Phrase guide

don't mention it

phrase · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

phrase

Meaning 1

A polite way of responding to thanks, by suggesting that the service is too trivial or humble to warrant thanks; you're welcome.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • - Thank you for doing that. - Don't mention it.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

phrase

Meaning 2

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see don't, mention, it.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

95 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: të lutem — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Alutiiq: canaituq — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Alutiiq: quyanaituq — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Arabic: عَفْوًا (ʕafwan) — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Azerbaijani: dəyməz — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Belarusian: няма́ за што́ (njamá za štó) — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Belarusian: калі́ ла́ска (kalí láska) — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Bulgarian: няма́ защо́ (njamá zaštó) — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Bulgarian: моля́ (moljá) — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Burmese: ကိစ္စမရှိပါဘူး (kicca.ma.hri.pabhu:) — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Catalan: de res — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Catalan: no és res — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Chinese Mandarin: 不客氣 /不客气 (bù kèqi) — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Chinese Mandarin: 不用謝 /不用谢 (búyòng xiè) — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Czech: není zač — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Czech: za málo — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Czech: to nestojí za řeč — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Dutch: geen dank — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Dutch: niets te danken — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Esperanto: nedankinde — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Finnish: eipä kestä — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • French: de rien — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • French: il n'y a pas de quoi — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • French: pas de quoi — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Galician: de nada — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Galician: non hai de que — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Georgian: არ ღირს (ar ɣirs) — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Georgian: არაფერს (arapers) — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Georgian: არაფრის (arapris) — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • German: nichts zu danken — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • German: keine Ursache — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Greek: τίποτα (típota) — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Greek: παρακαλώ (parakaló) — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Hawaiian: he mea iki — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Hawaiian: he mea ʻole — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Hebrew: עַל לֹא דָּבָר ('al lo davár) — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Hebrew: אֵין בְּעַד מַה (ēn b'ad ma) — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Hindi: कुछ नहीं (kuch nahī̃) — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Hungarian: nincs mit — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Hungarian: szóra sem érdemes — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Icelandic: ekki minnast á það — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Icelandic: ekki að nefna það — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Irish: ná habair é — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Irish: níl a bhuíochas ort — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Italian: non c'è di che — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Italian: prego — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Italian: di nulla — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Italian: è un piacere — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Italian: come non detto — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Japanese: いいえ (iie) — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Japanese: どういたしまして (dō itashimashite) — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Kazakh: арзымайды (arzymaidy) — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Korean: 천만에요 (cheonmaneyo) — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Lao: ບໍ່ເປັນຫຍັງ (bǭ pen nyang) — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Latin: nihil est — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Latin: nihil est quod agās — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Latin: nihil labōris est — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Latin: aliud cūrā — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Lithuanian: nėra už ką — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ingenting å takke for — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ingen årsak — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: inga årsak — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Polish: nie ma o czym mówić — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Polish: nie ma za co — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Polish: nie ma sprawy — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Portuguese: de nada — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Portuguese: não há de quê — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Portuguese: magina — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Russian: не́ за что (né za što) — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Russian: пожа́луйста (požálujsta) — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Russian: не сто́ит благода́рности (ne stóit blagodárnosti) — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Scottish Gaelic: 's e do bheatha — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Serbo-Croatian: нема на чему — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Serbo-Croatian: молим — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Serbo-Croatian: nema na čemu — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Serbo-Croatian: molim — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Slovak: nie je za čo — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Slovene: ni za kaj — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Spanish: de nada — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Spanish: por nada — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Spanish: no hay de qué — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Spanish: no faltaba más — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Spanish: faltaría más — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Sranan Tongo: pikin tori — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Swedish: (det är) inget att tala om — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Swedish: (det är) inget att prata om — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Tagalog: walang anuman — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Tamil: பரவாயில்லை (paravāyillai) — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Thai: ไม่เป็นไร (mâi-bpen-rai) — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Ukrainian: нема́ за що́ (nemá za ščó) — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Ukrainian: будь ла́ска (budʹ láska) — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Urdu: کچھ نہیں (kuchh nahī̃) — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Vietnamese: không có chi — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Welsh: peidiwch â sôn — it is too trivial to warrant thanks
  • Yiddish: נישטאָ פֿאַרוואָס (nishto farvos) — it is too trivial to warrant thanks