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il n'a rien

he hasn't … anything

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phrase Common #8,014
he hasn't … anything With a past participle after it, this means that he didn't do or notice anything.
FR: Il n'a rien compris.
EN: He didn't understand anything.

Il n'a rien laissé entendre à ce sujet.

He didn’t hint at anything about it.

Comme il n'a rien trouvé non plus, nous l'avons mangé ce soir.

Since he didn’t find anything either, we ate it tonight.

— The Count of Monte Cristo (2024)

Il n'a rien réclamé.

He didn't ask for anything.

— Assurance sur la mort (1944)

Il n'a rien voulu me dire de plus, mais c'était ton accident Rita.

He wouldn't tell me anything else, but it was your accident, Rita.

— Mulholland Drive (2001)

Tu as remarqué, il n'a rien osé me dire.

Did you notice? He didn’t dare say anything to me.

— Hothead (1979)

Il n'a rien volé.

He didn't steal anything.

— Lust, Caution (2007)

Il n'a rien voulu me dire.

He wouldn't tell me anything.

Tu crois qu'il n'a rien touché ?

Do you think he didn't touch anything?

Même sur le marché aux puces, il n'a rien pu trouver.

He couldn't find anything, even at the flea market.

Il n'a rien compris.

He didn't understand anything.

— La Nuit américaine (1973)

Il n'a rien activé.

He didn't activate anything.

Il n'a rien senti.

He didn't feel anything.

Il n'a rien su.

He didn't know anything.

— Vivre (1952)

Mais il n'a rien compris.

But he didn't understand anything.

— Harry Potter à l'école des sorciers (2001)

Parce qu'il n'a rien réclamé ?

Because he didn’t ask for anything?

— Assurance sur la mort (1944)

Il n'a rien foutu depuis qu'il est diplômé de l'école.

He hasn't done a damn thing since he graduated from school.

Il n'a rien appris que le rock'n'roll.

He learned nothing but rock 'n' roll.

— Les Ailes du désir (1987)

Il n'a rien soupçonné.

He didn't suspect a thing.

Il n'a rien remarqué.

He didn't notice anything.

M. Blanc était là quand Martha est morte et il n'a rien remarqué de suspect.

Mr. Blanc was there when Martha died, and he didn’t notice anything suspicious.

— Wake Up Dead Man : Une histoire à couteaux tirés (2025)

Il n'a rien compris aux raisons de sa colère.

He didn’t understand anything about the reasons for her anger.

Je suis sûr qu'il n'a rien dévoilé.

I'm sure he didn't reveal anything.

— De tout cœur (1998)

Il n'a rien écrit.

He didn't write anything.

— Un Soleil (2019)

Il n'a rien mangé de la journée.

He hasn't eaten anything all day.

— Quand passent les cigognes (1957)

Il n'a rien avoué.

He didn't confess to anything.

— Full River Red (2023)