say anything

dire quoi que ce soit

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dire quoi que ce soit Dans une phrase négative, se traduit souvent par « ne rien dire » en français.
EN: I didn't say anything about the surprise.
FR: Je n’ai rien dit au sujet de la surprise.

He won't say anything to anybody again.

Il ne dira plus rien à personne.

— The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966)

Tom didn't say anything to Mary.

Tom n’a rien dit à Mary.

Let them say anything.

Laissez-les dire ce qu’ils veulent.

— Rang De Basanti (2006)

No one can say anything.

Personne ne peut rien dire.

No, I won't say anything.

Non, je ne dirai rien.

Don't you ever say anything?

Tu ne dis donc jamais rien ?

— The Experiment (2001)

Did the policeman say anything to you?

Le policier vous a-t-il dit quelque chose ?

I didn't say anything.

Je n'ai rien dit.

— State and Main (2000)

You all know it, but you won't say anything!

Vous le savez tous, mais vous ne direz rien !

— Andrei Rublev (1966)

He wouldn't say anything no matter how hard we hit him.

Il ne disait rien, peu importe à quel point nous le frappions.

— The Age of Shadows (2016)

You're not planning to say anything?

Tu ne comptes rien dire ?

— Wild Tales (2014)

Moon told me not to say anything.

Moon m'a dit de ne rien dire.

— Fearless (2006)

She won't say anything.

Elle ne dira rien.

— Au Revoir les Enfants (1987)

Did he say anything?

Est-ce qu'il a dit quelque chose ?

— Caché (2005)

I didn't want to say anything in front of the kids.

Je ne voulais rien dire devant les enfants.

I didn't want to say anything, but I must.

Je ne voulais rien dire, mais je dois le faire.

— Aquarius (2016)

Did she say anything?

Est-ce qu'elle a dit quelque chose ?

— Sinners (2025)

Better not to say anything.

Mieux vaut ne rien dire.

— Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (1988)

But you won't say anything because it's just silly, isn't it?

Mais tu ne diras rien, parce que c’est tout simplement idiot, n’est-ce pas ?

— Catch Me If You Can (2002)

I mean, he didn't say anything at all about surgery.

Je veux dire, il n’a absolument rien dit au sujet d’une opération.

— The Big Sick (2017)

He didn't say anything.

Il n’a rien dit.

— Mondays in the Sun (2002)

I promised I wouldn't say anything.

J’ai promis de ne rien dire.

What, you didn't say anything to her?

Quoi, tu ne lui as rien dit ?

— The Postman (1994)

I was too shy to say anything.

J’étais trop timide pour dire quoi que ce soit.

If Yu Arnesen or David say anything, your lips are sealed.

Si Yu Arnesen ou David disent quoi que ce soit, tu gardes le silence.

Sami didn't say anything to me.

Sami ne m’a rien dit.

Why don't you say anything?

Pourquoi tu ne dis rien ?

— Caché (2005)

That's why you didn't say anything.

C’est pour ça que tu n’as rien dit.

— Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025)

Better not to say anything to the other me.

Mieux vaut ne rien dire à l'autre moi.

— Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice (2026)

I'm not gonna say anything.

Je ne vais rien dire.

— Reservoir Dogs (1992)

I didn't want to say anything to anyone.

Je ne voulais rien dire à personne.

I wasn't going to say anything scandalous.

Je n’allais rien dire de scandaleux.

— La Dolce Vita (1960)

Why don't you ever say anything?

Pourquoi tu ne dis jamais rien ?

— Burnt by the Sun (1994)

We can not say anything.

Nous ne pouvons rien dire.

— Look Who's Back (2015)

Did Hae-mi say anything to you?

Hae-mi t'a-t-elle dit quelque chose ?

— Burning (2018)

To the best of my knowledge, he didn't say anything bad.

À ma connaissance, il n’a rien dit de mal.

I'm not allowed to say anything.

Je n’ai pas le droit de dire quoi que ce soit.

Happily, he knew I would have my problem hitting him and didn’t say anything.

