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por nada

Portuguese, adverb/puʁ ˈna.dɐ/

por nada is a Portuguese adverb meaning “Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see por, nada” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does por nada mean in English?

adverb

  1. 1

    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see por, nada.

interjection

  1. 1

    you're welcome; don't mention it; it's nothing; (chiefly UK) not at all; think nothing of it

Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Portuguese dictionaries define it

phrase: 1. expressa apreço respondendo a um agradecimento dado por alguém a quem foi feito uma lisonja ou favor, soando como que o fato que fez-se ficar agradecido não é algo que justique a gratitude

The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.

Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

How do you pronounce por nada?

  • Brazil /puʁ ˈna.dɐ/
  • Brazil [puɦ ˈna.dɐ]

Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.