Was heißt »frucht­los« auf Englisch?

Das Adjektiv frucht­los lässt sich wie folgt von Deutsch auf Englisch übersetzen:

  • fruitless
  • vain

Deutsch/Englische Beispielübersetzungen

Wir waren in eine fruchtlose Debatte verwickelt.

We were involved in a petty argument.

Nach drei fruchtlosen Versuchen probierte er es noch ein letztes Mal.

After three fruitless attempts, he tried one last time.

Es wäre fruchtlos, die Heilige Schrift nach nur einer einzigen Stelle durchsuchen zu wollen, an der Jesus Frauen nicht dem Manne entweder gleich- oder höhergestellt behandelt.

It would be a fruitless search to look through the Scriptures and find one single instance where Jesus did not treat women either equal or superior to men.

Synonyme

aka­de­misch:
academic
ent­behr­lich:
dispensable
er­folg­los:
unsuccessful
er­geb­nis­los:
inconclusive
er­üb­ri­gen:
become unnecessary
in­fer­til:
infertile
mü­ßig:
futile
idle
otiose
pointless
useless
nutz­los:
futile
useless
sinn­los:
absurd
senseless
ste­ril:
sterile
über­flüs­sig:
superfluous
unnecessary
um­sonst:
free
gratis
un­frucht­bar:
infertile
un­nö­tig:
unnecessary
un­wirk­sam:
ineffective
ver­ge­bens:
in vain
ver­geb­lich:
futile
in vain
ver­zicht­bar:
dispensable
expendable
wert­los:
worthless
wir­kungs­los:
ineffective
zeu­gungs­un­fä­hig:
impotent
sterile
zweck­los:
futile
pointless
useless

Englische Beispielsätze

  • There were once a man and a woman who had long in vain wished for a child.

  • I tried in vain to convince her.

  • All help is in vain.

  • Tom tried in vain to hide his pain.

  • We tried in vain to cheer Tom up.

  • His sacrifice will not be in vain.

  • "Think of me when you go back to Australia," Mary told Tom, as she tried in vain to hold back her tears. "When shall I ever see you again?"

  • At least, he did not die in vain.

  • Your son did not die in vain.

  • Your son did not die in vain. He died a hero.

  • Your son did not die in vain. He died fighting for his country.

  • Tom did not die in vain. He died a hero.

  • He didn't die in vain.

  • It's a sin to use the Lord's name in vain.

  • In vain have I tried to convince him.

  • Tom tried in vain to convince Mary to go to art school.

  • He's lazy and vain.

  • It's good to see that our efforts were not in vain.

  • I waited all afternoon in vain.

  • But there was no sign of him, and it was in vain that I shouted.

Frucht­los übersetzt in weiteren Sprachen:

Quellen:
  1. [Übersetzungen] Wiktionary-Autoren: fruchtlos. In: Wiktionary – Das freie Wörterbuch, 2023, [online] de.wiktionary.org, CC BY-SA 3.0
  2. [Thesaurus] OpenThesaurus-User: fruchtlos. In: OpenThesaurus – Das freie Wörterbuch für Synonyme, 2023, [online] openthesaurus.de, CC BY-SA 4.0
  3. [Satzbeispiele] User-generated content: Satz Nr. 435979, 5334076, 5797754, 4846126, 4945456, 5055375, 4499368, 4496536, 5196338, 5315288, 5368737, 5368739, 5368740, 5368741, 5368742, 3962751, 6296930, 3083879, 2958372, 2929329, 2789852, 2267110 & 7421588. In: tatoeba.org, CC BY 2.0 FR