Heureusement, il savait que j'aurais du mal à le frapper et n'a rien dit.

You don't have to say anything.

Tu n’as pas besoin de dire quoi que ce soit.

— Titane (2021)

And whatever you do like about the car, don't say anything.

Et surtout, ne dis rien de ce qui te plaît dans la voiture.

— Drive (2011)

Or she doesn't say anything.

Ou alors, elle ne dit rien.

— Lars and the Real Girl (2007)

Did you say anything?

Avez-vous dit quelque chose ?

— The Invisible Guest (2017)

Oh my little sister, why won't you say anything to me?

Oh, ma petite sœur, pourquoi tu ne me dis rien ?

And you didn't say anything?

Et tu n'as rien dit ?

— The Chorus (2004)

Can you say anything?

Pouvez-vous dire quelque chose ?

— Maurie (1973)

Don't let him say anything.

Ne le laisse pas dire quoi que ce soit.

He doesn't want to say anything.

Il ne veut rien dire.

So you're not going to say anything at all.

Alors, tu ne vas vraiment rien dire du tout.

— Two Is a Family (2016)

I won't say anything this time.

Je ne dirai rien cette fois-ci.

— The Chorus (2004)

Did anyone say anything?

Quelqu'un a-t-il dit quelque chose ?

You didn't say anything but you thought something, I know.

Tu n’as rien dit, mais tu as pensé à quelque chose, je le sais.

— The Second Mother (2015)

The girl didn't say anything.

La fille n’a rien dit.

I didn't say anything to anyone.

Je n’ai rien dit à personne.

You didn't say anything, so I thought you couldn't see.

Tu n’as rien dit, alors j’ai pensé que tu ne pouvais pas voir.

— Happy Together (1997)

Why would you say anything?

Pourquoi dirais-tu quoi que ce soit ?

— Gully Boy (2019)

Don't you say anything!

Ne dis rien !

— Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India (2001)

I'm not trying to say anything.

Je n’essaie rien de dire.

Because he was afraid to say anything.

Parce qu'il avait peur de dire quoi que ce soit.

— Elite Squad: The Enemy Within (2010)

Tom didn't say anything at all.

Tom n'a absolument rien dit.

I debated whether I should say anything.

J'ai hésité à dire quoi que ce soit.

At least for now, I'm not going to say anything.

Pour l’instant, je ne vais rien dire.

You don't have to say anything you don't want to say.

Tu n’es pas obligé de dire quoi que ce soit que tu ne veux pas dire.

I didn't say anything to them.

Je ne leur ai rien dit.

— State and Main (2000)

Be careful not to say anything stupid.

Faites attention à ne rien dire de stupide.

Nigger, don't you ever, in your life, say anything against my mother!

Espèce de nègre, ne t’avise jamais, de toute ta vie, de dire du mal de ma mère !

— Malcolm X (1992)

I wouldn't say anything to Andrew.

Je ne dirais rien à Andrew.

— The Housemaid (2025)

Tom thinks you're cute, but he's too shy to say anything.

Tom te trouve mignon(ne), mais il est trop timide pour dire quoi que ce soit.

I don't have to say anything to Tom.

Je n’ai rien à dire à Tom.

I was careful not to say anything to make him angry.

J'ai pris soin de ne rien dire qui puisse le mettre en colère.

He didn't want to say anything to me.

Il ne voulait rien me dire.

You just say anything!

Tu racontes n'importe quoi !

— To Live (1994)

We can't say anything.

Nous ne pouvons rien dire.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

You didn't say anything.

Tu n'as rien dit.

— GoodFellas (1990)

Why can't you say anything?

Pourquoi tu ne peux rien dire ?

— Burning (2018)

We didn't say anything.

Nous n’avons rien dit.

Are you going to say anything or are you just going to sit there pouting?

Tu vas dire quelque chose ou tu vas juste rester là à bouder ?

If you can't say anything to me, blink twice.

Si tu ne peux rien me dire, cligne deux fois des yeux.

— Maurie (1973)

He didn't dare say anything.

