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No
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No  (n), Lake
A lake of south-central Sudan. Formed by the flood waters of the White Nile, it varies in size seasonally.

No 1 also Noh  (n)
n.
The classical drama of Japan, with music and dance performed in a highly stylized manner by elaborately dressed performers on an almost bare stage.

[Japanese n, talent, ability, No, from Middle Chinese n.]

No 2
The symbol for the element nobelium.

no 1  (n)
adv.
1. Used to express refusal, denial, disbelief, emphasis, or disagreement: No, I'm not going. No, you're wrong.
2. Not at all; not by any degree. Often used with the comparative: no better; no more.
3. Not: whether or no.
n. pl. noes (nz)
1. A negative response; a denial or refusal: The proposal produced only noes.
2. A negative vote or voter.
interj.
Used to express strong refusal, doubt, or disbelief.

[Middle English, from Old English n : ne, not; see ne in Indo-European roots + , ever; see aiw- in Indo-European roots.]

no 2  (n)
adj.
1. Not any; not one; not a: No cookies are left.
2. Not at all; not close to being: He is no child.
3. Hardly any: got there in no time flat. See Usage Note at nor1.

[Middle English, variant of non, from Old English nn, none : ne, not; see ne in Indo-European roots + n, one; see one.]

no 1
interj
used to express denial, disagreement, or refusal
Noun
pl noes or nos
1. an answer or vote of no
2. a person who answers or votes no [Old English ]

no 2
Adjective
1. not any, not a, or not one: I have no money, no comment
2. not at all: he's no exception
3. not: no taller than a child
4. no way! an expression of emphatic refusal or denial [Old English nān none]

No 1 or Noh
Noun
pl No or Noh the stylized classical drama of Japan, using music and dancing [Japanese talent]

No 2 Chem nobelium
No
The symbol for nobelium.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Nono - a negative; "his no was loud and clear"
negative - a reply of denial; "he answered in the negative"
yes - an affirmative; "I was hoping for a yes"
2.NoNo - a radioactive transuranic element synthesized by bombarding curium with carbon ions; 7 isotopes are known
chemical element, element - any of the more than 100 known substances (of which 92 occur naturally) that cannot be separated into simpler substances and that singly or in combination constitute all matter
Adj.1.no - quantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns for indicating a complete or almost complete lack or zero quantity of; "we have no bananas"; "no eggs left and no money to buy any"; "have you no decency?"; "did it with no help"; "I'll get you there in no time"
all - quantifier; used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class; "we sat up all night"; "ate all the food"; "all men are mortal"; "all parties are welcome"
some - quantifier; used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity; "have some milk"; "some roses were still blooming"; "having some friends over"; "some apples"; "some paper"
Adv.1.no - referring to the degree to which a certain quality is present; "he was no heavier than a child"
2.no - not in any degree or manner; not at all; "he is no better today"
3.no - used to express refusal or denial or disagreement etc or especially to emphasize a negative statement; "no, you are wrong"

no
sentence substitute 1. not at all, certainly not, of course not, absolutely not, never, no way, nay << OPPOSITE yes
noun 2. refusal, rejection, denial, negation, veto << OPPOSITE consent
Translations
no [nəu] [pl noes] adv (= opposite of "yes") → no;
are you coming? -- no (I'm not) → ¿vienes? -- no;
would you like some more? -- no thank you → ¿quieres más? -- no gracias adj (= not any): I have no money/time/books → no tengo dinero/tiempo/libros;
no other man would have done it → ningún otro lo hubiera hecho;
"no entry" → "prohibido el paso";
"no smoking" → "prohibido fumar" nno m

no [nəu] [noes , pl ] adv (= opposite of "yes") → non;
are you coming? no (I'm not) → est-ce que vous venez? non;
would you like some more? no thank you → vous en voulez encore? non merci adj (= not any) → (ne ...) pas de, (ne ...) aucun(e);
I have no money/books → je n'ai pas d'argent/de livres;
no student would have done it → aucun étudiant ne l'aurait fait;
"no smoking" → "défense de fumer";
"no dogs" → "les chiens ne sont pas admis" nnon m;
I won't take no for an answer → il n'est pas question de refuser

