no en balde

no en balde(
noh
 
ehn
 
bahl
-
deh
)
A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
phrase
a. no wonder
¡Tu hermano es enorme! No en balde lo llaman "el Gigante".Your brother is huge! No wonder they call him "the Giant."
b. no surprise
No en balde eres el líder. Eres carismático, trabajador y decidido.It's no surprise that you're the leader. You're charismatic, hardworking, and determined.
a.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
No en balde pusimos detectores de humo. Alertaron a los bomberos del incendio.It wasn't for nothing that we installed smoke detectors. It'll it alerted the fire department to the fire.
No en balde estudiamos. Hoy tuvimos un examen sorpresa.We didn't study in vain. Today we had a surprise exam.
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