sino

but (rather) (after a negative clause)

501–1,000 #630

Meanings

conjunction

  1. but (rather) (after a negative clause)
  2. except, apart from
  3. only, solely (in a negative clause)

noun, masculine

  1. destiny, fate, lot

In sentences

Fui no una vez, sino dos. I went not once, but twice. #1686793

¡Eso no es sino una mentira! That's nothing but a lie! #1252012

No soy médico, sino profesor. I'm not a doctor, but a teacher. #1302101

¡No eres perro, sino caballo! You're not a dog! You're a horse! #13769358

No me río de ti, sino contigo. I'm not laughing at you. I'm laughing with you. #2554705

Él no es maestro, sino médico. He is not a teacher but a doctor. #2979135

No me pidas ayuda, sino a Tom. Don't ask me for help, ask Tom. #13091918

Jim no es abogado, sino médico. Jim is not a lawyer but a doctor. #2011055