"de rien" meaning in French

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Phrase

IPA: /də ʁjɛ̃/ Audio: Fr-de rien-fr-Paris.ogg
Etymology: Literally, “of nothing”. Compare Spanish de nada. Etymology templates: {{m-g|of nothing}} “of nothing”, {{lit|of nothing}} Literally, “of nothing”, {{cog|es|de nada}} Spanish de nada Head templates: {{fr-phrase}} de rien
  1. you're welcome, it's nothing Synonyms: il n'y a pas de quoi, pas de quoi, ;, service, ;, bienvenue
    Sense id: en-de_rien-fr-phrase-biHsB3mN Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header, French phrasebook, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 87 13 Disambiguation of French phrasebook: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 98 2 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 98 2

Prepositional phrase

IPA: /də ʁjɛ̃/ Audio: Fr-de rien-fr-Paris.ogg
Etymology: Literally, “of nothing”. Compare Spanish de nada. Etymology templates: {{m-g|of nothing}} “of nothing”, {{lit|of nothing}} Literally, “of nothing”, {{cog|es|de nada}} Spanish de nada Head templates: {{fr-prep phrase}} de rien
  1. insignificant, unimportant, of little account
    Sense id: en-de_rien-fr-prep_phrase-jIiUDNoX Categories (other): French terms with collocations
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          "word": "il n'y a pas de quoi"
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          "word": "pas de quoi"
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          "word": ";"
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          "word": "service"
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          "text": "les gens de rien",
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          "english": "an insignificant man",
          "text": "un homme de rien",
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          "little",
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          "word": "il n'y a pas de quoi"
        },
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          "word": ";"
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          "word": "service"
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