La Palabra del Día : sino
sino (conjunction) but, except, rather
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Do not use subject pronouns in Spanish.
No soy normal sino loco.
I'm not normal but crazy.
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The world doesn't only need peace, but it also needs tolerance
El mundo no sólo necesita la paz, sino también necesita la tolerancia
¡El gato no es valiente, sino estupido!
The cat is not brave, it’s stupid!
No bebo café sino té.
I don't drink coffee but tea.
No soy gorda, sino tengo la pello largo.
I'm not fat, but long-haired.
Don't know if it's right?
Related question:
How do you say but as in
"He wore nothing but flipflops" Llevaba nada (but) chancletas.
"but" works MUCH too hard in English, it should take a break and let some other words help so we'd be less confused.
No será mañana, sino hoy.
It won't be tomorow, but today.
No soy perezozo sino un hombre de lujos.
I am not lazy, but rather a man of leisure!
Nada tiene tanto éxito como el éxito. No soy un éxito , sino que un fallo .
Nothing succeeds like success. I am not a success, only a failure.
Nada creas, ¡sino lo que veas!
( Do not believe anything, except what you see! )
..las correcciones se llevarán a cabo ¡como se indique! 
Oscar Wilde en la aduana :- "¡No tengo nada que declarar sino mi genio!"
Oscar Wilde going through customs :- " I have nothing to declare but my genius!"
No sólo me gustan las mujeres hermosas, sino además las mujeres inteligentes.
Not only do I like beautiful women, but also intelligent women.
You might think this is a small dog but he's really the king.
Podrías piensas este es un perrito, sino es eso verdad el rey.
This car is beautiful, but it is expensive.
Este coche es bonito, sino es caro.
No hace sino pedirnos dinero.
All he does is ask us for money.
Fue mi sino - It was my fate
I don't earn too little money, but rather that I have many expenses.
No gano tan poco dinero, sino que tengo muchos gastos.
