"for a song" meaning in Anglais

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Adverb

IPA: \fɔɹ ə ˈsɔŋ\, \fɔɹ ə ˈsɑŋ\, \fɔː.ɹ‿ə ˈsɒŋ\ Audio: En-au-for a song.ogg
  1. Pour une bouchée de pain, pour trois fois rien, pour une misère. Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: fr-for_a_song-en-adv-oTq44Ucn Categories (other): Exemples en anglais, Métaphores en anglais
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: go for a song
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      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Locutions adverbiales en anglais",
      "parents": [],
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    },
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    }
  ],
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    "(Date à préciser) Littéralement « pour une chanson », « en échange d’une chanson »."
  ],
  "lang": "Anglais",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adv",
  "pos_title": "Locution adverbiale",
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        },
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        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "Heavy Rain, Manfred parlant à Scott Shelby",
          "text": "I bought the company’s entire stock as spare parts for a song, in… sixty-four.",
          "translation": "J’ai acheté le stock complet de la société comme pièces de rechange pour une bouchée de pain, en… soixante-quatre."
        }
      ],
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        "Pour une bouchée de pain, pour trois fois rien, pour une misère."
      ],
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    },
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      "ipa": "\\fɔɹ ə ˈsɑŋ\\",
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        "États-Unis"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "\\fɔː.ɹ‿ə ˈsɒŋ\\",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Royaume-Uni"
      ]
    },
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      "audio": "En-au-for a song.ogg",
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  ],
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    "(Date à préciser) Littéralement « pour une chanson », « en échange d’une chanson »."
  ],
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          "ref": "Heavy Rain, Manfred parlant à Scott Shelby",
          "text": "I bought the company’s entire stock as spare parts for a song, in… sixty-four.",
          "translation": "J’ai acheté le stock complet de la société comme pièces de rechange pour une bouchée de pain, en… soixante-quatre."
        }
      ],
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        "Pour une bouchée de pain, pour trois fois rien, pour une misère."
      ],
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        "figuratively"
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  ],
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    },
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      "ipa": "\\fɔɹ ə ˈsɑŋ\\",
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      "raw_tags": [
        "Australie"
      ]
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  "word": "for a song"
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