inutile

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Mais le duc l'interrompit: "Inutile; rien à faire pour le moment, le vent est à l'Est...."

From Collections and Recollections by Russell, George William Erskine

It would be, I think, a fair test of any man's taste in style, whether he did or did not see any difference between it and La Beauté Inutile.

From A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century by Saintsbury, George

Inutile de décrire la surprise de mes parents à la reception de cette lettre, qui fut bientôt suivie par le retour de Catherine.

From Welsh Fairy-Tales and Other Stories by Emerson, P. H.

Of the fortifications erected by Vauban in the 17th century, only a gateway and the partially dismantled citadel, nicknamed la Belle Inutile, are left.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 6 "Armour Plates" to "Arundel, Earls of" by Various

The 17th Division had meanwhile continued its advance along roads frozen as smooth as glass, and reached La Belle Inutile; the 22nd passed the night at Beill�.

From The Franco-German War of 1870-71 by Helmuth, Count