say anything

dire quoi que ce soit

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dire quoi que ce soit S’emploie généralement dans des phrases négatives ou après des verbes comme « refuser » et « avoir peur », avec le sens de ne rien dire ou de ne pas dire quelque chose.
EN: Gustavo a refusé de « say anything » à ce sujet.
FR: Gustavo refused to say anything about it.

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.

Tom didn't say anything at all.

Tom n'a absolument rien dit.

Why would you say anything?

Pourquoi dirais-tu quoi que ce soit ?

— Gully Boy (2019)

He doesn't dare to say anything.

Il n’ose rien dire.

Say anything!

Dites n'importe quoi !

— 8½ (1963)

I can 't say anything.

Je ne peux rien dire.

— Downfall (2004)

What, you didn't say anything to her?

Quoi, tu ne lui as rien dit ?

— The Postman (1994)

Don't you say anything!

Ne dis rien !

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

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

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

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 anyone.

Je n’ai rien dit à personne.

She won't say anything.

Elle ne dira rien.

— Au Revoir les Enfants (1987)

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

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

— Aquarius (2016)

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)

Moon told me not to say anything.

Moon m'a dit de ne rien dire.

— Fearless (2006)

And she didn't say anything.

Et elle n’a rien dit.

— Drive (2011)

Can you say anything?

Pouvez-vous dire quelque chose ?

— Maurie (1973)

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)

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.

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 ?

Did anyone say anything?

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

I'm not trying to say anything.

Je n’essaie rien de dire.

He didn't want to say anything to me.

Il ne voulait rien me dire.

I can say anything.

Je peux tout dire.

— Piku (2015)

No, I won't say anything.

Non, je ne dirai rien.

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

Je ne voulais rien dire devant les enfants.

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

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

Better not to say anything to the other me.

Mieux vaut ne rien dire à l'autre moi.

— Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice (2026)

Sami didn't say anything to me.

Sami ne m’a rien dit.

We didn't say anything!

On n’a rien dit !

— Farewell My Concubine (1993)

Let them say anything.

Laissez-les dire ce qu’ils veulent.

— Rang De Basanti (2006)

The girl didn't say anything.

La fille n’a rien dit.

Tom didn't say anything to Mary.

Tom n’a rien dit à Mary.

She made me promise not to say anything to you.

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

I'm not allowed to say anything.

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

Ziri doesn't say anything.

Ziri ne dit rien.

No one can say anything.

Personne ne peut rien dire.

You don't have to say anything.

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

— The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)

Did the policeman say anything to you?

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

I didn't say anything to them.

Je ne leur ai rien dit.

— State and Main (2000)

You just say anything!

Tu racontes n'importe quoi !

— To Live (1994)

I was too shy to say anything.

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

Tom told me not to say anything to you.

Tom m’a dit de ne rien te dire.

I'm not gonna say anything.

Je ne vais rien dire.

— Reservoir Dogs (1992)

I promised I wouldn't say anything.

J’ai promis de ne rien dire.

How come you didn't say anything?

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

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

Vous le savez tous, mais vous ne direz rien !

— Andrei Rublev (1966)

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.

That's why you didn't say anything.

C’est pour ça que tu n’as rien dit.

— Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025)

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)

I should have come to you before, but I promised not to say anything.

J’aurais dû venir te voir plus tôt, mais j’avais promis de ne rien dire.

— Conclave (2024)

You didn't say anything.

Tu n'as rien dit.

— GoodFellas (1990)

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 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)

Better not to say anything.

Mieux vaut ne rien dire.

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

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)

We can not say anything.

Nous ne pouvons rien dire.

— Look Who's Back (2015)

Don't you ever say anything?

Tu ne dis donc jamais rien ?

— The Experiment (2001)

Or she doesn't say anything.

Ou alors, elle ne dit rien.

— Lars and the Real Girl (2007)

I just didn't say anything.

Je n’ai tout simplement rien dit.

— Laurence Anyways (2012)

They didn't say anything.

Ils n'ont rien dit.

I won't say anything this time.

Je ne dirai rien cette fois-ci.

— The Chorus (2004)

I wasn't going to say anything scandalous.

Je n’allais rien dire de scandaleux.

— La Dolce Vita (1960)

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)

We didn't say anything.

Nous n’avons rien dit.

Be careful not to say anything stupid.

Faites attention à ne rien dire de stupide.

Don't let him say anything.

Ne le laisse pas dire quoi que ce soit.

Oh, you you don't have to say anything.

Oh, tu n’as pas besoin de dire quoi que ce soit.

— The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)

And you didn't say anything?

Et tu n'as rien dit ?

— The Chorus (2004)

Why doesn't anyone say anything?

Pourquoi personne ne dit rien ?

— Queen (2014)

Tom didn't say anything.

Tom n’a rien dit.

You're not planning to say anything?

Tu ne comptes rien dire ?

— Wild Tales (2014)

Did Hae-mi say anything to you?

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

— Burning (2018)

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

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

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

Nègre, ne redis plus jamais de ta vie quoi que ce soit contre ma mère !

— Malcolm X (1992)

He doesn't want to say anything.

Il ne veut rien dire.

I didn't say anything.

Je n'ai rien dit.

— The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)

Better not say anything for now.

Il vaut mieux ne rien dire pour l'instant.

— The Secret Agent (2025)

I promised not to say anything.

J'ai promis de ne rien dire.

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)

I wouldn't say anything to Andrew.

Je ne dirais rien à Andrew.

— The Housemaid (2025)

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)

I don't have to say anything to Tom.

Je n’ai rien à dire à Tom.

Why won't you say anything?

Pourquoi tu ne dis rien ?

— Suzume (2022)

Didn't she say anything to you this morning?

Elle ne t’a rien dit ce matin ?

— Picnic (1955)

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 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 to anyone.

Je ne voulais rien dire à personne.

Why don't you ever say anything?

Pourquoi tu ne dis jamais rien ?

— Burnt by the Sun (1994)

Did you say anything?

Avez-vous dit quelque chose ?

— The Invisible Guest (2017)

Why don't you say anything?

Pourquoi tu ne dis rien ?

— Caché (2005)

I won't say anything.

Je ne dirai rien.

— Dil Se.. (1998)

You didn't say anything earlier!

Tu n’as rien dit tout à l’heure !

— Talk to Her (2002)

Although I won't say anything.

Même si je ne dirai rien.

— La Strada (1954)

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

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

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

Je ne voulais rien dire devant les enfants.

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

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

I debated whether I should say anything.

J'ai hésité à dire quoi que ce soit.

We can 't say anything.

Nous ne pouvons rien dire.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

No, don't say anything!

Non, ne dis rien !

I can not say anything for the moment.

Je ne peux rien dire pour le moment.

How could I a woman say anything?

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

— Rashomon (1950)

I'm too scared to say anything.

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

Why can 't you say anything?

Pourquoi tu ne peux rien dire ?

— Burning (2018)