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apropos_of_nothing

apropos of nothing

English

Phrase

apropos of nothing

Without reference to anything.
Without any apparent reason or purpose.

Usage notes

Sometimes used in conversation to introduce a comment that has no bearing on the current subject.

Synonyms

(without any apparent reason or purpose): without rhyme or reason

Translations

without reference to anything

Italian: nè capo nè coda, senza capo nè coda
Russian: ни к селу́, ни к го́роду (ru) ‎(ni k selú, ni k górodu) (neither to a city, nor to a village), не к ме́сту ‎(ne k méstu) (not to a (proper) place)

Swedish: apropå ingenting

without any apparent reason or purpose

Portuguese: do nada, a troco de nada, de repente (pt)
Russian: ни с того́ ни с сего́ (ru) ‎(ni s tovó, ni s sevó)

Swedish: helt apropå