ne sait rien

knows nothing

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phrase Common #3,356
knows nothing Used with il, elle, or on to say that someone knows nothing about something. It is often followed by de or sur.
FR: Elle ne sait rien de cette histoire.
EN: She knows nothing about this story.

Mais on ne sait rien.

But we know nothing.

— [REC] (2007)

Il dit qu'il ne sait rien.

He says he doesn't know anything.

— Pour une poignée de dollars (1964)

Tom ne sait rien à ce sujet.

Tom doesn't know anything about this.

On ne sait rien.

We know nothing.

— [REC] (2007)

Le Vatican ne sait rien de ces actionnaires.

The Vatican knows nothing about these shareholders.

Je crois qu'il ne sait rien.

I think he doesn't know anything.

— Rome, ville ouverte (1945)

On ne sait rien encore.

We don't know anything yet.

Elle ne sait rien de lui.

She knows nothing about him.

Wieland ne sait rien sur le sujet!

Wieland knows nothing about the subject!

— La Vague (2008)

On ne sait rien d'elle.

Nothing is known about her.

Tom ne sait rien.

Tom doesn't know anything.

Sa femme ne sait rien.

His wife knows nothing.

— La dolce vita (1960)

C'est sur vous qu'on ne sait rien.

It's about you that we know nothing.

— Harry Potter et la Coupe de feu (2005)

Tom ne sait rien de cela.

Tom doesn't know anything about this.

On ne sait rien sur elle.

Nothing is known about her.

Elle ne sait rien des oiseaux et des abeilles.

She doesn't know anything about the birds and the bees.

Sami ne sait rien sur communauté gaie.

Sami knows nothing about the gay community.

Le mec va pas parler, il ne sait rien.

The guy isn't going to talk, he doesn't know anything.

— Troupe d'Élite : l'Ennemi Intérieur (2010)

C'est peut-être vrai qu'Aravidzé ne sait rien?

Could it be true that Aravidzé knows nothing?

— Le repentir (1987)

Il est étudiant en droit, mais il ne sait rien.

He is a law student, but he knows nothing.

— Voyage à Tokyo (1953)

Maman ne sait rien.

Mom doesn't know anything.

— Mother (2009)

On ne sait rien de lui.

Nothing is known about him.

Il ne sait rien du quotidien de Pedro.

He knows nothing about Pedro's daily life.

— Aquarius (2016)

Vera ne sait rien!

Vera knows nothing!

— Je suis toujours là (2024)

Qui ne connaît pas de langues étrangères ne sait rien de la sienne.

He who does not know foreign languages knows nothing of his own.

Elle prétend qu'elle ne sait rien de lui mais je ne la crois pas.

She claims she knows nothing about him, but I don't believe her.

Tom ne sait rien de la famille de Mary.

Tom knows nothing about Mary's family.

On ne sait rien sur lui.

We know nothing about him.

— À bout de course (1988)

Mais il ne sait rien.

But he knows nothing.

— Vivre (1952)

Elle ne sait rien.

She knows nothing.

— Manon des sources (1986)

On ne sait rien de son âge, sexe et origine.

We know nothing about his age, sex, or origin.

— Ghost in the Shell (1995)

Il ne sait rien.

He doesn't know anything.

— Assurance sur la mort (1944)