"tant qu'à faire" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [French]

IPA: /tɑ̃ k‿a fɛʁ/ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-DenisdeShawi-tant qu'à faire.wav Forms: tant qu’ à faire [canonical]
Head templates: {{fr-adv}} tant qu’à faire
  1. (informal) while one is at it, one might as well Tags: informal Related terms: foutu pour foutu, à ce prix-là, tant qu’on y est, tant qu’à y être, pendant qu’on y est, au point où on en est, autant, quitte à, ne pas être à ça près
    Sense id: en-tant_qu'à_faire-fr-adv-7UTIQc~Q Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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