unavailing
US /ˌʌn.əˈveɪ.lɪŋ/
UK /ˌʌn.əˈveɪ.lɪŋ/
1.
vruchteloos, tevergeefs, nutteloos
achieving little or nothing; ineffective
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All their efforts to save the drowning man proved unavailing.
Al hun pogingen om de verdrinkende man te redden bleken vruchteloos.
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Her pleas for mercy were unavailing.
Haar smeekbeden om genade waren tevergeefs.