mine de rien

French

Etymology

Literally, "appearance of nothing", i.e. "it looked like nothing".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /min də ʁjɛ̃/

Adverb

mine de rien

  1. (informal) discreetly, nonchalantly, unsuspiciously, innocently, sneakily
  2. (informal) without realising it
    Je pensais que ça serait vite fini, mais mine de rien, ça fait déjà quatre heures qu'on travaille.

See also

  • faire mine
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