no [nəu] [noes , pl ] adv (opposite of "yes") → nein;
no thank you → nein danke adj (= not any) → kein(e);
I have no money/time/books → ich habe kein Geld/keine Zeit/keine Bücher;
"no entry" → "kein Zutritt";
"no smoking" → "Rauchen verboten" nNein nt;
there were 20 noes and one abstention → es gab 20 Neinstimmen und eine Enthaltung;
I won't take no for an answer → ich bestehe darauf

no [nəu] adv (opposite of "yes") → no;
are you coming? Ð no (I'm not) → viene? Ð no (non vengo);
would you like some more? Ð no thank you → ne vuole ancora un po'? Ð no, grazie;
I have no more wine → non ho più vino adj (= not any) → nessuno/a;
I have no money/time/books → non ho soldi/tempo/libri;
no student would have done it → nessuno studente lo avrebbe fatto;
there is no reason to believe ... → non c'è nessuna ragione per credere ...;
"no parking" → "divieto di sosta";
"no smoking" → "vietato fumare";
"no entry" → "ingresso vietato";
"no dogs" → "vietato l'accesso ai cani" n [pl noes] → no m inv;
I won't take no for an answer → non accetterò un rifiuto

no
adj no [nəu]
1 not any We have no food; No other person could have done it. niemand لا، أي никакъв žádný ingen kein καθόλου, κανένας ninguno mitte sugugi, mitte ükski هیچ ei yhtään, ei kukaan pas de, aucun אֵין कुछ नहीं jedva koji,ništa semmi tidak ada enginn nessuno, non ない 하나도 ...없는, 조금도 ...아닌 joks, nė vienas nekāds; neviens tiada geen ingen, ikke noe(n) żaden nenhum nici un, nici o нет žiadny noben nimalo ingen, inte någon ไม่ yok 沒有 ніякий کوئي نہيں không chút nào
2 not allowed No smoking. geen غَيْر مَسْموح، مَمْنوع забрана zákaz (čeho) forbudt verboten που απαγορεύεται prohibido keelatud ممنوع kielletty défense de אָסוּר नहीं अनुमत glas protiv, nedopušteno tilos dilarang bannaður divieto di 禁止 ...해서는 안 되는 draudžiama, negalima (izsaka aizliegumu) tidak dibenarkan niet ikke tillatt wzbronione proibido interzis нельзя; не zákaz (čoho) prepovedan zabranjeno förbjuden ห้าม ...-mek yasaktır, yapılmaz/edilmez/olmaz 不許 не کي اجازت نہيں، منع ہے không được phép
3 not a He is no friend of mine; This will be no easy task. geen لَيْس، لَن يكون не ми/няма да е žádný, nijak ingen; ikke nogen kein δεν είναι ningún mitte mingi نیست ei mikään ne pas, aucun לֹא कोई भी नहीं, एक भी नहीं nimalo nem ... bukan enginn, ekki non ~どころでない 결코 ...아니다 joks, ne toks jau nekāds bukan sesuatu geen ingen, ikke noe(n) żaden nenhum nu не žiadny, nijaký noben nije ingen, inte någon ไม่มี hiç...değil 決非 не نہيں không
adv
not (any) He is no better at golf than swimming; He went as far as the shop and no further. nie ليسَ не е ne ikke nicht καθόλου no mitte (sugugi) ابدا ei yhtään pas, non לֹא, לָאו बिलकुल नहीं, तनिक भी नहीं nimalo nem ... tidak ekkert; engu non ~でない 아니다, 조금도 ...않다 ne, nė kiek ne ne; ne [] kā tidak niet ikke (noe) (bynajmniej) nie não nu не; нисколько не nie nič ne inte ไม่ hiç de daha...değil, yok 並不 ніскільки не, анітрохи не نہيں không
interj
