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Learn French: avoir beau - to try in vain to

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/Doing something in vain (avoir beau)
/avoir beau

avoir beau

Word

avoir beau

Meaning

to try in vain to

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

Course

Lesson

Doing something in vain (avoir beau)

Usages of avoir beau

J'ai beau attendre, les poissons ne mordent pas.

I wait in vain, the fish aren't biting.

Tu as beau changer l'appât, les poissons ne mordent plus.

You change the bait in vain, the fish are no longer biting.

Il a beau pêcher toute la journée, son seau est vide.

He fishes all day in vain, his bucket is empty.

Vous avez beau regarder dans le seau, il n'y a aucune prise.

You look in the bucket in vain, there is no catch.

J'ai beau utiliser cette canne à pêche, le poisson ne mord pas.

I use this fishing rod in vain, the fish are not biting.

Mon arrière-grand-mère a beau avoir ce registre, elle n'en parle jamais.

My great-grandmother may well have this register, she never talks about it.

Il a beau accélérer, il va le moins vite sur le circuit.

He may well accelerate, he goes the least fast on the circuit.

Les mâles ont beau être provocants, les femelles les ignorent.

The males may well be provocative, the females ignore them.

L'adversaire a beau menacer le roi, la position est forte.

Even though the opponent threatens the king, the position is strong.

J'ai beau regarder le bouquet final, ses lumières multicolores m'émerveillent encore.

Even though I look at the grand finale, its multicolored lights still amaze me.

Le tronc a beau absorber du carbone, il nous faut davantage d'arbres.

Even though the trunk absorbs carbon, we need more trees.

L'animal a beau avoir un traumatisme, le bénévole essaie de l'apprivoiser.

Even though the animal has a trauma, the volunteer tries to tame it.

J'ai beau dormir, je souffre du surmenage au point d'halluciner.

Even though I sleep, I suffer from overwork to the point of hallucinating.

J'ai beau ajuster le microscope, la particule est floue.

Even though I adjust the microscope, the particle is blurry.

En cas de problème, j'ai beau nettoyer le microscope, rien ne change.

In case of a problem, no matter how much I clean the microscope, nothing changes.

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