hiába angolul

of no avail▼◼◻◻adjective
[UK: əv nəʊ ə.ˈveɪl] [US: əv ˈnoʊ ə.ˈveɪl]

inutile▼◼◻◻adjective
[UK: ɪ.ˈnjuː.tɪl] [US: ɪn.ˈjuː.tɪl]

profitless▼◼◻◻adjective
[UK: ˈprɒ.fɪt.ləs] [US: ˈprɒ.fɪt.ləs]

bootless▼◼◻◻adjective
[UK: ˈbuːt.lɪs] [US: ˈbuːt.lɪs]

fiddling▼◼◻◻adjective
[UK: ˈfɪd.l̩.ɪŋ] [US: ˈfɪd.l̩.ɪŋ]

it is no use▼◼◻◻adjective

nugatory▼adjective
[UK: ˈnjuː.ɡə.tə.ri] [US: ˈnjuː.ɡə.tə.ri]

effectless▼adjective
[UK: ɪ.ˈfekt.lɪs] [US: ɪ.ˈfekt.lɪs]

excrescent▼adjective
[UK: ɪks.ˈkresnt] [US: ɪk.ˈskre.sənt]

unaiming▼adjective
[UK: ˌʌnˈeɪmɪŋ ] [US: ʌnˈeɪmɪŋ ]

unavailable▼adjective
[UK: ˌʌ.nə.ˈveɪ.ləb.l̩] [US: ˌʌ.nə.ˈveɪ.ləb.l̩]

uneffectual▼adjective
[UK: ʌnɪfˈektʃuːəl] [US: ʌnɪfˈektʃuːəl]

unprevailing▼adjective
[UK: ˌʌnprɪˈveɪlɪŋ ] [US: ʌnprɪˈveɪlɪŋ ]

frustrate [frustrated, frustrating, frustrates]▼◼◻◻verb
[UK: frʌ.ˈstreɪt] [US: ˈfrə.ˌstret]

fiddly [fiddlier, fiddliest]▼adjective
[UK: ˈfɪd.li] [US: ˈfɪd.li]

presumptuous▼adjective
[UK: prɪ.ˈzʌmp.tʃʊəs] [US: prə.ˈzəmp.tʃə.wəs]

ineffective▼◼◼◼adjective
[UK: ˌɪ.nɪ.ˈfek.tɪv] [US: ˌɪ.nə.ˈfek.tɪv]

piffle▼[UK: ˈpɪf.l̩] [US: ˈpɪf.l̩]

prating▼noun
[UK: ˈpreɪt.ɪŋ] [US: ˈpreɪt.ɪŋ]

rope of sand▼[UK: rəʊp əv sænd] [US: roʊp əv ˈsænd]

flog a dead horse▼[UK: flɒɡ ə ded hɔːs] [US: ˈflɑːɡ ə ˈded ˈhɔːrs]

rope of sand▼[UK: rəʊp əv sænd] [US: roʊp əv ˈsænd]

fool's errand▼[UK: ˈfuːlz ˈe.rənd] [US: ˈfuːlz ˈe.rənd]

poultice on a wooden leg▼[UK: ˈpəʊl.tɪs ɒn ə ˈwʊd.n̩ leɡ] [US: ˈpoʊl.tɪs ɑːn ə ˈwʊd.n̩ ˈleɡ]

struggle in vain▼[UK: ˈstrʌɡ.l̩ ɪn veɪn] [US: ˈstrʌɡ.l̩ ɪn ˈveɪn]

shadow-flight▼[UK: ˈʃæ.dəʊ flaɪt] [US: ˈʃæˌdo.ʊ ˈflaɪt]

struggle in vain▼[UK: ˈstrʌɡ.l̩ ɪn veɪn] [US: ˈstrʌɡ.l̩ ɪn ˈveɪn]

plough the sands▼[UK: plaʊ ðə sændz] [US: ˈplaʊ ðə ˈsændz]

plow the sands▼[UK: ˈplaʊ ðə sændz] [US: ˈplaʊ ðə ˈsændz]

impertinence [impertinences]▼noun
[UK: ɪm.ˈpɜː.tɪ.nəns] [US: ɪm.ˈpɝː.tɪ.nəns]

wild-goose chase▼◼◼◼noun
[UK: waɪld ɡuːs tʃeɪs] [US: ˈwaɪld ˈɡuːs ˈtʃeɪs]

fool's errand▼◼◼◼[UK: ˈfuːlz ˈe.rənd] [US: ˈfuːlz ˈe.rənd]

vainly▼◼◼◼adverb
[UK: ˈveɪn.li] [US: ˈveɪn.li]

futilely▼◼◼◻adverb
[UK: ˈfjuː.taɪ.li] [US: ˈfjuː.taɪ.li]

unavailingly▼adverb
[UK: ˌʌ.nə.ˈveɪ.lɪŋ.li] [US: ˌʌ.nə.ˈveɪ.lɪŋ.li]

unprofitably▼adverb
[UK: ʌn.ˈprɒ.fɪ.tə.bli] [US: ʌn.ˈprɒ.fɪ.tə.bli]

uselessly▼adverb
[UK: ˈjuː.slə.sli] [US: ˈjuː.slə.sli]

waste one's labour▼[UK: weɪst wʌnz ˈleɪb.ə(r)] [US: ˈweɪst wʌnz ˈleɪb.r̩]

make a waste of (something)▼verb
[UK: ˈmeɪk ə weɪst əv ˈsʌm.θɪŋ] [US: ˈmeɪk ə ˈweɪst əv ˈsʌm.θɪŋ]

lose one's labour▼[UK: luːz wʌnz ˈleɪb.ə(r)] [US: ˈluːz wʌnz ˈleɪb.r̩]