no decía nada

Él no decía nada que pudiera hacerla enfadar.

He didn't say anything that could make her angry.

Pero no decía nada; lloraba.

But he said nothing; he was crying.

— La strada (1954)

Si no decía nada la gente siempre imaginaba lo peor.

If I didn't say anything, people always imagined the worst.

— El club de la lucha (1999)

Mientras yo hablaba, él no decía nada.

While I was talking, he didn't say anything.

Hablaba mucho, pero no decía nada.

He talked a lot, but he didn't say anything.

No decía nada.

He said nothing.

— Mystic River (2003)

Una mirada que no decía nada.

A look that said nothing.

— Rashomon (1950)