fruitless
 adjective
 inútil
EN They will repent indeed: and this is the second sting of the worm of conscience, a late and fruitless sorrow for sins committed.
GL Si, arrepentiranse: e esta é a segunda mordedura do verme da conciencia, un lamento serodio e inútil polos pecados cometidos.
 Fonte: RET (2609)
infrutuoso
 A forma ortográfica correcta deste termo é infrutuoso. Na normativa anterior a
2003, a forma ortográfica correcta era infructuoso, que é a que se recolle no
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EN His search has always hitherto been fruitless, and he has sunk back, disheartened, into the sea.
GL Ata o de agora, a súa busca resultou sempre infructuosa; e, desanimado, volvía mergullarse no mar.
Fonte: ESP (742)
en van
EN Hadijah's fruitless effort began in October last year after she lost her job of 24 years as a tea lady at a Jakarta car spare parts manufacturer, which was badly hit by a sudden fall-off in demand in the wake of the Asian financial crisis that began its sweep across the region two years ago.
GL Hadijah anda á procura dun emprego en van desde que perdeu o que tiña en outubro de 1998, despois de servir té durante vintecatro anos nunha fábrica de repostos de automóbiles. A crise que fai estragos en Asia desde hai dous anos deixouna na rúa.
Fonte: C11 (148)
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