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Den Kindern fehlt es an nichts.

The children lack / want for nothing.

Die alten Griechen nannten Süditalien nicht umsonst "Oenotria" von "oinos", was Wein bedeutet.

It was not for nothing that the ancient Greeks named southern Italy 'Oenotria' from 'oinos', meaning wine.

Das Riff ist ein Juwel und gilt nicht umsonst als schönstes Tauchgebiet der Erde.

The reef is a jewel and (is) not for nothing considered the most beautiful diving area in the world.

Es war für nichts und wieder nichts.

It has all been for nothing.

Doch der Intendant, zuvor langjähriger Dramaturg des großen Regisseurs Herbert Wernicke und immerhin dreizehn Jahre lang risikofreudiger Operndirektor in Basel, gab nicht auf. [G]

Yet the general director, previously the long-time dramaturge for the great director Herbert Wernicke and not for nothing the risk-taking former director of opera at Basel for thirteen years, refused to give up.

Nicht umsonst galt der Rhein lange als die "Romantischste Kloake Europas". [G]

Not for nothing was the Rhine long seen as Europe's 'most romantic sewer'.

Vergessenes (etwa das Lustspiel "Die alte Jungfer") stand auf dem Veranstaltungsprogramm neben Berühmtem - nicht von ungefähr mit "Nathan dem Weisen" im Zentrum. [G]

The programme of events included forgotten plays (for instance, the comedy "Die alte Jungfer" [i.e., "The Old Maid"]) as well as famous ones - not for nothing was "Nathan der Weise" accorded a central place.

The example sentences [G] were kindly provided by the Goethe Institute.
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