ne me dit rien

doesn't sound good to me

→ ne

phrase Uncommon #15,938

doesn't sound good to me With a subject before it, this can also mean “doesn't appeal to me” or “doesn't ring a bell.” In “ne me dit rien qui vaille,” it means “doesn't bode well.”

FR: Cette idée ne me dit rien.

EN: That idea doesn't sound good to me.

Je ne sais pas, mais cela ne me dit rien de bon.

I don't know, but it doesn't bode well.

— L'Empire contre-attaque (1980)

Mademoiselle, cela ne me dit rien qui vaille.

Miss, that doesn't sound good to me.

— Tigre & Dragon (2000)

Personne ne me dit rien.

Nobody tells me anything.

Il ne me dit rien.

He doesn't tell me anything.

— Love Actually (2003)

Pourquoi on ne me dit rien ?

Why won’t anyone tell me anything?

— Retour vers le futur (1985)

Cela ne me dit rien.

That doesn't ring a bell.

On ne me dit rien !

They're not telling me anything!

— Huit et demi (1963)

Navré, cette société ne me dit rien.

Sorry, I'm not familiar with this company.

— Le Loup de Wall Street (2013)

Ton visage ne me dit rien.

I don't recognize your face.

— Nos années sauvages (1990)

Je demande à Dieu mais il ne me dit rien.

I ask God, but He doesn’t tell me anything.

— PK (2014)

Yuanjia, ce tournoi à venir ne me dit rien de bon.

Yuanjia, this upcoming tournament doesn't bode well for me.

— Le Maître d'armes (2006)

On ne me dit rien.

No one tells me anything.

Ton nom ne me dit rien du tout.

Your name means absolutely nothing to me.

— L’Enfance d’Ivan (1962)