rien

Meaning

Pron

1. nothing
2. anything

Noun

a nothing

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʁjɛ̃/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French rien, from Old French rien, from Latin rem (“thing”). Compare Catalan res (“nothing”) or Galician ren (“nothing”).

Sentences

Et rien de plus .

And that was all!

Ce ne sera rien !

It's nothing.

Rien ne pouvait nous arrêter .

Nothing could stop us.

Mais je n’ai rien dit pour vous faire du tort .

But I didn't say anything to hurt you.

Follavoine Elle ne sait rien cette fille !

Follavoine She knows nothing about this girl!

Je ne veux rien savoir de ce qui se passe dans l’autre monde .

I don't want to know anything about what happens in the other world.

Nous ne savons rien d'autre de lui .

We don't know anything else about him.

Le chant grégorien qui porte son nom ne lui doit rien directement .

The Gregorian chant that bears his name owes him nothing directly.