not

not

adverb

1) ((often abbreviated to n't) a word used for denying, forbidding, refusing, or expressing the opposite of something: I did not see him; I didn't see him; He isn't here; Isn't he coming?; They told me not to go; Not a single person came to the party; We're going to London, not Paris; That's not true!) ikke

2) (used with certain verbs such as hope, seem, believe, expect and also with be afraid: `Have you got much money?' `I'm afraid not'; `Is he going to fail his exam?' `I hope not'.) ikke; dessverre

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- not at all

adv. \/nɒt\/ (etter hjelpeverb ofte) n't

ikke, ei

• you must not open the door

• he hasn't got a clue

han har ikke peiling

• they couldn't possibly come

de kunne absolutt ikke komme

• I think not

det tror jeg ikke

• he asked me not to go there

han ba meg om ikke å gå dit

not a (også) ingen

• not a bad idea!

ingen dårlig idé

not at all absolutt ikke, slett ikke (som svar på takk) helt i orden, bare hyggelig

not a thing slett ingenting

not but what (gammeldags) men allikevel

not that ... ikke for det at ..., det er ikke det at ..., ikke som om

• not that I fear him

det er ikke det at jeg er redd for ham

• not that I know of

ikke så vidt jeg vet \/ ikke det jeg vet

not to for ikke å

• not to mention what he did yesterday

for ikke å nevne hva han gjorde i går

not until then ikke før da, først da