Forget it vs It's nothing

Quand utiliser chacun en anglais, avec le sens, le registre et des exemples.

Forget it

Familier Top 2000 (courant)

It's nothing

Top 2000 (courant)

Le plus formel: It's nothing

	Forget it	It's nothing
Prononciation	🇬🇧 //fərˈɡɛt ɪt// 🇺🇸 //fərˈɡɛt ɪt//	🇬🇧 //ɪts ˈnʌθɪŋ// 🇺🇸 //ɪts ˈnʌθɪŋ//
Sens	Don't worry about it.	Ça veut dire que quelque chose n'est pas important ou que ce n'est pas grave. It means something is not important or not a problem.
Exemple	If you didn’t understand, forget it.	When I apologized, she said, 'Oh, it's nothing.'
Registre	Familier	Neutre
Fréquence	Top 2000 (courant)	Top 2000 (courant)
Collocations	forget it all, just forget it, forget it for now	it's nothing serious, don't worry, it's nothing, please, it's nothing, it's nothing important, it's nothing to be concerned about
Antonymes	remember it, keep it in mind, never forget	-
Erreurs fréquentes	Using in formal contexts where it sounds dismissive., Misplacing it in a sentence, as it stands alone., Confusing it with 'don't worry' which has a different nuance.	Using in a serious context where a more formal phrase is needed., Confusing with 'It's something' which indicates importance., Mispronouncing or emphasizing improperly, making it sound sarcastic.
Notes d'usage	Use in casual conversations to dismiss something. Not suitable for formal settings or serious topics.	Couramment utilisé dans les conversations informelles pour minimiser une situation. À éviter dans l'écriture formelle ou les discours sérieux. Commonly used in casual conversation to downplay a situation. Avoid in formal writing or serious discourse.

Vois-le dans de vrais extraits

Forget it. We go any deeper, we just raise the stakes.

Forget it. It's too risky. I'm through doing that shit.

The Lord Of The Rings › The return of the king

And I shall not forget it...

Forget it. We go any deeper, we just raise the stakes.

Forget it. It's too risky. I'm through doing that shit.

Forget it

House Of Dragons › S1 E1

It's nothing.

Chernobyl › S1 E1

Down here it's nothing, but in the reactor building

House Of Dragons › S1 E1

It's nothing.

Chernobyl › S1 E1

Down here it's nothing, but in the reactor building

It's nothing

Questions fréquentes : Forget it vs It's nothing

Quelle est la différence entre Forget it et It's nothing ?

Forget it: Don't worry about it. It's nothing: It means something is not important or not a problem.

Lequel est le plus formel : Forget it et It's nothing ?

It's nothing est le plus formel de tous.

Peux-tu montrer un exemple de chacun ?

Forget it: If you didn’t understand, forget it. It's nothing: When I apologized, she said, 'Oh, it's nothing.'

Puis-je utiliser Forget it et It's nothing de façon interchangeable ?

Pas toujours. Forget it et It's nothing sont proches et se recoupent parfois, mais elles diffèrent par le registre, la fréquence et l'usage, donc remplacer l'une par l'autre peut changer le sens ou le ton. Regarde les différences ci-dessus avant de substituer.