"give a damn" meaning in All languages combined

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Verb [Anglais]

IPA: \ɡɪv ə dæm\ Forms: to give a damn [infinitive], gives a damn [present, third-person, singular], gave a damn [preterite], given a damn [participle, past], giving a damn [participle, present]
  1. Se préoccuper de, s’intéresser à ; au sens négatif : s’en foutre, s'en ficher. Tags: colloquial, familiar
    Sense id: fr-give_a_damn-en-verb-9aSI5u3p Categories (other): Exemples en anglais, Termes familiers en anglais, Termes populaires en anglais
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Inflected forms

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    " ",
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        "\\ˈɡɪv ə dæmn\\"
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        "\\ˈɡɪvz ə dæmn\\"
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      "form": "gave a damn",
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        "\\ˈgeɪv ə dæmn\\"
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        "\\ˈɡɪv.ən ə dæmn\\"
      ],
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    },
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        "\\ˈɡɪv.ɪŋ ə dæmn\\"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "I don’t give a damn about that.",
          "translation": "Je ne me préoccupe pas de ça, M'en fiche de ça."
        },
        {
          "ref": "Gone with the Wind (Autant en emporte le vent), 1939",
          "text": "Frankly, my dear, I don’t give a damn.",
          "translation": "Franchement, ma chère, c’est le cadet de mes soucis."
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        "\\ˈɡɪv.ən ə dæmn\\"
      ],
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    },
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        "\\ˈɡɪv.ɪŋ ə dæmn\\"
      ],
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