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não faço ideia interjection

no idea(I don't know)
interjection

não-fumante noun
{m} {f}

non-smoker(somebody who does not smoke tobacco)
noun
[UK: ˈnɒn.ˈsməʊk.ə] [US: ˈnɒn.ˈsməʊk.ə]

não-funcionamento noun
{m}

malfunction [malfunctions](failure to function)
noun
[UK: ˌmæl.ˈfʌŋk.ʃn̩] [US: mæl.ˈfəŋk.ʃn̩]

não gostar de verb

dislike [disliked, disliking, dislikes](not to like something)
verb
[UK: dɪs.ˈlaɪk] [US: ˌdɪs.ˈlaɪk]

não há de quê interjection

no problem(no thanks or apology is necessary)
interjection
[UK: nəʊ ˈprɒ.bləm] [US: ˈnoʊ ˈprɑː.bləm]

não há de quê phrase

don't mention it(it is too trivial to warrant thanks)
phrase
[UK: dəʊnt ˈmen.ʃn̩ ɪt] [US: ˈdoʊnt ˈmen.ʃn̩ ˈɪt]

you're welcome(reply to thanks)
phrase

não há fumaça sem fogo phrase

no smoke without fire(gossip and accusations are often substantiated by fact)
phrase
[UK: nəʊ sməʊk wɪð.ˈaʊt ˈfaɪə(r)] [US: ˈnoʊ smoʊk wɪð.ˈaʊt ˈfaɪər]

não há lugar como nosso lar phrase

there's no place like home(one feels most comfortable at home)
phrase
[UK: ðeəz nəʊ ˈpleɪs ˈlaɪk həʊm] [US: ˈðerz ˈnoʊ ˈpleɪs ˈlaɪk hoʊm]

não há mal que não venha por bem phrase

every cloud has a silver lining(in every bad situation there is an element of good)
phrase
[UK: ˈev.ri klaʊd hæz ə ˈsɪl.və(r) ˈlaɪn.ɪŋ] [US: ˈev.ri ˈklaʊd ˈhæz ə ˈsɪl.vər ˈlaɪn.ɪŋ]

não há o que fazer phrase

it can't be helped(it is inevitable)
phrase
[UK: ɪt kɑːnt bi helpt] [US: ˈɪt ˈkænt bi ˈhelpt]

não há regra sem exceção phrase

there is an exception to every rule(every rule has an exception)
phrase
[UK: ðeə(r) ɪz ən ɪk.ˈsep.ʃn̩ tuː ˈev.ri ruːl] [US: ˈðer ˈɪz ˈæn ɪk.ˈsep.ʃn̩ ˈtuː ˈev.ri ˈruːl]

não importa preposition

no matter(regardless of)
preposition
[UK: nəʊ ˈmæ.tə(r)] [US: ˈnoʊ ˈmæ.tər]

não importa phrase

it doesn't matterphrase
[UK: ɪt ˈdʌznt ˈmæ.tə(r)] [US: ˈɪt ˈdʌ.zənt ˈmæ.tər]

não importa o que phrase

no matter what(whatever)
phrase

não importa o que aconteça phrase

no matter what(under any circumstances, whatever happens)
phrase

não incomode phrase

do not disturbphrase
[UK: duː nɒt dɪ.ˈstɜːb] [US: ˈduː ˈnɑːt ˌdɪ.ˈstɝːb]

não interessa phrase

it doesn't matterphrase
[UK: ɪt ˈdʌznt ˈmæ.tə(r)] [US: ˈɪt ˈdʌ.zənt ˈmæ.tər]

não-intervencionista adjective

hands off(not interfering with others' decisions and actions)
adjective

não matar noun
{m}

nonkilling(A precept or worldview)
noun

não me diga interjection

no kidding(response to obvious statement)
interjection

you don't say(really? ; no kidding! ; Is that so?)
interjection

não me digas interjection

no kidding(response to obvious statement)
interjection

não-me-esqueças noun
{m}

forget-me-not [forget-me-nots](plant of the genus Myosotis)
noun
[UK: fə.ˈɡet mɪ nɒt] [US: fə.ˈɡet mɪ nɑːt]

não me importo phrase

I don't carephrase
[UK: ˈaɪ dəʊnt keə(r)] [US: ˈaɪ ˈdoʊnt ˈker]

não medir esforços verb

go to great lengths(make a major effort)
verb

spare no effort(do everything within one's powers to achieve something)
verb
[UK: speə(r) nəʊ ˈe.fət] [US: ˈsper ˈnoʊ ˈe.fərt]

não mexer verb

leave it be(allow something to follow its natural course)
verb

let it be(leave something to follow its natural course)
verb

não mexer com quem está quieto verb

let sleeping dogs lie(leave things as they are)
verb
[UK: let ˈsliːp.ɪŋ dɒɡz laɪ] [US: ˈlet sˈliːp.ɪŋ ˈdɑːɡz ˈlaɪ]

não mexer em vespeiro verb

let sleeping dogs lie(leave things as they are)
verb
[UK: let ˈsliːp.ɪŋ dɒɡz laɪ] [US: ˈlet sˈliːp.ɪŋ ˈdɑːɡz ˈlaɪ]

não-nascido adjective

unborn(still in mother's womb)
adjective
[UK: ˌʌn.ˈbɔːn] [US: ˈʌn.ˈbɔːrn]

não negativo adjective

non-negativeadjective

não nulo adjective

nonzero(not equal to zero)
adjective
[UK: nˌɒnzˈiərəʊ] [US: nˌɑːnzˈiəroʊ]

não obstante preposition

despitepreposition
[UK: dɪ.ˈspaɪt] [US: ˌdɪ.ˈspaɪt]

não obstante adverb

nevertheless(in spite of what preceded)
adverb
[UK: ˌne.və.ðə.ˈles] [US: ˌne.vər.ðə.ˈles]

though(however)
adverb
[UK: ðəʊ] [US: ˈðoʊ]

não perceber verb

miss [missed, missing, misses](to fail to understand)
verb
[UK: mɪs] [US: ˈmɪs]

não perturbe phrase

do not disturbphrase
[UK: duː nɒt dɪ.ˈstɜːb] [US: ˈduː ˈnɑːt ˌdɪ.ˈstɝːb]

não pode verb

cannot(cannot, see also: can; not)
verb
[UK: ˈkæn.ɒt] [US: ˈkæn.ɑːt]

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