Riens (en. Nothing)

/rjɛ̃/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

Nothing, the negation of anything.

There's nothing left in the fridge.

Il ne reste rien dans le frigo.

A term used to indicate the absence of value or importance.

This decision changed nothing.

Cette décision n'a rien changé.

A philosophical or existential concept of nothingness.

The question of nothing has fascinated many philosophers.

La question du rien a fasciné de nombreux philosophes.

From Latin 'rean', meaning 'nothing'.

There's nothing to be done.

No action is possible.

Il n'y a rien à faire.

Nothing special.

There's nothing exceptional.

Rien de spécial.

Nothing goes anymore.

Everything has become impossible or desperate.

Rien ne va plus.

nothing at all

The expression used to assure that there is really nothing.

rien du tout

for nothing

For no reason.

pour rien

I don't know anything about it

I have no information on this subject.

je n'en sais rien

Nothing or not much.

It means nothing to me at all, I don't care.

Ça me fait rien du tout, je m'en fiche.

Expression of indifference.

It's just some nothings, it doesn't matter.

C'est juste des riens, ça n'a pas d'importance.