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Meaning of "It's no use"



 
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Meaning of "It's no use" #1 (permalink) Mon Oct 25, 2004 19:59 pm   Meaning of "It's no use"
 

Test No. incompl/elem-26 "The Bells", question 6

It's no ......... I can't hear you.

(a) try
(b) point
(c) idea
(d) use

Test No. incompl/elem-26 "The Bells", answer 6

It's no use I can't hear you.

Correct answer: (d) use

Your answer was: incorrect
It's no point I can't hear you.
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What does it mean "It's no use"?

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No use #2 (permalink) Mon Oct 25, 2004 20:27 pm   No use
 

It means there is no purpose/no point in doing something because you cannot succeed.
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Meaning of "It's no use" #3 (permalink) Tue Jan 09, 2007 16:52 pm   Meaning of "It's no use"
 

is it like someone says "no matters what you say , it isn`t going to stop me?
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Meaning of "It's no use" #4 (permalink) Tue Jan 09, 2007 17:18 pm   Meaning of "It's no use"
 

blazya wrote:
is it like someone says "no matters what you say , it isn`t going to stop me?
Hi blazya
The expression you're talking about is "no matter" but the test sentence does not mean "no matter what you say". It's connected with the idea of how loudly something is said.

To use "no matter" with a meaning similar to the test sentence, you could say "No matter how much louder you make your voice, I (still) can't hear you."

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Meaning of "It's no use" #5 (permalink) Tue Jan 30, 2007 17:23 pm   Meaning of "It's no use"
 

Hi Blazya, I'm spanish speaker too, and maybe this translation can help you:

It's not use --> No vale la pena (no es ?til)
I can't hear you --> (igual) no puedo o?rte

I hope this help you!
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Meaning of "It's no use" #6 (permalink) Fri Oct 03, 2008 15:27 pm   Meaning of "It's no use"
 

Doesn't "It's no point" means the same?. Why is reported as a wrong answer then?
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Meaning of "It's no use" #7 (permalink) Fri Oct 03, 2008 15:52 pm   Meaning of "It's no use"
 

tupapa wrote:
Doesn't "It's no point" means the same?. Why is reported as a wrong answer then?


The expressions are "there's no point in" and "it's no use", which mean the same in the context above.

There's no point in shouting at me, (because) I can't hear you. I'm deaf you see.
It's no use shouting at me, (because) I can't hear you. I'm deaf you see.
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Meaning of "It's no use" #8 (permalink) Fri Oct 03, 2008 15:59 pm   Meaning of "It's no use"
 

Hi Tupapa

The usual wording with the word "point" would be with "there is" rather than "it is":

- There is no point (in doing something).
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Hi Torsten

There should be a period/full stop, a semi-colon, or perhaps an em-dash after the word "use" in the test sentence.
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Meaning of "It's no use" #9 (permalink) Sat Mar 28, 2009 20:43 pm   Meaning of "It's no use"
 

Hi Yankee
thanks for your explanation
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Meaning of "It's no use" #10 (permalink) Sun Jun 28, 2009 22:50 pm   Meaning of "It's no use"
 

Thx!! that makes it clear for me ^^. Smile
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