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Question

The ocean heaved but it was a wasted effort

Answer 1

سلام

شاید این شود معنی تحت اللفظی آن

علارغم دست و پازدن هاش، تلاشش بی ثمر بود.

Answer 2

Hi

Not a logical sentence, the sentences before and after"but" should carry a concept of contrast

say, He was too tired, but he kept on working

Answer 3

اقیانوس به تلاطم افتاد ولی تلاشی بیهوده بود.

Surrounding sentences may help a better understanding of the context.