ne change rien

it makes no difference

→ ne

phrase Uncommon #14,414

it makes no difference A common expression meaning that something has no effect or does not alter the situation. It can also be translated as “it changes nothing.”

FR: Tu peux protester, mais ça ne change rien.

EN: You can protest, but it makes no difference.

Ne change rien !

Don't change anything!

Jusque-là, on ne change rien à notre plan.

For now, we aren't changing anything in our plan.

— Piège de cristal (1988)

Ça ne change rien de toute manière.

It doesn't change anything anyway.

— PIKU (2015)

Tout ça ne change rien au fait que c'est de votre faute si Miyuki est morte.

None of that changes the fact that it’s your fault Miyuki died.

— Departures (2008)

Ce que j'ai pu me dire ou pas ne change rien.

What I may or may not have told myself makes no difference.

— Harry Potter et le Prince de sang-mêlé (2009)

Mais ça ne change rien, je suis policier et vous êtes une suspecte.

But that doesn't change anything, I'm a police officer and you're a suspect.

— Decision to Leave (2022)

Le suicide de Tom ne change rien.

Tom's suicide changes nothing.

Ca ne change rien entre nous.

It doesn't change anything between us.

— Do the Right Thing (1989)

Ça ne change rien.

It doesn't change anything.

— Atlantide, l'empire perdu (2001)

Il ne change rien.

He doesn't change anything.

— The Big Sick (2017)

Bravo, mais ça ne change rien.

Well done, but it doesn't change anything.

— Fight Club (1999)

Vrai ou faux, ça ne change rien.

True or false, it doesn't change anything.

— Assurance sur la mort (1944)

C'était bien, mais ça ne change rien.

It was good, but that doesn't change anything.

— Une journée particulière (1977)

Se plaindre de quelque chose ne change rien.

Complaining about something changes nothing.