a word used for denying, disagreeing, refusing etc Do you like travelling?' `No, (I don't).'; No, I don't agree; Will you help me?' `No, I won't.' nee لا!: كَلِمَة للتَّعبير عَن عَدَم المُوافَقَه Не ne nej nein όχι (επιφ.) no ei خیر ei non לא नहीं ne nem tidak nei no いいえ 아니다 ne tidak nee nei nie não nu нет nie ne ne nej ไม่ hayır (用以表示否定的回答)不 ні حرف نفي lời từ chối表示否定的回答)不
n pl
noes
1 a refusal She answered with a definite no. weiering отказ پاسخ منفی סֵירוּב नकार odbijanje,ne tidak ne คำพหูพจน์ของ no заперечення; відмова انکار sự từ chối
2 a vote against something The noes have won. nee глас против منفی הִתנַגדוּת विरोधी मतदाता glas protiv kumpulan yang membangkang glasovi protiv คำพหูพจน์ของ no виборці, що голосують проти خلاف پڑنے والے ووٹ bỏ phiếu chống
pron nobody
no person; no-one Nobody likes him. niemand لا أحد، ولا شَخْص никой nikdo ingen; ikke nogen niemand κανένας nadie mitte keegi هیچ کس ei kukaan personne אַף אֶחָד कोई नहीं nitko senki tak seorang pun enginn nessuno 誰も~ない 아무도[] ...않다 niekas neviens tiada siapa niemand ingen, ikke et menneske nikt ninguém nimeni никто nikto nihče niko ingen ไม่มีใคร kimse, hiç kimse 沒有人 ніхто کوئي بھي نہيں không ai
n
a very unimportant person She's just a nobody. niemand نَكِرَه، شَخْص لا يَعْرِفُه أحَد нищожество nula nul der Niemand ένα τίποτα, ασήμαντο πρόσωπο don nadie eikeegi هیچکس nolla moins que rien לא חָשוּב कोई नहीं nitko bitan senkiházi orang tidak penting lítilvæg/ómerkileg persóna (persona di nessuno conto) つまらない人 보잘것없는 사람, 무명 인사 niekas, visiškas nulis neievērojams cilvēks, nulle tidak penting nul null, ubetydelighet nikt, zero zé-ninguém nimeni ничтожество, пустое место úplná nula niče nikogović nolla คนธรรมดา bir hiç, önemsiz kimse 小人物 нікчема; “пусте місце” غير اہم شخص người tầm thường
pron no-one
no person; nobody She will see no-one; No-one is to blame. niemand لا أحَد، ولا واحِد никой nikdo ingen keiner κανένας nadie mitte keegi هیچکس ei kukaan personne אַף אֶחָד कोई नहीं nitko senki tak seorang pun nessuno 誰も~ない 아무도 ...않다 niekas neviens tiada sesiapa niemand ingen nikt ninguém nimeni никто nikto nihče niko ingen, inte någon ไม่มีใคร kimse, hiç kimse 沒人 ніхто کوئي نہيں không ai cả
there's no saying, knowing etc
it is impossible to say, know etc There's no denying it; There's no knowing what she will say. onmoontlik مُسْتَحيل مَعْرِفَة أو قَوْل един Господ знае není možné det er umuligt at sige/vide es läßt sich nicht segen, ... είναι αδύνατο να πει ή να ξέρει κπ. κτλ.) no se puede saber, es imposible saber on võimatu öelda / teada هیچ mahdoton sanoa impossible de... אֵין לַדָעָת nemati nem lehet (tudni stb.) tidak mungkin ómögulegt (að vita/segja) (non c'è modo di) 分らない (전혀) ...할 수 없다 negalima, neįmanoma pasakyti, žinoti ir pan. nevar noliegt/zināt u.tml. mustahil untuk dikatakan geen det er umulig å si/vite nie sposób (po)wiedzieć itd. não maneira de dizer/saber e imposibil de spus/de ştiut невозможно сказать, знать и т.п. nedá sa povedať / vedieť nemogoče je reči... nemoguće je reći det går inte att säga, det kan man inte veta ไม่มี bilmek olanaksız, kimse bilemez 很難說,不可知等 неможливо сказати, знати ايسا ممکن نہيں không thể 不可


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