"le jeu n'en vaut pas la chandelle" meaning in French

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            "2": "игра́ не сто́ит свеч",
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        "it's not worth it; there's no point; the game is not worth the candle"
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          "word": "le jeu ne vaut pas la chandelle"
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      "ipa": "/lə ʒø n‿ɑ̃ vo pa la ʃɑ̃.dɛl/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/lə ʒø n‿ɑ̃ vo pɑ la ʃɑ̃.dɛl/"
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          "the game is not worth the candle",
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    },
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      "word": "le jeu ne vaut pas la chandelle"
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  "word": "le jeu n'en vaut pas la chandelle"
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