"pour rien" meaning in French

See pour rien in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adverb

IPA: /puʁ ʁjɛ̃/
Head templates: {{fr-adv}} pour rien
  1. for nothing, pointlessly Synonyms: en vain, en pure perte
    Sense id: en-pour_rien-fr-adv-g3GFhADo Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 100 0

Prepositional phrase

IPA: /puʁ ʁjɛ̃/
Head templates: {{fr-prep phrase}} pour rien
  1. Tags: no-gloss
    Sense id: en-pour_rien-fr-prep_phrase-47DEQpj8

Download JSON data for pour rien meaning in French (1.1kB)

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