ne veut rien

wants nothing

→ ne
phrase Common #7,284
wants nothing With dire after it, ne veut rien dire means “means nothing.”
FR: Elle ne veut rien manger.
EN: She doesn't want to eat anything.

La “défaite” ne veut rien dire.

The word “defeat” means nothing.

— Demon Slayer : Kimetsu no Yaiba - Le film : La Forteresse infinie (2025)

Elle ne veut rien boire.

She doesn't want to drink anything.

Tom ne veut rien acheter d'autre.

Tom doesn't want to buy anything else.

Il ne veut rien savoir.

He doesn't want to know anything about it.

— Les Nuits de Cabiria (1957)

Yanni ne veut rien.

Yanni doesn't want anything.

"Cette nuit-là, Krishna ne veut rien entendre."

That night, Krishna won't listen to a thing.

— Devdas (2002)

Il ne veut rien entendre.

He won't listen to reason.

— La Chute (2004)

Ta copine ne veut rien ?

Your girlfriend doesn't want anything?

— Chungking Express (1994)

Tom ne veut rien à boire.

Tom doesn't want anything to drink.

Mais la distance ne veut rien dire.

But distance means nothing.

— Article 15 (2019)

Cela ne veut rien dire.

That means nothing.

— Le Facteur (1994)

Le fiancé ne veut rien du tout.

The fiancé doesn't want anything at all.

— 3 Idiots (2009)

Ta mère ne veut rien savoir de toi.

Your mother doesn't want anything to do with you.

— Five Nights at Freddy's 2 (2025)