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| было не напрасно | wasn't for nothing (Though technically a failure, the Vivaldi brothers’ doomed journey wasn’t for nothing. The mistakes they made helped lay the foundation for more successful voyages down the road. • "... всё на свете было не зря, не напрасно было" (Леонид Дербенёв)  mentalfloss.com ART Vancouver) |
| это напрасная потеря времени | it's a waste of time |