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Very Informalverb

fregarsene

to not give a damn, to not care at all

Formal Equivalent

non importare, essere indifferente

Examples in Context

"Me ne frego di quello che pensano gli altri."

"I don't give a damn what other people think."

"Chi se ne frega! Facciamo come vogliamo."

"Who cares! Let's do what we want."

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Cultural Note

Very common expression. 'Chi se ne frega' is one of the most used dismissive phrases in Italian. Historically associated with Fascist rhetoric ('Me ne frego' was a motto), but today it has lost that connotation entirely in everyday speech.

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