rien dit

said nothing

→ rien
phrase Common #3,170
said nothing Usually used with an auxiliary, as in « n'a rien dit » or « n'as rien dit ». In informal speech, « ne » is often omitted: « Elle t'a rien dit ? »
FR: Il ne m'a rien dit à ce sujet.
EN: He didn't tell me anything about it.

Pourquoi n'as-tu rien dit?

Why didn't you say anything?

— Qui suis-je (2014)

Vera, il ne t'a jamais rien dit?

Vera, he never told you anything?

— Wake Up Dead Man : Une histoire à couteaux tirés (2025)

Désolée de t'avoir rien dit.

Sorry I didn't tell you anything.

Ta mère a rien dit.

Your mother didn't say anything.

— On ne vit qu'une seule fois (2011)

C'est pas vrai, maman, j'ai rien dit.

That’s not true, Mom, I didn’t say anything.

— Les Quatre Cents Coups (1959)

Le réalisateur ne vous a rien dit?

The director didn't tell you anything?

— Huit et demi (1963)

Ceux qui ont été payés n'ont rien dit.

Those who were paid said nothing.

J'aurais préféré que tu ne lui aies rien dit sur le plan.

I would have preferred you not to tell them anything about the plan.

Elles n'ont rien dit.

They didn't say anything.

Il n'a jamais rien dit sur l'islam.

He never said anything about Islam.

Pourquoi les parents n'ont rien dit?

Why didn't the parents say anything?

— L'Accusé (2017)

Elle ne t'a rien dit?

She didn't tell you anything?

Tu ne lui as encore rien dit?

You haven't told him anything yet?

Je leur ai rien dit.

I didn't tell them anything.

— Le vent se lève (2006)

Elle a rien dit.

She didn't say anything.

Je l'ai remplacé, il ne t'a rien dit?

I replaced him—didn't he say anything to you?

— Chungking Express (1994)

On n'a jamais rien dit de plus vrai.

Nothing truer has ever been said.

Je n'ai jamais rien dit de tel.

I never said anything like that.

Dans la voiture, il a rien dit pendant tout le trajet.

He didn't say anything during the entire journey in the car.

— Anatomie d'une chute (2023)

Ils n'ont rien dit.

They didn't say anything.

J'ai compris pourquoi Papa et toi ne m'avez rien dit.

I understand why Dad and you didn't tell me anything.

— On ne vit qu'une seule fois (2011)

Elle ne vous a rien dit?

She didn't tell you anything?

Elle ne m'a jamais rien dit.

She never told me anything.

Tu m'avais rien dit pour ton divorce, tu me l'avais aussi caché.

You hadn’t told me anything about your divorce; you’d hidden that from me too.

— The Big Sick (2017)

Pourquoi tu m'as rien dit?

Why didn’t you tell me?

— Tout sur ma mère (1999)

Il n'a encore rien dit.

He hasn't said anything yet.

— The Man from Earth (2007)

Il ne t'a rien dit?

Didn't he tell you anything?

— L'Accusé (2017)

Pourquoi n'a-t-il rien dit?

Why didn’t he say anything?

Quoi, tu ne lui as rien dit?

What, you didn't tell him anything?

— Le Facteur (1994)

Non, je vous ai rien dit.

No, I didn't tell you anything.

— Trois couleurs : Bleu (1993)

Merci de n'avoir rien dit.

Thank you for not saying anything.

Seamus m'avait rien dit.

Seamus hadn't told me anything.

— Harry Potter et la Coupe de feu (2005)

J'ai rien dit.

I didn't say anything.

— Do the Right Thing (1989)

Tom ne m'a jamais rien dit.

Tom never told me anything.

Il n'a absolument rien dit.

He didn't say anything at all.

Elle ne m'en a rien dit.

She didn't tell me anything about it.

Il voulait me couler et t'as rien dit.

He wanted to sink me, and you said nothing.

— Do the Right Thing (1989)

Pourquoi ne vous nous avez rien dit au sujet de Tom?

Why didn't you tell us anything about Tom?

Non, il n'en a rien dit.

No, he didn’t say anything about it.

Mais tu m'avais rien dit!

But you hadn't told me anything!

