engelska-spanska översättning av for nothing

de balde
en baldePor lo tanto, no fue en balde que mucha gente se sintiera extremadamente disgustada por estas revelaciones. Thus, it was not for nothing that many people became very worked up over these revelations. No en balde España lidera la lista de crecimiento de transporte ferroviario de viajeros en la Unión Europea en 2007-2008. It is not for nothing that Spain heads the list of European Union countries whose passenger rail transportation increased the most in 2007-2008.

en vanoSi no aprendemos la lección de este fracaso rápidamente, habrán muerto 23 personas en vano. If we do not learn the lessons of this failure quickly, 23 people will have died for nothing. No en vano las universidades son uno de los principales objetivos de demagogos y dictadores. Not for nothing do universities become one of the first targets of demagogues and dictators. Por supuesto, los deportistas se han estado preparando para los Juegos, y sus esfuerzos no deberían ser en vano. Of course the athletes have been preparing for the Games, and their efforts should not be for nothing.
inútilmenteHoy tengo la esperanza de que este hombre, mi amigo, que decía que estaba dispuesto a dar su vida por el bien del pueblo afgano, no haya muerto inútilmente. My hope today is that this man, my friend, who said that he was prepared to give his life for the sake of the people of Afghanistan, will not have died for nothing.

I got it for nothing. They are giving them away as publicity.
I wrote ten pages of information for nothing. He just chucked it in a draw without even reading any of it!

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