Usages of а не
Это было просто недоразумение, а не серьёзная ссора.
It was just a misunderstanding, not a serious quarrel.
Я хочу чай, а не кофе.
I want tea, not coffee.
Пожалуйста, напомни мне, что пятнадцатого июня у нас встреча, а не двадцатого мая.
Please remind me that our meeting is on the fifteenth of June, not the twentieth of May.
На первый прикорм мама выбрала мягкое яблочное пюре, а не сладкое печенье.
For the first complementary food, Mom chose soft apple puree, not sweet cookies.
Пусть мандарин и маленький, после ужина мне иногда хочется именно его, а не большой десерт.
Although a mandarin is small, after dinner I sometimes want exactly that and not a big dessert.
Пусть бритва и новая, брат всё равно предпочитает бриться вечером, а не утром.
Although the razor is new, my brother still prefers to shave in the evening and not in the morning.
В спортзал я обычно хожу в толстовке, а не в пиджаке.
I usually go to the gym in a hoodie, not in a blazer.
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