зря

• IPA^(key): [zrʲa̟]

зря • (zrja)

1. second/third-person singular aorist indicative of зра (zra)

From Old East Slavic *зьрѧ (*zĭrę), adverbial participle of зреть, originally “idly looking”.

• IPA^(key): [zrʲa]

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зря • (zrja)

1. (colloquial) in vain, to no avail, for nothing

   Synonyms: зазря́ (zazrjá), напра́сно (naprásno)

   Зря мы стара́лись. Всё равно́ никто́ не оцени́л. ― Zrja my starálisʹ. Vsjo ravnó niktó ne oceníl. ― All our efforts were in vain. Nobody appreciated them.

2. 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. ― Éto ty zrja. ― 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.

   Ja ne dúmaju, što xorošó vladéju rússkim jazykóm. — A zrja.

   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. ― Zrja ty éto skazál. Tepérʹ vesʹ górod búdet znatʹ. ― You shouldn't have said that. Now the whole town will know.

зря́ • (zrjá)

1. present adverbial imperfective participle of зреть (zretʹ)