1. Education  Discuss in my forum  De rien  French expressions
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Expression: De rien  Pronunciation: [deu ryeh(n)]  Meaning:
you're welcome  Literal translation: it's nothing  Register:
normal  Notes: It's unfortunate that most students of French
learn to translate "you're welcome" with the expression de rien.
If you think about it, the closest English equivalent to de rien
is "it's nothing," which is not the nicest way to acknowledge
gratitude. De rien isn't wrong, exactly, but it's not as polite
as what native French speakers typically say:   • je vous en
prie - you are welcome (literally, "I beg of you")     je t'en
prie - you're welcome (to a friend)   • c'est moi qui vous
remercie (or just c'est moi) - no, thank you (literally, "it is
I who thanks you")   • merci à vous / toi - thank you
(literally, "(my) thanks to you")   • pas de quoi, il n'y a pas
de quoi (informal) - don't mention it (literally, "no need,
there's is no need")   • avec plaisir (Sout