Usages of no
No me gusta el frío en la noche.
I do not like the cold at night.
Casi no tengo tiempo libre esta semana.
I almost have no free time this week.
De no ser por la autonomía, no compaginaría trabajo y descanso.
If it were not for autonomy, I would not balance work and rest.
No revisamos el bombín, sino la mirilla.
We did not check the lock cylinder, but rather the peephole.
No es desgaste normal, sino un desconchón.
It is not normal wear and tear, but rather a chipped area.
No cotejamos fotos, sino el acta de entrega.
We did not cross-check photos, but rather the handover record.
No revisamos el saldo pendiente, sino el finiquito.
We did not check the outstanding balance, but rather the final account settlement.
La ropa no está limpia que digamos.
The clothes are not particularly clean.
El intercambio de ropa no está organizado que digamos.
The clothes swap is not particularly well organised.
El retal no parece nuevo que digamos.
The fabric scrap does not look particularly new.
No tenemos ni dedal ni imperdible.
We have neither a thimble nor a safety pin.
No usamos ni el alfiler ni el descosedor.
We use neither the straight pin nor the seam ripper.
El remiendo no quedó bien que digamos.
The fabric mend did not turn out particularly well.
No vamos ni a remendar ni a zurcir el descosido.
We are going neither to patch up nor to darn the torn seam.
La ropa no puede ni desteñir ni encoger.
The clothes can neither bleed colour nor shrink.
A poco que veas moho, no uses el lote.
If you see even a little mildew, do not use the batch.
El alimento no es apto para el consumo.
The food is not safe to eat.
No pertenezco a este grupo.
I don't belong to this group.
No podemos relacionar estos dos hechos.
We cannot relate these two facts.
El conductor no estaba borracho.
The driver was not drunk.
El precio fijo no cambia en la factura.
The fixed price does not change on the invoice.
El precio fijo no cambia; en cambio, el precio indexado sí.
The fixed price does not change; by contrast, the indexed price does.
Si bien hay cofinanciación, el presupuesto no está listo.
Although there is co-funding, the budget is not ready.
Desde que montamos el trípode, la montura no se mueve.
Since we assembled the tripod, the mount does not move.
Hay contaminación lumínica, de manera que no vemos galaxias.
There is light pollution, with the result that we cannot see galaxies.
No es culpable.
He is not guilty.
No quiero fumar.
I don't want to smoke.
No pueden despedir a la empleada.
They cannot fire the employee.
No tengo dudas al respecto.
I have no doubts about it.
No podemos negar el problema.
We cannot deny the problem.
Es posible que el detector de humo no funcione.
It is possible that the smoke detector will not work.
No puedo cargar la caja.
I cannot carry the box.
No podemos ocultar el error.
We cannot hide the mistake.
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