… is no use
カメラを持っていっても無駄だ。
There's no point in bringing a camera.
捜しても無駄だ
There's no point in looking.
— マレーナ (2000)
お世辞を言っても無駄だ。
Flattery won't get you anywhere.
望んでも無駄だ。
There’s no point in wishing for it.
何も知らないふりをしても無駄だ。
There's no point in pretending you don't know anything.
彼に話しかけても無駄だ。
There’s no point talking to him.
彼にもう一度頼んでも無駄だ。
There’s no point in asking him again.
彼に助けを求めても無駄だ。
There's no point in asking him for help.
考えても無駄だよ
It's no use thinking about it.
— オープン・ユア・アイズ (1997)
これ以上彼らと話し合っても無駄だ。
There's no point in discussing this with them any further.
彼らと言い争ってみても無駄だ。
There's no point in arguing with them.
これ以上考えても無駄だ。
There's no point in thinking about it any further.
なにをやっても無駄だ
No matter what I do, it's pointless.
もう一度やってみても無駄だ。
There's no point in trying again.
彼と言い争っても無駄だ。
There's no point in arguing with him.
逃げても無駄だ
There's no point in running away.
— キャッチ・ミー・イフ・ユー・キャン (2002)
俺なんかどうせやっても無駄だよ。
There's no point in someone like me even trying.
こぼれたミルクを嘆いても無駄だ。
It's no use crying over spilled milk.
隠しても無駄だ
There's no point in hiding it.
— ネバーエンディング・ストーリー (1984)
こんな本は読んでも無駄だ。
There's no point in reading a book like this.
彼を説得しても無駄だ。
There's no use trying to persuade him.
すでに起こったこと嘆いても無駄だ。
There's no use lamenting what has already happened.
隠れても無駄だぞ
There's no point in hiding.
— 荒野の用心棒 (1964)
彼に援助を頼んでも無駄だよ。
不平を言っても無駄だ。
There's no point in complaining.
お金が無いのだから、休日のことを考えても無駄だよ。
Since we don't have any money, there's no point in thinking about taking a vacation.