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Creo que no I don't think so
Cuál no sería su
sorpresa
To his astonishment; to
his surprise
Dar no sé qué Feel
uneasiness, disquietude
, worry
De no haber
sido por
If it hadn't been for
De no ser por (de no
contar con)
If it hadn't been for
If it weren't for
If it wasn't for (UK)
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Decir el pecado
pero no el pecador
Refuse to give
someone's name
Decir no a algo Say no to
something
Dios aprieta pero
no ahorca
It's always
darkest before
the dawn
Dios le da pan a
quien no tiene
dientes
Life is unfair
Dios no lo quiera God forbid;
heaven forbid
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Disculpe por no
[+ verbo
infinitivo]
apologies for
not [+ present
participle]
I'm sorry for not
[+ present
participle]
El hábito no
hace al monje
The habit
doesn't make
the monk
The habit
doesn't make
the nun
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El no va más He doesn't go
anymore
It won't work anymore
Sobre aviso no
hay engaño
You were warned; you
were given fair
warning
El que no
arriesga no
gana
Nothing ventured
nothing gained
You have to be in it to
win it
No pain no gain
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El tiempo no
perdona
Time is unforgiving
Embarazo no
deseado
Unwanted pregnancy
Unplanned pregnancy
En tanto no [+
subjuntivo]
As long as [+ subject +
negative auxiliary +
verb]
En un futuro no
muy lejano
In the near future
Eso no se hace That isn't done
You can't do that
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Espero que no I hope not
Esto no es vida This isn't living; this
isn't life
Gastos no
deducibles
Non-deductible
expenses; non-
deductible
expenditures
Hace años que
no [+ verbo]
[Subject (I)+ negative
present perfect [have
not + verb] for years
Hacer que
alguien no [+
subjuntivo]
Stop someone from
[+ present participle]
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Hasta no hace
mucho
Until very recently
Hay algo que
no cuadra
There's something
that doesn't add up
Haz que no [+
subjuntivo]
Stop someone/
something from [+
present participle]
Información no
recibida
Information not
received
Intentar no
pensar
Try not to think; try
to clear your mind
Juntos pero no
revueltos
Alongside but
separate
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No gracias No thanks
Aún no está
dormido
He isn't asleep yet
Hoy no es
jueves
Today isn't Thursday
No tengo
hambre
I am not hungry
¿Por qué no? Why not?
Ella ya no fuma She doesn't smoke
any more
No diré nada I won't say a single
word
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No lo haré jamás I'll never do it
No sin antes.. Not without first...
No fumar, No smoking
Estoy guapa, ¿o
no?
I'm pretty, aren't I?
¿No nos
presentaron el
otro día?
Weren't we
introduced the other
day?
Llévate el
paraguas, no sea
que llueva
Take your umbrella
in case it rains
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We can have hundreds
of phrases with the
word NO, but since the
list could be endless I
leave it up to you to add
them on your own
personal list
Just remember
sometimes it is
better to say NO
on time
14. Gracias por su atención
Dr. Juan Carlos Díaz Torre
Pediatra Neonatólogo
dr_diaz_torre@hotmail.com
(779) 100 – 40 - 26
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