] vb [ME, fr. ONF waitier to watch, of Gmc origin; akin to OHG wahta watch, OE waeccan to watch--more …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
VAIN — [vain] adj [ME, fr. MF, fr. L vanus empty, vain--more at wane] (14c) 1: having no real value: idle, worthless …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
WAIT — / weɪt; NAmE / verb , noun ■ verb 1. wait (for sb/sth) to stay where you are or delay …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
VAIN — / veɪn; NAmE / adjective 1. that does not produce the result you want SYN useless : She closed her …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WAIT — I. wait 1 S1 W1 /weɪt/ BrE AmE verb [ Date: 1100-1200 ; Language: Old North French ; Origin: waitier …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
VAIN — vain /veɪn/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: Latin vanus 'empty, vain' ] 1 …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
FOR — I. for 1 S1 W1 /fə; strong fɔː $ fər strong fɔːr/ BrE AmE preposition [ Language: Old English ] …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
WAIT — v. & n. --v. 1 intr. a defer action or departure for a specified time or until some expected event …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
VAIN — adj. 1 excessively proud or conceited, esp. about one's own attributes. 2 empty, trivial, unsubstantial (vain boasts; vain triumphs). 3 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
WAIT — v. & n. v. 1 intr. a defer action or departure for a specified time or until some expected event …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
VAIN — adj. 1 excessively proud or conceited, esp. about one's own attributes. 2 empty, trivial, unsubstantial (vain boasts; vain triumphs). 3 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
WAIT — v. & n. --v. 1. intr. a defer action or departure for a specified time or until some expected event …
Oxford English vocab
VAIN — adj.1 excessively proud or conceited, esp. about one's own attributes. 2 empty, trivial, unsubstantial (vain boasts; vain triumphs). 3 useless; …
Oxford English vocab
WAIT — ( waits, waiting, waited) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. When you …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
VAIN — ( vainer, vainest) 1. A vain attempt or action is one that fails to achieve what was intended. The drafting …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
FOR — Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. Note: In addition to the uses shown …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
WAIT — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a waiting list (= a list of people who are waiting for something ) …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
VAIN — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a vain attempt (= one that does not succeed ) ▪ They worked through the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
VAIN — (SELFISH) [adjective] -er, -est - too interested in your own appearance or achievementsHe was very vain about his clothes.She's one …
Cambridge English vocab
WAIT — Synonyms and related words : abide, administer to, afterthought, attend, attend on, await, ballad singer, balladeer, bard, be patient, bear …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
VAIN — See: IN VAIN, TAKE ONE'S NAME IN VAIN.
Slang English vocab
VAIN — adj. Function: adjective 1 devoid of worth or significance FF1C; the vain pursuits of a luxurious life FF1E; Synonyms: empty, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
VAIN — adjective 1. devoid of worth or significance the vain pursuits of a luxurious life Synonyms: empty, hollow, idle, nugatory, otiose …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
WAIT — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ endless , lengthy , long ▪ We had a long ~ to see the doctor. ▪ …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
WAIT — See ↑ WAIT 1,2,3 ◆◆◆ • ↑ can't wait • ↑ lie in wait • ↑ make sb wait • …
Longman Activator English vocab
WAIT — INDEX: 1. to wait 2. what you say to tell someone to wait 3. a period of time when you …
Longman Activator English vocab
WAIT — n. 25B6; verb we'll wait in the airport : STAY (PUT), remain, rest, stop, halt, pause; linger, loiter, dally; informal …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
VAIN — adj. 25B6; adjective he was vain about his looks : CONCEITED, narcissistic, self-loving, in love with oneself, self-admiring, self-regarding, egotistic, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
WAIT — v. 1 tarry, linger, hold on, stay, bide (one's) time, mark time, stand by, Colloq cool (one's) heels, stick around, …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
VAIN — adj. 1 proud, conceited, haughty, arrogant, boastful, egotistical, cocky, self-important, vainglorious, narcissistic, Colloq big-headed, swell-headed, stuck-up, swollen-headed They are so …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
VAIN — See: IN VAIN, TAKE ONE'S NAME IN VAIN.
Словарь английских идиом
WAIT — verb 1 BAD : I'm waiting a letter from my boyfriend. GOOD : I'm expecting a letter from my boyfriend. …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
VAIN — adjective DUBIOUS : The police did their best to rescue the hostages but in vain. BAD : The police did …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
WAIT — 1. сущ. 1) ожидание; время ожидания long wait ≈ долгое ожидание We had a long wait for the bus. ≈ …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
VAIN — прил. 1) напрасный, бесполезный It is vain to protest. ≈ Сопротивление бесполезно. Syn : futile, unavailing 2) поверхностный, пустой; показной …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SMTH — отделать кого-л.
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
FOR — (полная форма); (редуцированная форма) 1. союз 1) ибо; ввиду того, что (вводит придаточное причины) This is no party question, for …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
WAIT — wait.ogg 1. weıt n 1. ожидание in wait for - в ожидании to have a long wait for smth. - …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
VAIN — vain.ogg 1. veın n уст. тщета; тщеславие 2. veın a 1. тщетный, напрасный, бесполезный vain regrets - напрасные сожаления vain …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
IN — in.ogg 1. ın n 1. 1> (the ins) pl парл. разг. политическая партия, находящаяся у власти см. тж. 2> обыкн. …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
FOR — for.ogg 1. fɔ: n довод в пользу чего-л. fors and againsts - доводы за и против 2. fɔ: (полная форма); …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
WAIT — вчт. ожидание || ожидать - busy wait - message wait - on-orbit wait - page wait - terminal I/O wait
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
WAIT — вчт. ожидание || ожидать - busy wait - message wait - on-orbit wait - page wait - terminal I/O wait
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
SMTH. — сокр. от something
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
WAIT — 1. weıt n 1. ожидание in wait for - в ожидании to have a long wait for smth. - долго …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
VAIN — 1. veın n уст. тщета; тщеславие 2. veın a 1. тщетный, напрасный, бесполезный vain regrets - напрасные сожаления vain attempt …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
IN — 1. ın n 1. 1> (the ins) pl парл. разг. политическая партия, находящаяся у власти см. тж. 2> обыкн. pl …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
FOR — 1. fɔ: n довод в пользу чего-л. fors and againsts - доводы за и против 2. fɔ: (полная форма); fə …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
WAIT — 1. сущ. 1) ожидание; время ожидания long wait — долгое ожидание We had a long wait for the bus. — …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
VAIN — прил. 1) напрасный, бесполезный, тщетный It is vain to protest. — Протестовать бесполезно. Syn: futile , unavailing 2) поверхностный, пустой; …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SMTH. — сокр. от something
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике

Англо-Русский словарь английских идиом

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