Fracasso - desperdício

to feel upset or regretful about something that has already happened and cannot be undone

to do good things and waste valuable resources for ungrateful people

desperdiçar algo valioso com uma pessoa ingrata

(of a business) to reach a point that yields no success due to the profit being almost as equal as the costs

período sem sucesso

to try hard yet achieve very little or nothing at all

não obtendo sucesso apesar das tentativas

to avoid wasting one's time and energy by not trying to persuade or convince someone who is unlikely to change their opinion or behavior

desperdiçar inutilmente tempo e energia

to try to prevent something bad from happening after it has already happened

the point or situation from which one starts to do something

ponto de partida

used when one has to return to the beginning of a process and redo the process after one's effort has failed

de volta ao ponto de partida

from one place or situation to another without a clear purpose or direction, often in a chaotic or haphazard manner

vagando sem rumo

to unnecessarily adorn or decorate something that is already beautiful or perfect

fazendo um esforço inútil

to reach a point where it is unlikely or too difficult to make any progress

situação de nenhum sucesso ou progresso

to take part in a protest that has no chance of reaching success

protestando sem qualquer plano

to make a wrong decision about how to achieve or deal with something

estar muito enganado

to waste one's time and energy for something that has no chance of achieving success or yeilds no profit

tentando inutilmente

to do something that is considered to be redundant or useless

fazendo algo inútil

to go through a series of efforts or actions only to end up back where one started, highlighting the lack of progress or meaningful change

de volta ao ponto de partida

the act of repeatedly talking or thinking about something without reaching a clear conclusion

não conseguindo chegar a nenhuma conclusão clara

used to refer to a task that is s very difficult or impossible to do

fazendo um esforço inútil

used when someone is doing something that is pointless or ineffective

fazendo um esforço inútil

used to describe a frustrating or unproductive conversation with someone who is unresponsive or uninterested

infrutífero e inútil

the outcome or reward of a task is not worth the effort or resources required to achieve it

não valendo a pena o esforço

to fail to make any progress in a job or task

não fazendo nenhum progresso (em um trabalho ou tarefa)