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10 Language-to-English DictionariesTrabajos de amor perdidos
Pronunciation / Transliteration: tɾaˈβaxos de aˈmoɾ peɾˈðiðos
"Aquella larga búsqueda resultó ser trabajos de amor perdidos."
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An endeavor, undertaking, or effort that proves to be completely futile, wasted, or unsuccessful.
"Trying to convince the committee without data turned out to be a real love's labour's lost." - 2
One of William Shakespeare's early romantic comedies, notable for its witty wordplay and unconventional, melancholic ending.
"The theatre company staged a brilliant outdoor production of Love's Labour's Lost last summer."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Coined by William Shakespeare as the title of one of his early comedies, written around 1594-1595. The phrase derives from proverbial expressions regarding fruitless effort, popularized by the play's thematic focus on the failure of intellectual asceticism against the reality of human romance.
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Peine perdue
Transliteration: pen perdü
"Leur tentative de négociation fut une véritable peine perdue."
Vergebliche Liebesmüh
Transliteration: fɛɐ̯ˈɡeːplɪçə ˈliːbəsˌmyː
"Ihn davon zu überzeugen ist vergebliche Liebesmüh."
Pene d'amor perdute
Transliteration: ˈpene daˈmor perˈdute
"Il loro sforzo si rivelò Pene d'amor perdute."
Trabajos de amor perdidos
Transliteration: tɾaˈβaxos de aˈmoɾ peɾˈðiðos
"Aquella larga búsqueda resultó ser trabajos de amor perdidos."
Trabalhos de Amor Perdidos
Transliteration: tɾaˈbaʎuz dʒi aˈmoɾ peɾˈdiduʃ
"A peça Trabalhos de Amor Perdidos foi encenada magistralmente."
व्यर्थ प्रयास
Transliteration: vyarth prayaas
"उसकी सारी मेहनत व्यर्थ प्रयास साबित हुई।"
徒劳的爱
Transliteration: tú láo de ài
"这场 negotiations 最终成了一场徒劳的爱。"
헛된 수고
Transliteration: heot-doen su-go
"그를 설득하려는 시도는 완전히 헛된 수고였다."
労多くして益なし
Transliteration: rou ooku shite eki nashi
"彼の説得はまさに労多くして益なしであった。"
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