beau
Meanings
Adverb
1. in vain
Examples48
J'ai beau trimé
No matter how hard I try / Try as I might
J'ai eu beau chercher, je ne l'ai pas trouvé.
Even though I looked for it, I did not find it.
Il a beau essayer, il n'y arrive pas.
Try as he may, he is not able to do it.
J'ai beau essayer...
No matter how hard I try...
il a eu beau essayer
try as he might
On a beau rappeler, personne ne répond.
You can call back as much as you like/However much you call back/Even if you call back, nobody answers.