French English Dictionary

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rien in English:

1. naught


The shape of an egg is like the shape of a naught (0).
The turbulent sands above our heads, the flinging of our swords... they're naught but falling stars in the night sky.

English word "rien"(naught) occurs in sets:

Fiches du livre - "The Slizzers" (Jerome Bixby)
Fiches du livre - "The Slant Book" (Peter Newell)
Fiches du livre - "Ye Book of Copperheads" (Anonym...
Fiches du livre - "In the Days of Drake" (J. S. Fl...
Fiches du livre - "The Golfer's Rubaiyat" (H. W. B...

2. anything


Anything that is too stupid to be spoken is sung.
Anything that can be misunderstood will be.
Anything new?
If anything, my grandfather seems happier than before.
You should check your bag to see if anything is missing.
What toppings do you want on the pizza? "Anything but anchovies."
He tends to shy away from anything that involves public speaking.
I gave you explicit instructions not to touch anything.
You must persevere before you can accomplish anything great.
She's so gullible she'll believe anything you tell her.
I looked in my closet for something to wear, but couldn't find anything appropriate for the occasion.
She took advantage of our hospitality and stayed a whole month without paying us anything.
He was so intent on money-making that he had no time to think of anything else.
Anything you could do in support of their effort would be very much appreciated.
When she was young, she would never eat anything fattening.

English word "rien"(anything) occurs in sets:

Fiches du livre - "The Rising Tide" (Margaret Deland)
Fiches du livre - "The Spoils of Poynton" (Henry J...
Fiches du livre - "The Bad Family and Other Storie...
Fiches du livre - "To Choke an Ocean" (Jesse F. (J...
Fiches du livre - "Perlycross A Tale of the Wester...

3. nothing


It's nothing personal.
Most scientific breakthroughs are nothing else than the discovery of the obvious.
When advice will no longer help, nothing will.
I just want a straight answer. Nothing more.
Though grammatically there is nothing wrong with this sentence, I doubt if anyone would actually ever use it.
Jingle Bells, a popular song around Christmas time, is not really a Christmas song. The lyrics say nothing about Christmas.
Nothing gave her greater pleasure than to watch her son growing up.
As the saying goes, "Nothing ventured, nothing gained."
Those who know nothing of foreign languages know nothing of their own.
We got this chair for nothing because the lady next door didn't need it anymore.
It requires wisdom to understand wisdom: the music is nothing if the audience is deaf.
Nothing I heard at the meeting made me change my mind.
Nothing out of the ordinary happened on our trip.
The one who demands much, gets much. The one who demands too much, gets nothing.
The heart itself is nothing more nor less than a large, tough, leather-like muscle.

English word "rien"(nothing) occurs in sets:

Adverbs and others
banglour India
Things - Choses
Things - Choses
Choses – Things