Spanish-English translations for en balde

in vainI hope that her efforts will not have been in vain. Espero que esos esfuerzos no sean en balde. We can therefore say that Pim Fortuyn's sacrifice may not have been in vain. Por esto, se puede decir que quizás el sacrificio de Pim Fortuyn no ha sido en balde.
for nothingThus, it was not for nothing that many people became very worked up over these revelations. Por lo tanto, no fue en balde que mucha gente se sintiera extremadamente disgustada por estas revelaciones. It is not for nothing that Spain heads the list of European Union countries whose passenger rail transportation increased the most in 2007-2008. No en balde España lidera la lista de crecimiento de transporte ferroviario de viajeros en la Unión Europea en 2007-2008. I got it for nothing. They are giving them away as publicity.

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