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rien.

nothing

4 characters1 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

pron/ʁjɛ̃/[ʁjɛn]Quebec

  1. nothing

    neuter
    Je n'ai besoin de rien d'autre.

  2. anything

    archaic · neuter
Where this word comes from

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

noun/ʁjɛ̃/[ʁjɛn]Quebec

  1. a nothing

    masculine
Where this word comes from

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

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