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conversational to no purpose, for nothing

он болта́ет зря he is chattering idly

зря труди́ться, зря стара́ться it's no use trying

он зря пришёл сюда́ he has come here for nothing, or on a fool's errand

conversational in vain, to no avail, for nothing

зазря́ напра́сно

Зря мы стара́лись. Всё равно́ никто́ не оцени́л. All our efforts were in vain. Nobody appreciated them.

mistakenly, making a mistake (used to indicate someone ought not to do/think/etc. something, or to express the sentiment that it's too bad that they do)

Э́то ты зря. You're making a mistake. / You've made a mistake. / You should(n't) (have/be).

Я не ду́маю, что хорошо́ владе́ю ру́сским языко́м. — А зря. I don't think my Russian is good. — Well, you should. / That's too bad (because it's good).

Зря ты э́то сказа́л. Тепе́рь весь го́род бу́дет знать. You shouldn't have said that. Now the whole town will know.

зря

adverb