"mine de rien" meaning in French

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Adverb

IPA: /min də ʁjɛ̃/
Etymology: Literally, “appearance of nothing”, or more loosely translated as “it looked like nothing”. Etymology templates: {{m-g|appearance of nothing}} “appearance of nothing”, {{m-g|it looked like nothing}} “it looked like nothing”, {{lit|appearance of nothing|it looked like nothing}} Literally, “appearance of nothing”, or more loosely translated as “it looked like nothing” Head templates: {{fr-adv}} mine de rien
  1. (informal) discreetly, nonchalantly, unsuspiciously, innocently, sneakily Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-mine_de_rien-fr-adv-57jIXz8~ Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 57 43
  2. (informal) without realising it; you wouldn't think so, but Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-mine_de_rien-fr-adv-AV4yBsWA
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: faire mine

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