French Negation Flashcards by Gerrit Olivier | Brainscape

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ah non

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oh no

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non à…

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no to…

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absolument pas

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absolument pas

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au contraire

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on the contrary

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aucun (problème, argent, etc)

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no (problem, money, etc)

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bien sûr que non

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of course not

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certainement pas

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certainly not

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des clous ! (familiar)

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no way!

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du tout

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not at all

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je crois que non

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I don’t think so

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je ne dis pas non

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I wouldn’t say no

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mais non

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of course not

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moi non

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not me, I don’t

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n’est-ce pas ?

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no? right? isn’t it?

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niet ! (familiar)

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no way!

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non merci

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no thank you

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non et non !

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absolutely not!

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non plus

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not (that) either

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non que + subjunctive

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not that …

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… ou non ?

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… (are/will/do you + verb) or not?

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pas de (problème, temps, pain, etc)

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no (problem, time, bread, etc)

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pas du tout

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not at all

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pas question ! (familiar)

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no way! not a chance!

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pas tout à fait

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not exactly, not quite

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que non !

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absolutely not!

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Ne… pas

A

not

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ne … pas encore

Il n’est pas encore arrivé.

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not yet

He has not arrived yet.

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ne … pas toujours

Je ne mange pas toujours ici.

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not always

I don’t always eat here.

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ne … pas du tout

Je n’aime pas du tout les épinards.

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not at all

I don’t like spinach at all.

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ne … pas non plus

Je n’aime pas non plus les oignons.

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neither, not either

I don’t like onions either.

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ne … aucunement

Il n’est aucunement à blâmer.

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not at all, in no way

He is in no way to blame.

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ne … guère

Il n’y a guère de monde.

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hardly, barely, scarcely

There’s hardly anyone there.

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ne … jamais

Nous ne voyageons jamais.

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never

We never travel.

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ne … nullement

Il ne veut nullement venir.

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not at all

He doesn’t want to come at all.

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ne … nulle part

Je ne l’ai trouvé nulle part.

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nowhere

I couldn’t find it anywhere.

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ne … point

Je ne te hais point.

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not (formal/literary equivalent of ne…pas)

I don’t hate you.

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ne … plus

Vous n’y travaillez plus.

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no more, not anymore

You don’t work there anymore.

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ne … que

Il n’y a que deux chiens.

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only

There are only two dogs.

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Pas + Adjective

Il doit être ravi ! - Pas ravi, mais content, oui.

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He must be delighted! - Not delighted, but (yes, he is) happy.

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Pas + Adverb

Tu en veux ? - Oui, mais pas beaucoup.

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Do you want some? - Yes, but not a lot.

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Pas + Noun

Elle vient mercredi ? - Non, pas mercredi. Jeudi.

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Is she coming on Wednesday? - No, not Wednesday. Thursday.

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Pas + Pronoun

Qui veut nous aider ? - Pas moi !

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Who wants to help us? - Not me!

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Pas + Pronoun

Qui veut nous aider ? - Pas moi !

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Who wants to help us? - Not me!

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Pas can also be used to ask for confirmation:

Tu viens, ou pas ?

A

Are you coming, or not?

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ne… aucun(e) (de)

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none (of), not any (of)

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ne… nul(le)

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no one

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ne… pas un(e) (de)

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not one (of)

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ne… pas un(e) seul(e) (de)

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not a single one (of)

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ne… personne

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no one

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ne… quiconque

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no one

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ne… rien

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nothing, not… anything