"n’avoir que faire" meaning in All languages combined

See n’avoir que faire on Wiktionary

Verb [Français]

IPA: \n‿a.vwaʁ kə fɛʁ\ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-WikiLucas00-n’avoir que faire.wav Forms: n’en avoir que faire
  1. Se désintéresser totalement de quelqu’un ou de quelque chose.
    Sense id: fr-n’avoir_que_faire-fr-verb-vuoh~rbM Categories (other): Exemples en français
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: se foutre, se moquer Translations: não estar nem aí (Portugais), não dar a mínima (Portugais)
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