not [nɒt]
adverb
1 (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.
no I'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? ¿no es cierto?;or especially (LAm)
she won't go she will not go no irá
I don't think she'll come now ya no creo que venga
he asked me not to do itasked me pidió que no lo hiciera
fear not!fear ¡no temas!
I hope nothope espero que no
I suppose notsuppose supongo que no
to tell sb not to do sthtell decir a algn que no haga algo
I think notthink creo que no
not thinking that ... sin pensar que ...
2 (with pronoun etc)
not one ni uno; not me/you etcetc yo/tú etc no;etc not I! ¡yo no!; not everybody can do it no lo puede hacer cualquiera; no todos pueden hacerlo; not any more ya no
3 (in expressions)
absolutely not!absolutely ¡en absoluto!
not at allat (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! —¡qué va!;or "you don't mind?" — "not at all!" —¿no te importa? —¡en absoluto!; he's not at all selfish no es nada egoísta
certainly not!certainly ¡en absoluto!
of course not!course ¡claro que no!
not a few ...few no pocos ...
not for anything (in the world)for por nada (del mundo)
not guiltyguilty no culpable
the not inconsiderable sum of £30,000inconsiderable la nada despreciable suma de 30.000 libras
not likely!likely ¡ni hablar!
with not a little surpriselittle con no poca sorpresa
are you coming or not?or ¿vienes o no?
whether you go or not tanto si vas como si no
"did you like it?" — "not really"really —¿te gustó? —no mucho
big, not to say enormoussay grande, por no decir enorme
the young and the not so youngso los jóvenes y los no tan jóvenes
I shan't be sorry to see the last of himsorry no voy a sentirlo cuando lo pierda de vista
not that I don't like himthat no es que no me guste
not that I know of no que yo sepa
why not?why ¿por qué no?
not without some regretswithout no sin cierto pesar
not yetyet todavía no
they haven't arrived yet todavía no han llegado
