Usage examples of "compte pour rien" in French with translation to English

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Chaque effort qu'il fait ne compte pour rien aux yeux de son père. Every effort he makes falls short in the eyes of his father.
Son idée compte pour rien. His idea counts for nothing.
Toute personne de plus de dix-huit ans compte pour un adulte. Anyone over eighteen years of age counts as an adult.
Il me l'a donné pour rien. He gave it to me for nothing.
Ça ne s'appelle pas la Vallée des Vautours pour rien, mec ! It ain't called Vulture Valley for nothin', Bub!
Vous pouvez avoir cette montre pour rien. You can have this watch for nothing.
Tu peux l'avoir pour rien. You can have it for nothing.
Il se met parfois en colère pour rien. He sometimes loses his temper for nothing.
Il a tendance à se fâcher pour rien. He tends to get upset over nothing.
Beaucoup de bruit pour rien. Much ado about nothing.
Je me fis du souci pour rien. I was worried for nothing.
La serviette ne compta pour rien. The towel counted for nothing.
Je n'y suis pour rien. Don't blame me.
Je me suis fait du souci pour rien. I was worried for nothing.
Je ne le manquerais pour rien au monde ! I wouldn't miss it for the world!
Il a pris toute cette peine pour rien. He has taken all this trouble for nothing.
Elle s'excite pour rien du tout. She gets herself worked up over every little thing.
Ce fut entièrement pour rien. It was all for nothing.
Il a eu le livre pour rien. He got the book for nothing.
J'ai eu ce vélo pour rien. I got this bicycle for free.
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