not in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for not in the English»French Dictionary

I.not [Brit nɒt, Am nɑt] ADV Dans la langue parlée ou familière, not utilisé avec un auxiliaire ou un modal prend parfois la forme n't qui est alors accolée au verbe (eg you can't go, he hasn't finished).

1. not (negating verb):

not

ne…pas

she isn't at home

elle n'est pas chez elle

they didn't like it

ils ne l'ont pas aimé

we won't need a car

nous n'aurons pas besoin d'une voiture

has he not seen it?

il ne l'a pas vu alors?

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

‘is he angry?’—‘I hope not’

‘est-il en colère?’—‘j'espère que non’

‘is she married?’—‘I believe or think not’

‘est-ce qu'elle est mariée?’—‘je ne crois pas, je crois que non’

I'm afraid not

je crains que non

certainly/probably not

sûrement/probablement pas

not only or simply or merely or just

pas seulement

tired or not, you're going to bed

fatigué ou non, tu vas te coucher

do you know whether he's coming or not?

est-ce que tu sais s'il vient ou pas?

whether it rains or not, I'm going

qu'il pleuve ou non, j'y vais

why not?

pourquoi pas?

3. not (contrasting):

not

non pas

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

ils habitent non pas dans des maisons, mais dans des grottes

I laughed, not because I was amused but from nervousness

je n'ai pas ri parce que je trouvais ça drôle, c'était nerveux

he's not so much aggressive as assertive

il est plutôt sûr de lui qu'agressif

4. not (to emphasize opposite):

it's not impossible/cheap

ce n'est pas impossible/bon marché

she's not a dishonest/an aggressive woman

elle n'est pas malhonnête/agressive

not without problems/some reservations

non sans problèmes/quelques réserves

you're not wrong

tu n'as pas tort

a not or not an (entirely) unexpected response

une réponse prévisible

5. not (less than):

not

moins de

not three miles/hours from here

à moins de trois miles/heures d'ici

not five minutes ago

il y a moins de cinq minutes

6. not (in suggestions):

hadn't we better pay the bill?

est-ce qu'on ne ferait pas mieux de payer l'addition?

couldn't we tell them later?

est-ce qu'on ne pourrait pas le leur dire plus tard?

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

pourquoi ne pas le faire tout de suite?

7. not (with all, every):

not all doctors agree, not every doctor agrees

tous les docteurs ne sont pas d'accord

not everyone likes it

tout le monde ne l'aime pas

it's not everyone that can speak several foreign languages

tout le monde n'est pas capable de parler plusieurs langues

it's not every day that …

ce n'est pas tous les jours que …

8. not (with a, one):

not a or one

pas un/-e, pas un/-e seul/-e

not one or a (single) chair/letter

pas une seule chaise/lettre

not a sound was heard

on n'entendait pas un bruit

not one or a single person knew

personne ne le savait

II.not at all ADV

not at all (gen)

pas du tout

not at all (responding to thanks)

de rien

III.not but what

not but what dated:

not but what

→ IV. not that

IV.not that CONJ

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

non pas qu'il n'ait pas été serviable/aimable, ce n'est pas qu'il n'ait pas été serviable/aimable

not that I know of

pas (autant) que je sache

if she refuses, not that she will…

si elle refuse, je ne dis pas qu'elle le fera…

not guilty ADJ LAW

not guilty person

non coupable

not guilty verdict

d'acquittement

to plead not guilty

plaider non coupable

to find sb not guilty

acquitter qn

forget-me-not N

forget-me-not

myosotis m

touch-me-not N BOT

touch-me-not

balsamine f

forget-me-not blue N

forget-me-not blue

bleu m myosotis

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‘do not tumble-dry’

‘ne pas sécher en machine’

Translations for not in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

myosotis

forget-me-not

incomplètement

not fully, incompletely

infermentescible

which will not ferment attr, après n

indisponible

unavailable, not available never attr

not in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for not in the English»French Dictionary

not [nɒt, Am nɑ:t] ADV

1. not (expressing the opposite):

not

ne ... pas

he's not here

il n'est pas ici

it's red not blue

c'est rouge et pas bleu

of course not

bien sûr que non

not so fast

pas si vite

I hope not

j'espère que non

whether it rains or not

qu'il pleuve ou pas

not even a present

même pas un cadeau

not that I'm interested

ce n'est pas que je sois intéressé

not that I know

pas que je sache

not at all

(pas) du tout

thanks — not at all

merci — de rien

not including sth

sans compter qc

not to mention that ...

sans parler de ...

2. not (in tags):

isn't it?, won't they?

n'est-ce pas?

3. not (less than):

not a minute later

à peine une minute plus tard

to be not a mile away

être à peine un mile

4. not (expressing an opposite):

not

pas

not always

pas toujours

not much

pas beaucoup

not that ...

pas que ...

not up to much

pas terrible

not I

pas moi

have-not N

have-not

sans-le-sou mf

forget-me-not N BOT

forget-me-not

myosotis m

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not inconsiderable

non négligeable

not prepossessing

sans intérêt

not prepossessing person

peu brillant(e)

it's not rocket science

ce n'est pas sorcier

Translations for not in the French»English Dictionary

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myosotis

forget-me-not

pas grand-chose

not much

verdict d'acquittement

not guilty verdict

clocher

to be not right

not Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to be not much to look at

ne pas en valoir la peine

not to budge [or give] [or move] an inch

ne pas bouger d'un pouce

mind you, it's not easy, it's not easy, mind

ce n'est pas évident, remarque

to be not a patch on sb/sth else Brit, Aus inf

ne pas arriver à la cheville de qn/qc

waste not, want not prov

qui épargne gagne

not to get a word in edgeways

ne pas pouvoir placer un mot

not to be the least bit funny

ne pas être rigolo pour un sou

not to turn one's nose up at sb/sth

ne pas cracher sur qn/qc inf

he's not stupid, he's just not very clever, you know!

il n'est pas bête, il manque un peu d'intelligence, quoi!

not far/not too far from sth

à deux/quelques encablures de qc

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

But none of 116 people who had died of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease who had not received contaminated growth hormone showed any sign of amyloid protein deposits.

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Many elements of target concepts come from source domains and are not preexisting.

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It is frequently seen as a result of post-modernity (not post-modernism).

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The twosome, who have attempted to keep their not-so-secret relationship under wraps, are rumored to have been dating for the past few years.

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At the store, they should not be damaged or bruised and pre-cut pieces should be refrigerated or surrounded by ice.

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He or she may not react at all to circumstances that usually evoke strong emotions in others.

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Even where small amounts of gold leaf are used the artwork does not lose its power and eloquence, but gains in mystery and profundity.

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Sir, these sophistries will not impose upon the people of this country.

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They then learn that they are not competing together, but rather head-to-head.

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He explains that his no-show is not deliberate: he is only forgetful.

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