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Idiom
never mind

1. it is not important; do not fret i|used to reassure or comfort the person to whom it is said

#:I�m afraid I�ve broken your mug. � Never mind, it was old and I was going to throw it away.
#:Did you fall over and hurt your knee? Never mind, I�ll put a bandage on it.

1. Do not be concerned (about someone or something, or about doing something)

#: Never mind about me � you go and I�ll join you later.
#: ''Here�s some money for you. Never mind about paying me back; you can keep it.

1. I withdraw my previous statement.

#: You�re a fool. � What did you call me? � Never mind.

Synonyms
sense|it is not important forget about it, forget it

Translations
trans-top|it is not important
Dutch: laat maar, maakt niet uit
Finnish: ei se mitään, ei sillä ole väliä
French: tant pis, ça ne fait rien, peu importe, qu'importe, ce n'est pas grave
German: das macht nichts, das ist egal
ttbc|German: macht nichts, ganz egal
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Greek: δεν �ει�άζει
Italian: non#Italian|non importare|importa
Polish: nieważne
Romanian: nu este important, nu conteaz�
Russian: ни�его (ni�evó)
ttbc|Spanish: t|es|es igual, t|es|no importa
Swedish: (det är sak samma|det är) sak samma, (det) spelar ingen roll, det kvittar, (colloquial) kvittar lika, strunt samma, (vulgar) skit samma
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trans-top|do not be concerned (about someone or something, or about doing something)
Dutch: maakt niet uit
French: (about someone or something) ne#French|ne vous préoccuper|préoccupez pas#French|pas de#French|de (formal), ne te#French|te préoccupe pas de (informal); (about doing something) il n'y a pas besoin or, informally pas besoin (followed by que#French|que and the subjunctive)
:Never mind about paying me back - Il n�y a pas besoin que vous me remboursiez
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Romanian: nu conteaz�
Russian: не волн�й�� (n'e volnújs'a), не бе�покой�� (n'e b'espokójs'a)
ttbc|Spanish: t|es|no se preocupe, no te preocupes
Swedish: inte bry sig
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trans-top|I was wrong; I withdraw my previous statement
Dutch: laat maar
Russian: неважно (n'evážno)
trans-mid
ttbc|Spanish: t|es|no importa
Swedish: inget, ingenting, det var inget
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• 2007-12-23 18:49 - 16@r - request for etymology & +etymology

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