"without tears" meaning in English

See without tears in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Prepositional phrase

IPA: /wɪθˈaʊt tiːɹz/ [Scotland], /wɪθˈaʊt tɪəz/ [UK], /wɪθˈaʊt tɪɹz/ [US]
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=}} without tears, {{en-PP}} without tears
  1. (figuratively) Presented so as to be easy to learn. Tags: figuratively Related terms: tearless, tearlessly Translations (easy to learn): sans peine (French), facile (French), pour les nuls (French)
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      "word": "sans peine"
    },
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    },
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      "word": "pour les nuls"
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