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French
Pronunciation
Adverb
pour rien
- for nothing, pointlessly
- Synonyms: en vain, en pure perte
2018, Zaz, J'aime, j'aime:Quelqu’un qui divague un peu pour rien, juste parce que ça fait du bien de penser à n’importe quoi- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Prepositional phrase
pour rien
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- Synonym: quantité négligeable
- tenir quelqu’un pour rien ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
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