trois fois rien
French
Etymology
Literally, “three times nothing”. Compare Dutch drie keer niks.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tʁwa fwa ʁjɛ̃/
Phrase
- (informal) next to nothing (very little)
- Synonyms: presque rien, pas grand-chose, très peu de
- pour trois fois rien ― for a song
- Ici on mange bien pour trois fois rien.
- One can eat well here for almost nothing.
See also
References
- “rien”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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