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French
Etymology
Literally, “appearance of nothing”, or more loosely translated as “it looked like nothing”.
Pronunciation
Adverb
mine de rien
- (informal) discreetly, nonchalantly, unsuspiciously, innocently, sneakily
- (informal) without realising it; you wouldn't think so, but
Je pensais que ça serait vite fini, mais mine de rien, ça fait déjà quatre heures qu’on travaille.- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
Mine de rien, il a réussi avec grande distinction.- (please add an English translation of this usage example)
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