нареч. in vain, to no purpose/avail/end, for nothing; fruitlessly; всичко ~ all for nothing; малко ласкателство никога не отива ~ a bit of flattery is never wasted; ~ се трудя work in vain, waste o.’s efforts, be an ass/fool for o.’s pains, have o.’s labour for o.’s pains; ~ яде храната the food is wasted on him; не ~ го наричаха “вълкът” not for nothing was he called the wolf; работя ~ (за машина) idle.