Spanish-English translations for vano

fop
foppish

futileIt would be futile and dangerous to deny it. Sería vano y peligroso negarlo. In Britain, a majority of voters no longer believe in man-made climate change and they will not pay for futile and pointless attempts at mitigation. En Gran Bretaña, la mayor parte de los votantes no cree ya en el cambio climático provocado por el hombre y no pagarán por un intento vano e inútil de mitigarlo. Their efforts were, however, futile and nearly 4 000 people died instantaneously; to date 25 000 innocent people have died. Sin embargo, sus esfuerzos resultaron vanos y cerca de 4 000 personas fallecieron instantáneamente; hasta la fecha han muerto 25 000 personas inocentes.
pointless
us
It is pointless to try to define the point at which life begins. Resulta vano pretender definir el principio de la vida. So why is this Parliament again indulging in pointless activity by writing, debating and voting on this report? Por tanto, ¿por qué sigue dedicándose el Parlamento en vano a redactar, debatir y votar este informe? How long and how pointless were the talks in the former Yugoslavia before sanctions were imposed? ¡Cuánto tiempo y cuán en vano no se estuvo negociando en la antigua Yugoslavia antes de las sanciones!
vain
us
We do not want their sacrifice to be in vain. No queremos que su sacrificio sea en vano. Let their journeys not be in vain. Esperemos que su viaje no sea en vano. My work on a report will therefore be in vain. Por consiguiente, mi trabajo en un informe habrá sido en vano.
windyIt was a long and windy night.They made love in a windy bus shelter.They made windy promises they would not keep.