— Crazy Rich Asians (2018)

Vous avez rien dit.

You didn't say anything.

— Pour l'éternité (2025)

Vous ne m'avez rien dit sur mon roman.

You didn't tell me anything about my novel.

— Carnets de voyage (2004)

Pourquoi n'avoir rien dit à ce moment-là?

Why didn’t you say anything at the time?

— Insaisissables 2 (2016)

Tu ne leur as rien dit sur moi?

You didn't tell them anything about me?

J'ai rien dit contre elle.

I didn't say anything against her.

— Do the Right Thing (1989)

Pourquoi vous ne m'avez rien dit plus tôt?

Why didn't you tell me anything sooner?

— Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)

S'ils le savent, ils n'ont rien dit.

If they know, they haven't said anything.

— Douleur et gloire (2019)

Nous avons prié pour Pramod, elle ne vous a rien dit?

We prayed for Pramod; didn't she tell you anything?

— Andhadhun (2018)

Pourquoi mon mari m'a rien dit?

Why didn't my husband tell me anything?

— Viens chez moi, j'habite chez une copine (1981)

Je l'ai si bien appris qu'on ne s'est rien dit en vingt ans.

I learned it so well that we haven’t said a word to each other in twenty years.

— Indiana Jones et la dernière croisade (1989)

Tu lui as rien dit pour pas l’inquiéter.

You didn't tell him anything so as not to worry him.

— The Shadow's Edge (2025)

Tu n'as jamais rien dit.

You never said anything.

Pourquoi ne m'a-t-on rien dit?

Why wasn't I told anything?

— Arrête-moi si tu peux (2002)

En tout cas, je leur ai rien dit.

In any case, I didn't tell them anything.

— La piel que habito (2011)

Pourquoi t'as rien dit pour la Russe?

Why didn’t you say anything about the Russian girl?

— Volver (2006)

Tu ne lui as rien dit d'autre pour simplifier?

Didn't you tell them anything else to simplify things?

— Reservoir Dogs (1992)

Je n'ai jamais rien dit, je voulais vous épargner.

I never said anything; I wanted to spare you.

— Volver (2006)

Elle habite chez notre mère, mais elle ne lui a rien dit.

She lives with our mother, but she hasn't told her anything.

— Tout sur ma mère (1999)

On ne t'a encore rien dit?

Haven't they told you anything yet?

— Mystic River (2003)

Mais il n'a jamais rien dit.

But he never said anything.

Il ne t'a encore rien dit?

He still hasn't told you anything?

— La Main de Dieu (2021)

Vous connaissiez ses magouilles et vous avez rien dit!

You knew about his shady dealings and didn't say a word!

— La Main de Dieu (2021)

Tu ne m'en as rien dit.

You didn't tell me anything about it.

— Solaris (1972)

Elle n'a jamais rien dit.

She never said anything.

Je t'ai rien dit pour que t'essaies pas de m'en empêcher.

I didn't tell you so you wouldn't try to stop me.

— Parle avec elle (2002)

Il ne nous a rien dit, comme on l'aurait su?

He didn't tell us anything, as if we would have known?

— Perfetti sconosciuti (2016)

J'ai rien dit!

I didn’t say anything!

— Les Choristes (2004)

Et vous ne m'avez rien dit?

And you didn't tell me anything?

— [REC] (2007)

Et tu n'as jamais rien dit?

And you never said anything?

— Ne le dis à personne (2006)

Je n’ai jamais rien dit.

I never said anything.

— The Shadow's Edge (2025)

C'est bon, j'ai rien dit!

Fine, I didn't say anything!

— Perfetti sconosciuti (2016)

On n’a rien dit à Tom.

We didn't tell Tom anything.

Pourquoi ne m'avoir rien dit?

Why didn’t you tell me anything?

— Rebecca (1940)

Non, j'ai rien dit.

No, I didn't say anything.

Elle t'a rien dit sur moi?

She didn't tell you anything about me?

— Parle avec elle (2002)

Il t'a rien dit?

He didn't tell you anything?

Tu ne leur as rien dit?

You didn't tell them anything?

Quand je t'ai vu ici, j'ai su qu'elle avait rien dit.

When I saw you here, I knew she hadn’t said anything.

