Words similar to rien

Example sentences for: rien

How can you use “rien” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Encouraged, we proceed to a change of subject: A new broom sweeps clean (F) Il n'est rien de tel que balai neuf There is nothing like a new broom, or Un balai neuf nettoie toujours bien A new broom always cleans well; (G) Neue Besen kehren gut New brooms sweep well; (R) \?\ A new broom sweeps cleanly; (S) Escoba nueva barre bien A new broom sweeps well.
ARTHUR: Ça ne fait rien.
The idomatic English was hardly anything . Germans, however, were not to know this, and brashly translated their fast nichts . Granted, in this particular case the French and Italians might have had a finger in the pie, with their presque rien and quasi niente ; but I feel pretty sure that the Germans were the main offenders.
318: "Non, Je Ne Regrette Rien"
Some examples of peculiar usage: we pay at the cash cashier's station in the wicket grated window; we lose waste time ; we open turn on and close turn off the light ; and we say il y a rien là there's nothing to it, literally, there's nothing there.