sino

/ˈsino/, [ˈsi.no]

but, otherwise


Noun sino m (plural sinos)

  1. destiny, fate, lot

Conjunction sino

  1. but (after a negative clause) (i.e., "but rather", "but only", or "but rather only")
    No es cantante, sino actor.
    He is not a singer, but an actor.
  2. except, apart from
  3. only, solely
    No eres sino un alumno.
    You are solely a student.

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Examples
  • Él no es maestro, sino médico.

    He is not a teacher but a doctor.

  • Me gusta este cuadro, no porque sea una pieza maestra, sino porque tiene encanto.

    I like this picture, not because it is a masterpiece, but because it has charm.

  • Lo que él quería no es tanto el dinero, sino la fama.

    It is not so much money as fame that he wanted.

  • No podemos sino maravillarnos por su habilidad al esquiar.

    We cannot but wonder at his skill in skiing.

  • Tom no solo come más que Mary, sino que además come mucho más rápido.

    Tom not only eats more than Mary does, but he also eats much faster.

  • El loto no es solo una flor, sino también una fruta.

    The lotus is not only a flower, but also a fruit.

  • Su libro es famoso no sólo en Inglaterra sino también en Japón.

    Her book is famous not only in England but also in Japan.

  • Yo no vivo para comer, sino que como para vivir.

    I do not live to eat, but eat to live.

  • El señor Johnson no es un becario, sino un poeta.

    Mr Johnson is not a scholar but a poet.

  • Cada frase que pronuncio debe ser entendida no como una afirmación, sino como una pregunta.

    Every sentence I utter must be understood not as an affirmation, but as a question.

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