avail

avail
I [ə'veɪl]
nome form.

to be of no avail — non servire a nulla, essere inutile

to no avail o without avail — inutilmente, invano

II [ə'veɪl]
verbo riflessivo

to avail oneself of — approfittare di [opportunity]; avvalersi di [offer]

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[ə'veil] - to no avail
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[ə'veɪl]
1. n

of no avail — inutile

to no avail — invano, inutilmente

2. vt

to avail o.s. of — (opportunity) servirsi di, approfittare or approfittarsi di, (rights) (av)valersi di

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avail /əˈveɪl/
n. [u]
profitto; vantaggio; utilità (usato soprattutto in frasi quali:) to be of no avail, essere inutile; non servire a nulla; to be of little avail, servire a poco; to little avail, con scarso profitto; to no avail (o without avail) senza profitto; inutilmente.
(to) avail /əˈveɪl/
A v. i.
giovare; servire; essere utile: Courage doesn't avail here, qui il coraggio non serve
B v. t.
giovare a; servire a; essere d'aiuto a: My presence could avail him nothing now, la mia presenza ora non gli poteva essere di alcun giovamento
● to avail oneself (of), valersi (di); trarre profitto (da).
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I [ə'veɪl]
nome form.

to be of no avail — non servire a nulla, essere inutile

to no avail o without avail — inutilmente, invano

II [ə'veɪl]
verbo riflessivo

to avail oneself of — approfittare di [opportunity]; avvalersi di [offer]


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