Translation of "Nafile" in English

Bütün çabalarının nafile olduğunu anladı.

- He found all his efforts of no avail.
- He found that all his efforts amounted to nothing.

Peki belki de okyanusları temizlemek nafile.

And so, OK, maybe cleaning the ocean is futile.

O sigarayı bırakmaya çalıştı ama nafile.

He tried to give up smoking but in vain.

Yabancılardan yemek dilenmek nafile. İstediği kadar denesin.

Begging strangers won't work, however hard he tries.

Biz beş dakika kapıyı çaldık, ama nafile.

We knocked at the door for five minutes, but in vain.

O bütün gece çalışmayı denedi, ama nafile.

He tried to study all night, but in vain.

Ondan ne kadar yardım istesen de nafile.

It's no use your begging him for help.