"trois fois rien" meaning in French

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Phrase

IPA: /tʁwa fwa ʁjɛ̃/
Etymology: Literally, “three times nothing”. Compare Dutch drie keer niks. Etymology templates: {{m-g|three times nothing}} “three times nothing”, {{lit|three times nothing}} Literally, “three times nothing”, {{cog|nl|drie keer niks}} Dutch drie keer niks Head templates: {{fr-phrase}} trois fois rien
  1. (informal) next to nothing (very little) Tags: informal Synonyms: presque rien, pas grand-chose, très peu de Related terms: bouchée de pain, cacahuètes
    Sense id: en-trois_fois_rien-fr-phrase-hMUKNhcX Categories (other): French entries with incorrect language header

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