apropos of nothing

English

Phrase

apropos of nothing

1. Without reference to anything.
2. Without any apparent reason or purpose.

Usage notes

• Sometimes used in conversation to introduce a comment that has no bearing on the current subject.

Synonyms

• without rhyme or reason

Translations

Without reference to anything

Russian: ни к селу, ни к городу (neither to a village, nor to a city), не к месту ("not to [this] place")

Swedish: apropå ingenting

Without reference to anything

Russian: ни к селу, ни к городу (neither to a village, nor to a city), не к месту ("not to [this] place")

Swedish: helt apropå