La negation Flashcards

1
Q

faire qq’ch comme un rien

A

to do sth with no trouble, like nothing at all

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2
Q

un coup pour rien

A

a free go

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3
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jamais rien

A

anything

eg. As-tu jamais rien vu de plu bizzare? – Have you ever seen anything stranger?

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4
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ne … en rien

A

not at all, nothing like

eg. Il ne ressemble en rien à son père. – He looks nothing like his father.

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5
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rien d’autre

A

nothing else

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6
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rien de grave

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nothing serious

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7
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riens de moins

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nothing less

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8
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rien de neuf

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nothing new

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9
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rien de plus

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nothing else, nothing more

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10
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rien de plus facile

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(there’s) nothing easier, nothing could be simpler

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11
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rien de plus, rien de moins

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nothing more or less

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12
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rien qui vaille

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nothing useful, nothing worthwhile

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13
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comprendre rien à rien

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to not have a clue

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14
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n’avoir rien à void avec/dans

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to have nothing to do with

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15
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n’avoir rien de qq’un

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to have nothing un common with sb

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16
Q

Ça ne compte pour rien dans

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That has nothing to do with

17
Q

Ça ne fait rien.

A

It doesn’t matter. Never mind.

18
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Ça ne me dit rien.

A

I don’t feel like it.

19
Q

Cela ne rime à rien.

A

That makes no sense.

20
Q

Ce que tu fais ou rien!

A

Don’t bother!

21
Q

C’est ça ou rien.

A

Take it or leave it.

22
Q

Je n’y peux rien.

A

There is nothing I can do about it.

23
Q

Je n’y suis pour rien.

A

I’ve got nothing to do with it.

24
Q

Rien à faire!

A

It’s no good!

25
Q

ne … pas encore

A

not yet, still

26
Q

ne … guère

A

hardly, barely

27
Q

ne … ni … ni …

A

neither … nor ….