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No quitarse el overol desde la mañana hasta la noche.

No quitarse el overol desde la mañana hasta la noche.
Do not take off the overalls from morning until night.
From Lesson 460:Impersonal instructions (infinitives)·Spanish (Latin America)

Questions & Answers about No quitarse el overol desde la mañana hasta la noche.

Why is the infinitive used here instead of a normal command like no se quite?
This sentence uses an independent infinitive, which is very common in Spanish for general rules, signs, and impersonal instructions. Unlike no se quite (which gives an order to a specific person), no quitarse acts as a blanket rule applying to anyone and everyone.
I learned that in negative commands, pronouns go before the verb. Why is se attached to the end of quitar even though there is a no?
The rule about putting the pronoun before the verb only applies to conjugated verbs in the negative imperative (like no se quite). Because quitar is an infinitive here, object pronouns must always be attached directly to the end of it, regardless of the no at the beginning of the sentence.
Who does the se refer to if this is an impersonal instruction?
It refers to "oneself." The verb is quitarse (to take off an item of clothing from oneself). When using an infinitive for a general instruction that applies to people in general, we use the third-person pronoun se to represent that generic "oneself."
Why is el overol singular when the English translation says "the overalls"?
In Spanish, garments that consist of a single item covering two legs (like overalls, pants, or shorts) are very frequently used in the singular, such as el overol or el pantalón. English always treats these as plural.
Could I say de la mañana a la noche instead of using desde and hasta?
Yes, de... a... works perfectly well and means the same thing. Using desde... hasta... just adds a bit more emphasis to the span of time, stressing the exact starting point and the absolute limit of the timeframe.

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