il ne me

he doesn't ... me

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phrase Common #2,753

he doesn't ... me This is not a fixed expression; it is the beginning of a sentence with il ne, followed by me and a verb. The meaning depends on the verb that follows, such as il ne me dit pas, “he doesn't tell me,” or il ne me reste plus rien, “I have nothing left.”

FR: Il ne me comprend jamais.

EN: He never understands me.

Il ne me battra pas.

He won't beat me.

Il ne me faut pas y aller tout de suite.

I don't have to go there right away.

Il ne me restait plus que deux dollars.

I only had two dollars left.

— In the Mood for Love (2000)

Jamais il ne me pardonnera.

He will never forgive me.

Mort, il ne me sert à rien.

Dead, he's useless to me.

— L'Empire contre-attaque (1980)

Il ne me voit jamais sans se plaindre de sa femme.

He never sees me without complaining about his wife.

Quand j'ai voulu démissionner comme Doyen, il ne me l'a pas permis.

When I wanted to resign as Dean, he wouldn't let me.

— Conclave (2024)

Il ne me permet pas d'avoir mon propre corps.

He doesn't allow me to have my own body.

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

Il ne me sert pas.

It’s no use to me.

— La dolce vita (1960)

Il ne me faut qu'un peu de temps.

I just need a little time.

En plus, il ne me croirait pas.

Besides, he wouldn't believe me.

— Tesis (1996)

Il ne me restait que mon père et il est mort l'été dernier.

All I had left was my father, and he died last summer.

— Rebecca (1940)

Il ne me voit pas.

He can't see me.

— L'Arche russe (2002)

Il ne me fallait pas y aller.

I shouldn’t have gone there.

Il ne me permettrait pas de conduire sa voiture.

He wouldn't let me drive his car.

Il ne me sert plus à rien.

It's no longer of any use to me.

— Le Voyage de Chihiro (2001)

Il ne me l'a jamais demandé.

He never asked me for it.

Il ne me conta pas tout.

He didn't tell me everything.

Il ne me faut qu'une minute.

I only need a minute.

Il ne me manquera pas.

I won't miss him.

En tous cas, il ne me faut plus de bonnes femmes sous ce toit !

In any case, I don't need any more women under this roof!

— Guerre et Paix (1968)

Mon fils, il ne me dit jamais rien.

My son, he never tells me anything.

— La Nuit américaine (1973)

Il ne me faut pas beaucoup d'argent.

I don't need much money.

Il ne me supporte pas ces temps-ci.

He can't stand me these days.

— Salé, Sucré (1994)

Il ne me parle pour ainsi dire plus.

He hardly speaks to me anymore.

Quand j'aurai remboursé toutes mes dettes, il ne me restera plus d'argent.

Once I’ve paid off all my debts, I’ll have no money left.

Quand on se retrouve, il ne me lâche plus.

When we meet again, he never leaves me alone.

— Le Bon, la Brute et le Truand (1966)

Il ne me serait jamais venu à l'esprit de dire quelque chose de la sorte.

It would never have occurred to me to say anything like that.

Il ne me croit pas du tout.

He doesn't believe me at all.

Je le connais, mais il ne me connaît pas.

I know him, but he doesn’t know me.

Il ne me ferait pas ça.

He wouldn’t do that to me.

Il ne me pardonnera jamais.

He will never forgive me.