Il n’a pas osé dire quoi que ce soit.

No, don't say anything!

Non, ne dis rien !

You don't have to say anything if you don't feel like it.

Tu n’es pas obligé de dire quoi que ce soit si tu n’en as pas envie.

I didn't want to say anything till we got closer to home.

Je ne voulais rien dire avant qu’on soit plus près de chez nous.

— Catch Me If You Can (2002)

That I shouldn't say anything.

Que je ne devrais rien dire.

— All About My Mother (1999)

And she didn't say anything.

Et elle n’a rien dit.

— Drive (2011)

Tom told me not to say anything to you.

Tom m’a dit de ne rien te dire.

How come you didn't say anything?

Comment se fait-il que tu n’aies rien dit ?

Although I won't say anything.

Même si je ne dirai rien.

— La Strada (1954)

He didn't say anything, Gi.

Il n’a rien dit, Gi.

— The Way He Looks (2014)

You didn't say anything earlier!

Tu n’as rien dit tout à l’heure !

— Talk to Her (2002)

Better not say anything for now.

Il vaut mieux ne rien dire pour l'instant.

— The Secret Agent (2025)

Did I say anything wrong?

Ai-je dit quelque chose de mal ?

— Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999)

You can't say anything till you know the circumstances.

Tu ne peux rien dire tant que tu ne connais pas les circonstances.

I can not say anything for the moment.

Je ne peux rien dire pour le moment.

But, to his credit, he didn't say anything against her.

Mais, à son crédit, il n’a rien dit contre elle.

I'm too scared to say anything.

J’ai trop peur de dire quoi que ce soit.

I won't say anything.

Je ne dirai rien.

— Dil Se.. (1998)

I just didn't say anything.

Je n’ai tout simplement rien dit.

— Laurence Anyways (2012)

Ziri doesn't say anything.

Ziri ne dit rien.

Tom didn't say anything.

Tom n’a rien dit.

Say anything!

Dites n'importe quoi !

— 8½ (1963)

You know, the one, the cool dad that you could say anything to.

Tu sais, celui qui était cool, à qui tu pouvais tout dire.

— One Battle After Another (2025)

They didn't say anything.

Ils n'ont rien dit.

Why won't you say anything?

Pourquoi tu ne dis rien ?

— Suzume (2022)

I didn't want to say anything in front of the children.

Je ne voulais rien dire devant les enfants.

I promised not to say anything.

J'ai promis de ne rien dire.

I can say anything..

Je peux dire n’importe quoi…

— Piku (2015)

Threatening me is useless, I won't say anything.

Me menacer ne sert à rien, je ne dirai rien.

I was too afraid to say anything.

J’avais trop peur de dire quoi que ce soit.

He doesn't say anything, but he must know something.

Il ne dit rien, mais il doit bien savoir quelque chose.

Well, he didn't say anything yet.

Eh bien, il n’a encore rien dit.

— I Saw the Devil (2010)

How could I a woman say anything?

Comment pouvais-je, moi femme, dire quoi que ce soit ?

— Rashomon (1950)

We didn't say anything!

On n’a rien dit !

— Farewell My Concubine (1993)

Aunt, can't you say anything good about anybody?

Tante, tu ne peux vraiment rien dire de gentil sur personne ?

— Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999)

Didn't she say anything to you this morning?

Elle ne t’a rien dit ce matin ?

— Picnic (1955)

Why doesn't anyone say anything?

Pourquoi personne ne dit rien ?

— Queen (2014)

She made me promise not to say anything to you.

Elle m’a fait promettre de ne rien te dire.

Kitty, I didn't say anything that I hadn't already told you.

Kitty, je n’ai rien dit que je ne t’avais déjà dit.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

She's too excited to be able to say anything.

Elle est trop excitée pour pouvoir dire quoi que ce soit.

Did he say anything before he left?

A-t-il dit quelque chose avant de partir ?

— Article 15 (2019)

Did he say anything, Teddy?

A-t-il dit quelque chose, Teddy ?

— The Wind That Shakes the Barley (2006)