rien dire

say nothing

→ rien

phrase Very common #1,628

say nothing Often appears in the negative form ne rien dire. In context, it can mean not speaking at all, or that something has no meaning.

FR: Je préfère rien dire pour le moment.

EN: I’d rather say nothing for now.

Que tu restes comme ça pour toujours, sans rien dire.

May you remain like that forever, without saying a word.

— Carnets de voyage (2004)

Vous n'allez rien dire ?

You're not going to say anything?

— The Strangers (2016)

Ça veut rien dire pour une serveuse.

That means nothing to a waitress.

— Reservoir Dogs (1992)

Je n'ai pu rien dire.

I couldn't say anything.

— PIKU (2015)

Ça ne veut plus rien dire.

It doesn’t mean anything anymore.

— La Vague (2008)

Tu m'as abandonnée sans rien dire.

You abandoned me without saying a word.

— Souvenirs de Marnie (2014)

Tu ne peux rien dire jusqu'à ce que tu connaisses les circonstances.

You can't say anything until you know the circumstances.

Tu préfères rien dire et rester enfermé ?

Would you rather say nothing and stay cooped up?

— Ouvre les yeux (1997)

Je veux rien dire, parce que c'est vraiment pas cher.

I don't want to say anything because it's really cheap.

— American Gangster (2007)

Vous ne pouvez rien dire.

You can't say anything.

— Harry Potter et la Chambre des secrets (2002)

Mais ça voudrait rien dire.

But that wouldn't mean anything.

— Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2026)

Alors tu ne devrais rien dire du tout.

Then you shouldn't say anything at all.

— Agora (2009)

Tu ne veux rien dire ?

You don't want to say anything?

Ça veut rien dire.

That doesn't mean anything.

— Presque Célèbre (2000)

Si tu veux rien dire parce que tu lui as promis, OK, dis rien.

If you don't want to say anything because you promised him, OK, say nothing.

— Faute d'amour (2017)

Ça veut dire que tu ne peux rien dire.

That means you can't say anything.

— Le Tao de Steve (2000)

Je ne voulais rien dire devant les enfants.

I didn’t want to say anything in front of the children.

J’ai trouvé préférable de n’en rien dire.

I thought it best to say nothing about it.

Tu ne vas rien dire ?

You're not going to say anything?

Tu ne peux rien dire.

You can't say anything.

Nous ne pouvons rien dire.

We cannot say anything.

— Oppenheimer (2023)

Fyodor est parti sans rien dire.

Fyodor left without saying anything.

Je me suis sauvé sans rien dire puisque je ne voulais pas perdre notre amour.

I ran away without saying anything because I didn't want to lose our love.

Si la reine ne veut rien entendre, il ne faut rien dire.

If the queen doesn't want to hear anything, then nothing should be said.

— Astérix & Obélix : Mission Cléopâtre (2002)

Tom regarda Marie sans rien dire.

Tom looked at Marie without saying anything.

Ça veut rien dire !

That doesn't mean anything!

— Reservoir Dogs (1992)

Je pouvais rien dire au téléphone.

I couldn't say anything on the phone.

— Femmes au bord de la crise de nerfs (1988)

Non, ça veut rien dire.

No, that doesn't mean anything.

— Demain tout commence (2016)

De toute façon ils ne peuvent plus rien dire.

In any case, they can't say anything anymore.

— Le Salaire de la peur (1953)

Tu ne dois rien dire !

You mustn't say anything!

— La vie est belle (1997)

Vous n'allez rien dire.

You’re not going to say anything.

— The Big Sick (2017)

Sauf que 'toi 'ne veut plus rien dire.

Except that 'you' doesn't mean anything anymore.

Tu veux rien dire ?

Don't you want to say anything?

— Happy Together (1997)

Je suis seulement rentré à la maison sans rien dire.

I just went home without saying anything.

Elle m'a remis la lettre sans rien dire.

She handed me the letter without saying a word.

En face de son père, il ne peut rien dire.

In front of his father, he can't say anything.

Je ne voulais rien dire à personne.

I didn't want to tell anyone anything.

Mais avec Francesca, personne ne peut rien dire.

But with Francesca, no one can say anything.

— Tár (2022)

Donc tu vas rien dire du tout.

So you're not going to say anything at all.

— Demain tout commence (2016)

Mais ces larmes ne voulaient rien dire.

But those tears meant nothing.

— Le Sacrifice (1986)

Il arrive qu'on exprime beaucoup de choses sans rien dire.

Sometimes we express a lot without saying anything.

— Mon cœur est déjà pris (1999)

Du moins pour le moment, je ne vais rien dire.

At least for the moment, I’m not going to say anything.