not in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for not in the English»Italian Dictionary

not [Brit nɒt, Am nɑt] ADV

1. not (negating verb):

not

non

she isn't at home

non è a casa

they didn't like it

a loro non è piaciuto

we won't need a car

non avremo bisogno di una macchina

has he not seen it?

non l'ha visto?

2. not (replacing word, clause, sentence etc.):

“is he angry?” - “I hope not”

“è arrabbiato?” - “spero di no”

“is she married?” - “I believe or think not”

“è sposata?” - “non penso”

I'm afraid not

temo di no

certainly, probably not

certamente, probabilmente no

not only or simply or merely or just

non soltanto or non solo

tired or not, you're going to bed

te ne vai a letto, che tu sia stanco o no

do you know whether he's coming or not?

sai se viene o no?

whether it rains or not, I'm going

che piova o no, io ci vado

why not?

perché no?

3. not (contrasting):

not

non

they live in caves, not in houses or they live not in houses, but in caves

non vivono in case ma in grotte

I laughed, not because I was amused but from nervousness

ho riso, non per divertimento ma perché ero nervoso

he's not so much aggressive as assertive

è più sicuro di sé che aggressivo

4. not (to emphasize opposite):

it's not impossible, cheap

non è impossibile, economico

she's not a dishonest, an aggressive woman

non è una donna disonesta, aggressiva

not without problems, some reservations

non senza problemi, non senza alcune riserve

you're not wrong

non ti sbagli

a not or not an (entirely) unexpected response

una risposta non del tutto inaspettata

5. not (less than):

not

meno di

not three miles, hours from here

a meno di tre miglia, di tre ore da qui

not five minutes ago

meno di cinque minuti fa

6. not (in suggestions):

hadn't we better pay the bill?

non faremmo meglio a pagare il conto?

couldn't we tell them later?

non potremmo dirglielo più tardi?

why not do it now? or why don't we do it now?

perché non lo facciamo adesso?

7. not (with all, every):

not all doctors agree, not every doctor agrees

non tutti i medici sono d'accordo

not everyone likes it

non piace a tutti

it's not everyone that can speak several foreign languages

non è da tutti parlare diverse lingue straniere

it's not every day that …

non succede tutti i giorni che …

8. not (with a, one):

not a or one

non un, non uno, non una

not one or a (single) chair, letter

non una sedia, una lettera

not a sound was heard

non si udì nemmeno un suono

not one or a single person knew

nessuno lo sapeva

9. not:

not at all

niente affatto, per niente

not at all (responding to thanks)

prego, non c'è di che

10. not → 11

Phrases:

not that (it's) not that he hasn't been helpful

non (è) che non sia stato d'aiuto

not that I know of

non che io sappia

if she refuses, not that she will…

se rifiuta, ma non lo farà…

not guilty [Brit ˌnɒt ˈɡɪlti] ADJ LAW

not guilty person

non colpevole, innocente

not guilty verdict

di non colpevolezza

to plead not guilty

dichiararsi innocente

to find sb not guilty

dichiarare qn innocente

touch-me-not [Brit ˈtʌtʃmɪnɒt, Am ˈtətʃminɑt] N BOT

touch-me-not

noli me tangere f

forget-me-not [Brit fəˈɡɛtmɪnɒt, Am fərˈɡɛt mi ˌnɑt] N

forget-me-not

nontiscordardimé m

forget-me-not blue [fəˌɡetmɪnɒtˈbluː] N

forget-me-not blue

azzurro m chiaro

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“do not tumble-dry”

“non fare asciugare nell'asciugabiancheria”

not inconsiderable

non trascurabile

not yet awhile

fra non molto

Translations for not in the Italian»English Dictionary

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nontiscordardimé

forget-me-not

noli me tangere

touch-me-not

not in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for not in the English»Italian Dictionary

not [nɑ:t] ADV

not

non

it's a woman, not a man

è una donna, non un uomo

he's asked me not to do it

mi ha chiesto di non farlo

not all the children like singing

non a tutti i bambini piace cantare

not me!

io no!

why not?

perchè no?

he is not ugly

non è brutto

or not

o no

not at all (nothing)

affatto

not at all (no need to thank)

di niente

not only … but also …

non solo … ma anche

not just [or simply]

non solo

not much

non tanto

forget-me-not N

forget-me-not

nontiscordardimé m inv

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a not inconsiderable amount

una somma affatto trascurabile

not necessarily

non necessariamente

Translations for not in the Italian»English Dictionary

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nontiscordardime

forget-me-not

in déshabillé

not dressed

non sono mica arrabbiato

I'm not at all angry

mica

not

mica sono matto!

I'm not mad!

mica tanto

not that much

mica male!

not bad!

niente [o non] affatto

not at all

non c'è malaccio inf

not bad at all

volente o nolente

willing or not

not Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

unlike you, I'm not a great dancer

a differenza di te, io non sono un grande ballerino

waste not, want not prov

il risparmio è il miglior guadagno prov

not for all the tea in China

per niente al mondo

not in full possession of one's faculties

incapace di intendere e di volere LAW

you were wrong not to do it!

hai fatto male a non farlo!

not to touch [or harm] a hair on sb's head

non torcere neppure un capello a qu

not to know which way to turn

non sapere da che parte voltarsi fig

to (not) have an ear for music

(non) avere orecchio musicale

to not have the faintest idea about sth

non avere la -a idea di qc

they were looking for you, not me

hanno cercato te e non me

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