32.1.4. gy. A1C2 (példák)

no adverb /nəʊ/ 2 nem (egyetértés negatív/tagadó kijelentéssel)

"He's not very bright, is he?" "No, I'm afraid not."

not adverb /nɒt/ 1 nem (egész mondat tagadása)

He's not fat!

I won't tell her.

I can't go.

Don't you like her?

It isn't difficult.

I'm just not interested.

He's not bad-looking!

He's not as tall as his father.

not adverb /nɒt/ 2 nem, ne (mondatrész tagadása)

I told you not to do that.

I like most vegetables but not cabbage.

"Come and play football, Dad." "Not now, Jamie."

It was Adam who said that, not Richard.

not adverb /nɒt/ 3 nem (rövid tagadó válaszokban)

"Is he coming with us?" "I hope not."

"Have you finished?" "I'm afraid not."

Phrases and idioms:

Absolutely not. egyáltalán nem (határozott egyet nem értés állítással/egyetértés tagadással)

"Are you suggesting that we should just ignore the problem?" "No, absolutely not."

be out of the question ki van zárva, szó sem lehet róla

Providing more money is out of the question.

by no means; not by any means egyáltalán nem

I'm not an expert by any means.

This is by no means the end of the matter.

certainly not szó sincs róla, semmi esetre sem (rövid tagadó válasz)

"She's not exactly poor, is she?" "Certainly not."

"Will you be taking her there?" "Certainly not!"

definitely not határozottan nem (rövid nemleges válasz)

"Do you think the work will be finished by June?" "Definitely not."

far from it távolról sem, éppen ellenkezőleg (informal)

He's not handsome - far from it.