"à quatre sous" meaning in Français

See à quatre sous in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: \a katʁ su\ Audio: LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-à quatre sous.wav , LL-Q150 (fra)-Jérémy-Günther-Heinz Jähnick-à quatre sous.wav
  1. De peu de valeur.
    Sense id: fr-à_quatre_sous-fr-adj-ArHBoJbQ Categories (other): Wiktionnaire:Exemples manquants en français
  2. Modeste, sans prétention.
    Sense id: fr-à_quatre_sous-fr-adj-VHfWrZfz Categories (other): Exemples en français
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: valeur à quatre sous Related terms: de quatre sous, quatre sous
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