qu'à cela ne tienne
French, interjection/k‿a s(ə).la nə tjɛn/
qu'à cela ne tienne is spelled Q-U-À-C-E-L-A-N-E-T-I-E-N-N-E (15 letters). Qu'à cela ne tienne is a French interjection meaning “no matter! no big deal! so be it! fair enough! never mind that!” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Peu importe ; cela ne doit pas être un obstacle”.
What does qu'à cela ne tienne mean in English?
interjection
- 1
no matter! no big deal! so be it! fair enough! never mind that!
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
interjection: 1. Peu importe ; cela ne doit pas être un obstacle.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of qu'à cela ne tienne
- qu'à cela ne tienne ! canonical
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce qu'à cela ne tienne?
- /k‿a s(ə).la nə tjɛn/
- \ka sə.la nə tjɛn\
- \ka sla‿n tjɛn\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.