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interjection

qu'à cela ne tienne

/k‿a s(ə).la nə tjɛn/

interjection/k‿a s(ə).la nə tjɛn/

no matter! no big deal! so be it! fair enough! never mind that!

« Qu'à cela ne tienne, dit Peronella, mon mari va s'y mettre à son tour, afin de le bien nettoyer. »"Nevermind that," said Peronella, "my husband is going to start on it in turn, to thoroughly clean it."

Synonyms: ça ne fait rien

Literally, “let it not depend on that”, or more loosely translated as “let that make no difference”.