il n'y a pas grand-chose

there isn't much

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there isn't much Used to say that there is not much of something, or that there is little to do, say, or know. The phrase can also stand alone to mean “there isn’t much.”

FR: Il n'y a pas grand-chose à manger dans le réfrigérateur.

EN: There isn't much to eat in the refrigerator.

Il n'y a pas grand-chose, juste des livres.

There isn’t much, just some books.

— Une journée particulière (1977)

Il n'y a pas grand-chose à en dire.

There isn't much to say about it.

Mais il n'y a pas grand-chose à faire.

But there isn’t much to do.

— Femmes au bord de la crise de nerfs (1988)

Pour l'instant, il n'y a pas grand-chose que je puisse faire.

For now, there isn't much I can do.

Il n'y a pas grand-chose.

There isn't much.

— Le Garde du corps (1961)

Je regrette, il n'y a pas grand-chose.

I'm sorry, there's not much.

— Voyage à Tokyo (1953)

Il n'y a pas grand-chose à savoir.

There isn't much to know.

— Love Actually (2003)

Il n'y a pas grand-chose que je puisse faire pour vous.

There isn't much I can do for you.

Il n'y a pas grand-chose à visiter.

There isn't much to see.

Il n'y a pas grand-chose à dire.

There isn't much to say.