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niño de pecho: babe in arms, infant
niño probeta: test tube baby
niño prodigio: child prodigy
niño rata: a kid addicted to video games, a squeaker
niño salvaje: feral child
niño sin padres: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see niño, sin, padres: child without parents; despicable person
niño soldado: child soldier
njd: no joda
nmj: abbreviation of no me jodas
nmms: no mames
no: not
no: abbreviation of número; no.
no: no
no: no; eh?, right?, isn't it? (used as a tag question, to emphasise what precedes, or to request that the listener express an opinion)
no atar ni desatar: to make no progress; to go nowhere fast
no bien: no sooner; as soon as; barely
no binarie: non-binary
no binarie: a non-binary (genderqueer) person
no binario: non-binary
no binario: a non-binary (genderqueer) person
no caerá esa breva: one should be so lucky
no callarse ni debajo del agua: to never shut up; to be a chatterbox; to talk the hind legs off a donkey
no casarse con nadie: to not take sides; to hold one's views independently
no comerse un rosco: to have no luck flirting; to get nowhere (trying to pull someone); go home empty-handed (without scoring)
no comprendo: I don't understand
no creas: believe it or not
no dar pie con bola: to screw up; keep on screwing up; to be off one's game
no dar un palo al agua: to not lift a finger
no dar una a derechas: to not get anything right, get it all wrong
no decir ni ahí te pudras: to keep mum; to not breathe a word; to not say a word; to not breathe a word
no decir ni mu: to keep mum; to not breathe a word; to not say a word
no decir ni pío: to keep mum; to not breathe a word; to not say a word; to not breathe a word
no decir palabra: to not say a word; to keep schtum
no dejar piedra sobre piedra: to reduce to rubble
no dejar títere con cabeza: to smash up everything in sight; to do away with everything
no digas mamadas: don't talk bullshit; don't talk bullcrap; don't talk rubbish; don't talk nonsense; don't say bullshit; don't say bullcrap; don't say rubbish; don't say nonsense
no encontrar ni pies ni cabeza a: to not make head or tail of
no entender ni papa: to understand nothing
no entiendo: I don't understand
no es nada: synonym of ahí es nada; it's nothing
no es oro todo lo que reluce: all that glitters is not gold
no estar el horno para bollos: not be the right time
no estar para esos trotes: not to be up to those kinds of thing (any more); to be over the hill
no faltaba más: don't mention it; you're welcome
no fastidies: no kidding; no shit
no ficción: nonfiction
no friegues: no way
no fumar: no smoking
no ganar para sustos: to have nothing but trouble; to suffer setback after setback
no haber color: there is no comparison between multiple options
no haber inventado la pólvora: to be nothing special; to not be especially smart
no haber más que: all that needs to be done is
no hablo español: I don't speak Spanish
no hablo inglés: I don't speak English
no hay de qué: don't mention it (used as you're welcome in the sense of no problem)
no hay derecho: no fair; it's not fair
no hay mal que por bien no venga: every cloud has a silver lining; blessing in disguise
no hay miel sin hiel: every rose has its thorn
no hay moros en la costa: the coast is clear
no hay más preguntas, señoría: I rest my case