"apropos of nothing" meaning in English

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Phrase

Head templates: {{head|en|phrase|head=apropos of nothing}} apropos of nothing
  1. Without reference to anything. Translations (without reference to anything): nesouvisející (Czech), bez hlavy a paty (Czech), senza capo né coda (Italian), apropos ingenting (Norwegian), ни к селу́, ни к го́роду (ni k selú, ni k górodu) (english: neither to a city, nor to a village) (Russian), не к ме́сту (ne k méstu) (note: not to a (proper) place) (Russian), aprovechando que el Pisuerga pasa por Valladolid [Spain, colloquial] (Spanish), sin venir a cuento (Spanish), sin venir al caso (Spanish), de la nada (Spanish), apropå ingenting (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-apropos_of_nothing-en-phrase-AGY8mjHi Disambiguation of 'without reference to anything': 84 16
  2. Without any apparent reason or purpose. Synonyms (without any apparent reason or purpose): without rhyme or reason Related terms: à propos de bottes, non sequitur Translations (without any apparent reason or purpose): bezúčelný [masculine] (Czech), do nada (Portuguese), a troco de nada (Portuguese), de repente (Portuguese), ни с того́ ни с сего́ (ni s tovó ni s sevó) (Russian), helt apropå (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-apropos_of_nothing-en-phrase-GJ3m-za6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of 'without any apparent reason or purpose': 10 90 Disambiguation of 'without any apparent reason or purpose': 10 90

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