— Parle avec elle (2002)

Il m'a rien dit.

He didn't tell me anything.

— Les Lundis au soleil (2002)

Et t'as rien dit?

And you didn't say anything?

J'ai rien dit du tout.

I didn't say anything at all.

— Viens chez moi, j'habite chez une copine (1981)

Tu ne m’as rien dit.

You didn't tell me anything.

— Crime 101 (2026)

Elle m'a rien dit.

She didn't tell me anything.

On s'est encore rien dit.

We still haven't said anything to each other.

— Parle avec elle (2002)

Je n'ai toujours rien dit à mes parents.

I still haven't told my parents anything.

Je ne t'ai rien dit.

I didn't tell you anything.

Tu lui as rien dit?

You didn't tell him anything?

Pourquoi t'as rien dit?

Why didn’t you say anything?

— Manon des sources (1986)

Sal a rien dit, que je sache.

Sal didn't say anything, as far as I know.

— Do the Right Thing (1989)

Tu ne lui as rien dit?

You didn't tell him anything?

Et je ne lui ai jamais rien dit.

And I never told him anything.

— Indiana Jones et la dernière croisade (1989)

Je n'ai jamais rien dit.

I never said anything.

On ne s'est rien dit.

We didn't say anything to each other.

— Adieu ma concubine (1993)

Pourquoi n'avez-vous rien dit?

Why didn't you say anything?

— Rebecca (1940)

Johnny ne vous a rien dit?

Johnny didn't tell you anything?

— Don Juan DeMarco (1994)

Il ne nous a rien dit.

He didn't tell us anything.

— Moscou ne croit pas aux larmes (1980)

Ils ne m'ont encore rien dit.

They still haven't told me anything.

Il a rien dit.

He didn't say anything.

— Pixote, la loi du plus faible (1980)

Pourquoi tu ne lui as rien dit?

Why didn't you tell him anything?

— Quand passent les cigognes (1957)

Elle n'en a jamais rien dit.

She never said anything about it.

On n'a jamais rien dit de plus sage.

Nothing wiser has ever been said.

Personne ne nous a rien dit.

Nobody told us anything.

Pourquoi ne m'as-tu rien dit?

Why didn't you tell me anything?

— Infernal Affairs (2002)

Alors, t'as rien dit?

So, you didn't say anything?

— Manon des sources (1986)

S'il avait le cancer pourquoi n'a-t-il rien dit?

If he had cancer, why didn’t he say anything?

— Vivre (1952)

Nous ne lui avons rien dit.

We didn’t tell him/her anything.

— L'Orphelinat (2007)

Elle t'a rien dit?

She didn't tell you anything?

Tu leur as rien dit.

You didn't tell them anything.

— Les Affranchis (1990)

T'as rien dit?

You didn't say anything?

J'ai rien dit, moi.

I didn't say anything.

Mais il a rien dit.

But he didn’t say anything.

— Reservoir Dogs (1992)

Ils ne t'ont rien dit?

They didn't tell you anything?

Il n'a absolument rien dit à ce propos.

He said absolutely nothing about it.

Je ne lui ai rien dit.

I didn't tell him anything.

— Still Life (2006)

Comme j'ai rien dit à la télévision, elle veut plus me parler.

Since I didn’t say anything on television, she doesn’t want to talk to me anymore.

— Volver (2006)

Tu ne m'as jamais rien dit.

You never told me anything.

Je lui ai rien dit?

I didn't say anything to him?

— PIKU (2015)

Ils n’ont rien dit sur moi?

Didn't they say anything about me?

— La strada (1954)

Vous ne lui avez rien dit?

You didn't tell him anything?

Vous ne m'avez rien dit dans la loge.

You didn't say anything to me in the dressing room.

— Parle avec elle (2002)

Pourquoi n'avoir rien dit devant Frith?

Why didn't you say anything in front of Frith?

— Rebecca (1940)

Il ne nous a jamais rien dit.

He never told us anything.

Non, je ne lui ai rien dit.

No, I didn't tell him anything.

Pourquoi alors n'avoir rien dit à Moscou?

Why didn't you say anything to Moscow, then?

— Andreï Roublev (1966)