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ne voulait rien

wanted nothing

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wanted nothing A past-tense expression meaning that someone did not want anything. In the expression « ne voulait rien dire », it means « meant nothing » instead.
FR: Il ne voulait rien manger ce soir.
EN: He didn't want to eat anything tonight.

Elle ne voulait rien savoir de sa vie personnelle.

She wanted to know nothing about his personal life.

Ziri ne voulait rien.

Ziri didn't want anything.

Tom était amoureux de Maria, mais elle ne voulait rien savoir de lui.

Tom was in love with Maria, but she wanted nothing to do with him.

Tom ne voulait rien jeter.

Tom didn't want to throw anything away.

Elle a dit qu'elle ne voulait rien.

She said she didn't want anything.

Tom ne voulait rien.

Tom didn't want anything.

Benigno ne voulait rien entendre.

Benigno wouldn’t listen to reason.

— Parle avec elle (2002)

Tom dit qu'il ne voulait rien manger.

Tom says he didn't want to eat anything.