y no

y no
A phrase is a group of words commonly used together (e.g., once upon a time).
phrase
a. and no
¿Te gusta la salsa, Valeria? - Primero que nada, es Victoria, no Valeria, y no, no me gusta.Do you like salsa, Valeria? - First of all, it's Victoria, not Valeria, and no, I don't.
b. and not
No sé cómo Carlos puede comer tanto y no engordar.I don't know how Carlos can eat so much and not gain weight.
c.
This refers to an idiomatic word or phrase for which there is no word-for-word translation.
no direct translation
No quiero que tu hermano se aparezca por acá, y no quiero que me llame tampoco. ¿Entendido?I don't want your brother to show his face around here, and I don't want him to call me either. Understood?
Laura no tenía idea de que yo estaba en el país, y no sabía que iba a venir a la reunión.Laura had no idea that I was in the country, and she didn't know that I was going to the meeting.
a. rather than
Al director ejecutivo le gustó la primera propuesta y no la segunda.The CEO liked the first proposal rather than the second.
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