"trois sous" meaning in Français

See trois sous in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: \tʁwɑ su\ Forms: deux sous, quatre sous
  1. Définit une chose sans grande valeur.
    Sense id: fr-trois_sous-fr-adj-x76PkXmu Categories (other): Exemples en français
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: de trois sous
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    "Composé de trois et de sous."
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              43,
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          "ref": "Henri Jeanson, Soixante-dix ans d'adolescence\", Stock, Le Livre de Poche, 1971, page 139",
          "text": "Il nous fallait faire beaucoup de lignes à trois sous pour joindre les deux bouts."
        },
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              11,
              21
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          ],
          "ref": "Pierre Lemaitre, Le Silence et la Colère, Calmann-Lévy, 2023",
          "text": "S'il avait trois sous de mémoire, il serait le type le mieux informé de la région."
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        "Définit une chose sans grande valeur."
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      "ipa": "\\tʁwɑ su\\"
    }
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  "word": "trois sous"
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              11,
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    {
      "ipa": "\\tʁwɑ su\\"
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