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adverb1) ((often abbreviated to n't) a word used for denying, forbidding, refusing, or expressing the opposite of something: I did not see him; I didn't see him; He isn't here; Isn't he coming?; They told me not to go; Not a single person came to the party; We're going to London, not Paris; That's not true!) no2) (used with certain verbs such as hope, seem, believe, expect and also with be afraid: `Have you got much money?' `I'm afraid not'; `Is he going to fail his exam?' `I hope not'.) no•not adv nonottr[nɒt] (La forma contracta es n't: isn't, aren't, doesn't)adverb1 no■ I did not steal it no lo robé■ she told me not to tell anyone me dijo que no lo dijera a nadie■ I hope/suppose not espero/supongo que no■ are you coming or not? ¿vienes o no?\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLnot likely! ¡ni hablar!not that ... no es que ...■ where is he?, not that I mind, of course ¿dónde está?, no es que me importe, claro estánot to say ... por no decir ...not ['nɑt] adv1) (used to form a negative) : noshe is not tired: no está cansadanot to say something would be wrong: no decir nada sería injusto2) (used to replace a negative clause) : noare we going or not?: ¿vamos a ir o no?of course not!: ¡claro que no!notadv.• nada adv.• no adv.nɑːt, nɒtadverba) no
I asked them not to tell anyone — les pedí que no se lo dijeran a nadie
not to go would have been rude — no ir hubiera sido una grosería
not to worry — (BrE) no importa
a not inconsiderable sum of money — (frml) una suma de dinero bastante considerable
oh, no, not you again! — Dios mío! ¿tú otra vez?
that's mine - it is not! — eso es mío - no, señor!
b)not that — (as conj)
I'm going to London, not that it's any business of yours — voy a Londres, no es que a ti te importe, pero ...
c) (emphatic) ninot a penny more — ni un penique más
d) (replacing clause)I hope not — - espero que no
I should think not! — claro que no!; faltaría más!
certainly not! — de ninguna manera!
of course not! — por supuesto or claro que no!
are you going to help me or not? — ¿me vas a ayudar o no?
[nɒt]ADV1) (with vb)The word not is often contracted to n't on the end of modals, auxiliaries and parts of the verb to be in everyday language. noI'm not sure — no estoy seguro
he's not here, he isn't here — no está aquí
it wasn't me — yo no fui
it's too late, isn't it? — es demasiado tarde, ¿no?
you owe me money, don't you? — me debes dinero, ¿verdad? or (esp LAm) ¿no es cierto?
she won't go, she will not go — no irá
I don't think she'll come now — ya no creo que venga
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he asked me not to do it — me pidió que no lo hiciera•
fear not! — ¡no temas!•
I hope not — espero que no•
I suppose not — supongo que no•
to tell sb not to do sth — decir a algn que no haga algo•
I think not — creo que nonot thinking that ... — sin pensar que ...
2) (with pronoun etc)not one — ni uno
not me/you etc — yo/tú etc no
not I! — ¡yo no!
not everybody can do it — no lo puede hacer cualquiera, no todos pueden hacerlo
even 2., 3)not any more — ya no
3) (in expressions)•
absolutely not! — ¡en absoluto!•
not at all — (after verb) no ... en absoluto; (responding to thanks) ¡de nada!, ¡no hay de qué!I don't mind at all — no me importa en absoluto
it doesn't hurt at all — no duele nada de nada, no duele para nada
"are you cold?" - "not at all!" — -¿tienes frío? -¡en absoluto! or -¡qué va!
"you don't mind?" - "not at all!" — -¿no te importa? -¡en absoluto!
he's not at all selfish — no es nada egoísta
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certainly not! — ¡en absoluto!•
of course not! — ¡claro que no!•
not a few... — no pocos ...•
not for anything (in the world) — por nada (del mundo)•
not guilty — no culpable•
the not inconsiderable sum of £30,000 — la nada despreciable suma de 30.000 libras•
not likely! — ¡ni hablar!•
with not a little surprise — con no poca sorpresa•
are you coming or not? — ¿vienes o no?whether you go or not — tanto si vas como si no
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"did you like it?" - "not really" — -¿te gustó? -no mucho•
big, not to say enormous — grande, por no decir enorme•
the young and the not so young — los jóvenes y los no tan jóvenes•
I shan't be sorry to see the last of him — no voy a sentirlo cuando lo pierda de vista•
not that I don't like him — no es que no me gustenot that I know of — no que yo sepa
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why not? — ¿por qué no?•
not without some regrets — no sin cierto pesar•
not yet — todavía nolikely 2., mention 2., much 2., 1), only 2., 6)they haven't arrived yet — todavía no han llegado
* * *[nɑːt, nɒt]adverba) noI asked them not to tell anyone — les pedí que no se lo dijeran a nadie
not to go would have been rude — no ir hubiera sido una grosería
not to worry — (BrE) no importa
a not inconsiderable sum of money — (frml) una suma de dinero bastante considerable
oh, no, not you again! — Dios mío! ¿tú otra vez?
that's mine - it is not! — eso es mío - no, señor!
b)not that — (as conj)
I'm going to London, not that it's any business of yours — voy a Londres, no es que a ti te importe, pero ...
c) (emphatic) ninot a penny more — ni un penique más
d) (replacing clause)I hope not — - espero que no
I should think not! — claro que no!; faltaría más!
certainly not! — de ninguna manera!
of course not! — por supuesto or claro que no!
are you going to help me or not? — ¿me vas a ayudar o no?
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.
