ne vole pas

doesn't steal; doesn't fly; don't steal; don't fly

→ ne

phrase Rare #31,161

doesn't steal; doesn't fly; don't steal; don't fly The meaning depends on context: voler can mean either “to steal” or “to fly.” With a subject such as il or elle, this usually means “doesn't steal” or “doesn't fly”; alone at the start of a sentence, it can be an imperative meaning “don't steal” or “don't fly.”

FR: Il ne vole pas les idées des autres.

EN: He doesn't steal other people's ideas.

Mais ne vole pas.

But don't steal.

— Ratatouille (2007)

Ne vole pas mes phrases.

Don't steal my phrases.

Une personne vertueuse ne ment, ne triche et ne vole pas.

A virtuous person does not lie, cheat, or steal.

Je suis en tenue de pilote, mais je ne vole pas encore.

I'm in my pilot's suit, but I'm not flying yet.

— Le Dernier Empereur (1987)