"de rien" meaning in French

See de rien in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /də ʁjɛ̃/ Audio: Fr-de rien-fr-Paris.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-de rien.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-de rien.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-de rien.wav
Etymology: Literally, “of nothing”. Compare Spanish de nada. Etymology templates: {{yesno||l|L}} L, {{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: 97 3 Disambiguation of French phrasebook: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 99 1 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 99 1

Prepositional phrase

IPA: /də ʁjɛ̃/ Audio: Fr-de rien-fr-Paris.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-de rien.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-de rien.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-de rien.wav
Etymology: Literally, “of nothing”. Compare Spanish de nada. Etymology templates: {{yesno||l|L}} L, {{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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