"to no avail" meaning in All languages combined

See to no avail on Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase [English]

Audio: En-au-to no avail.ogg
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} to no avail, {{en-PP}} to no avail
  1. (idiomatic) With no success or benefit; unsuccessfully. Tags: idiomatic Related terms: to little avail, to no end Translations (Translations): tuloksetta (Finnish), turhaan (Finnish), sans succès (French), en vain (French), μάταια (mátaia) (Greek), εις μάτην (eis mátin) (Greek), bez skutku (Polish), безуспе́шно (bezuspéšno) (Russian), безрезульта́тно (bezrezulʹtátno) (Russian)
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        "(idiomatic) With no success or benefit; unsuccessfully."
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          "word": "безуспе́шно"
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          "word": "безрезульта́тно"
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      "word": "tuloksetta"
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      "word": "sans succès"
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      "word": "en vain"
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      "word": "безуспе́шно"
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