not

not: not [nɒt]

adverb

   a. (with verb) ne ... pas

• he is not here il n'est pas ici

• he has not or hasn't come il n'est pas venu

• he will not or won't stay (prediction) il ne restera pas ; (refusal) il ne veut pas rester

• is it not?

• isn't it? n'est-ce pas ?

• you have got it, haven't you? vous l'avez, non ?

• he told me not to come il m'a dit de ne pas venir

   b. (as substitute for clause) non

• is it going to rain? -- I hope not va-t-il pleuvoir ? -- j'espère que non

• it would appear not il semble que non

   c. ► not so

• for the young and the not so young pour les jeunes et les moins jeunes

   d. (understatement) not without reason non sans raison

• not without some regrets non sans quelques regrets

   e. (with pronoun) not me! pas moi !

• not one book pas un livre

• not one man knew pas un ne savait

• not everyone can do that tout le monde n'en est pas capable

• not any more plus (maintenant)

   f. (with adj) non

• not guilty non coupable

• not negotiable non négociable

   g. (set structures)

► not at all

• are you cold? -- not at all avez-vous froid ? -- pas du tout

• thank you very much -- not at all merci beaucoup -- je vous en prie► not only ... but also ... non seulement ... mais aussi ...

► not that ...

• not that I care non pas que cela me fasse quelque chose

• not that I know of pas que je sache

• not that they haven't been useful ce n'est pas qu'ils n'aient pas été utiles

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[nɒt] 1.
adverb ne...pas

she isn't at home — (voir note ci-dessous) elle n'est pas chez elle

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?

I hope not — j'espère que non

certainly not — sûrement pas

not only ou just — non seulement

whether it rains or not — qu'il pleuve ou non

why not? — pourquoi pas?

they live in caves, not in houses — ils habitent non pas dans des maisons, mais dans des grottes

he's not so much aggressive as assertive — il est plutôt sûr de lui qu'agressif

a not ou not an (entirely) unexpected response — une réponse prévisible

not three hours from here — à moins de trois heures d'ici

hadn't we better leave? — est-ce qu'on ne ferait pas mieux de partir?

not everyone likes it — tout le monde ne l'aime pas

it's not every day that — ce n'est pas tous les jours que

not a sound was heard — on n'entendait pas un bruit
2.
not at all adverbial phrase gen pas du tout; (responding to thanks) de rien
3.
not that conjunctional phrase

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...
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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)

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