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English translation of 'n’importe quoi'
n’importe quoi
anything
Je ferais n’importe quoi pour elle. I’d do anything for her.
See full dictionary entry for n’importe below
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n’importe quoi
anything
Je ferais n’importe quoi pour elle. I’d do anything for her.
See full dictionary entry for n’importe below
Collins French-English Dictionary © by HarperCollins Publishers. All rights
reserved.

n’importe
[nɛ̃pɔʀt IPA Pronunciation Guide ]
adverb
1. (sans valeur péjorative : peu importe)
n’importe qui anybody ⧫ anyone
N’importe qui peut faire ce boulot. Anybody can do this job. ⧫ Anyone can do this
job
N’ouvre pas la porte à n’importe qui. Don’t open the door to just anybody.
n’importe quoi anything
Je ferais n’importe quoi pour elle. I’d do anything for her.
n’importe où anywhere
On trouve ces fleurs n’importe où. You can find these flowers anywhere.
n’importe quand any time
Tu peux venir n’importe quand. You can come any time. ⧫ You can come whenever you
like.
n’importe quel , n’importe quelle any
N’importe quel électricien peut vous réparer ça. Any electrician can fix that for
you.
n’importe lequel , n’importe laquelle any one ⧫ any
Prenez n’importe laquelle de ces cartes. Pick any card.
n’importe comment any way
On peut le positionner n’importe comment ? Can you put it in any position?
2. (avec valeur péjorative)
n’importe qui just anybody ⧫ just anyone
Aujourd’hui ils engagent n’importe qui, sans regarder les diplômes. Nowadays they
hire just anybody, without even looking at their qualifications.
ce n’est pas n’importe qui he’s not just anybody ⧫ he’s not just anyone
n’importe quoi anything
tu dis n’importe quoi you’re talking rubbish
c’est n’importe quoi ! what rubbish!
Comme qualité, c’est n’importe quoi. It’s very poor quality. ⧫ It’s rubbish.
n’importe où anywhere
Ne laisse pas tes affaires n’importe où. Don’t leave your things lying all over the
place.
n’importe quel/quelle any
N’importe quel stylo fera l’affaire. Any old pen will do.
N’importe quel imbécile peut le faire. Any idiot can do it.
n’importe lequel/laquelle any one
n’importe comment (= sans soin) any old how
Ces livres sont rangés n’importe comment. These books have been put away any old
how.
3. (autres locutions)
n’importe comment, ... (quoi qu’il arrive) ... no matter what
N’importe comment, il part ce soir. He’s leaving tonight no matter what.
n’importe ! no matter!
Collins French-English Dictionary © by HarperCollins Publishers. All rights
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n’importe quoi
anything
See full dictionary entry for n’importe below
Collins French-English Dictionary © by HarperCollins Publishers. All rights
reserved.

n’importe
[nɛ̃pɔʀt IPA Pronunciation Guide ]
adverb
1. (sans valeur péjorative : peu importe)
n’importe qui anybody ⧫ anyone
N’importe qui peut faire ce boulot. Anybody can do this job. ⧫ Anyone can do this
job
N’ouvre pas la porte à n’importe qui. Don’t open the door to just anybody.
n’importe quoi anything
Je ferais n’importe quoi pour elle. I’d do anything for her.
n’importe où anywhere
On trouve ces fleurs n’importe où. You can find these flowers anywhere.
n’importe quand any time
Tu peux venir n’importe quand. You can come any time. ⧫ You can come whenever you
like.
n’importe quel , n’importe quelle any
N’importe quel électricien peut vous réparer ça. Any electrician can fix that for
you.
n’importe lequel , n’importe laquelle any one ⧫ any
Prenez n’importe laquelle de ces cartes. Pick any card.
n’importe comment any way
On peut le positionner n’importe comment ? Can you put it in any position?
2. (avec valeur péjorative)
n’importe qui just anybody ⧫ just anyone
Aujourd’hui ils engagent n’importe qui, sans regarder les diplômes. Nowadays they
hire just anybody, without even looking at their qualifications.
ce n’est pas n’importe qui he’s not just anybody ⧫ he’s not just anyone
n’importe quoi anything
tu dis n’importe quoi you’re talking rubbish
c’est n’importe quoi ! what rubbish!
Comme qualité, c’est n’importe quoi. It’s very poor quality. ⧫ It’s rubbish.
n’importe où anywhere
Ne laisse pas tes affaires n’importe où. Don’t leave your things lying all over the
place.
n’importe quel/quelle any
N’importe quel stylo fera l’affaire. Any old pen will do.
N’importe quel imbécile peut le faire. Any idiot can do it.
n’importe lequel/laquelle any one
n’importe comment (= sans soin) any old how
Ces livres sont rangés n’importe comment. These books have been put away any old
how.
3. (autres locutions)
n’importe comment, ... (quoi qu’il arrive) ... no matter what
N’importe comment, il part ce soir. He’s leaving tonight no matter what.
n’importe ! no matter!
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n’importe quoi
British English: anything /ˈɛnɪˌθɪŋ/ PRONOUN
You use anything to talk about a thing, when it does not matter which one.
I can't see anything.

American English: anything /ˈɛnɪθɪŋ/

Arabic: ‫َأ ُّي َشيء‬
Brazilian Portuguese: qualquer coisa
Chinese: 任何事
Croatian: išta
Czech: něco
Danish: noget
Dutch: iets
European Spanish: algo interrogación
Finnish: mitään
French: n’importe quoi
German: irgendetwas
Greek: τίποτα
Italian: niente
Japanese: 何でも
Korean: 아무것도
Norwegian: noe
Polish: cokolwiek
European Portuguese: qualquer coisa
Romanian: nimic
Russian: что-нибудь
Latin American Spanish: algo
Swedish: något
Thai: สิง่ ใด, ใดๆ, อะไร
Turkish: herhangi bir şey
Ukrainian: що-небудь
Vietnamese: bất cứ cái gì

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