nothing to do
Comme je n'avais rien à faire, j'ai regardé la télévision.
Since I had nothing to do, I watched television.
Nothing to do for now.
You don't care at all?
Y a rien à faire, c'est idiot.
There’s nothing we can do. It’s stupid.
— The Tall Blond Man with One Black Shoe (1972)
Rien à faire, les Orques du Mordor vont entendre ce tapage !
There's nothing to be done, the Orcs of Mordor will hear this racket!
— Le Seigneur des anneaux : Les Deux Tours (2002)
Allons, se dit-il, je n'ai plus rien à faire ici.
Come on, he said to himself, I have nothing more to do here.
I had nothing to do.
Je lui ai dit d'aller se coucher, mais rien à faire.
I told him/her to go to bed, but there was no getting through to him/her.
— Rebecca (1940)