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sino
"sino" means "destiny, fate, lot" in Spanish. It is number 701 on the frequency list, in A1 (noun).
- Meaning
- destiny, fate, lot; but; except, apart from
- IPA
- /ˈsino/
- Level
- A1
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Example sentences
- Fui no una vez, sino dos.
I went not once, but twice.
Tatoeba: Shishir / Spamster - No podía sino pensar que había muerto.
I could not but think that he had died.
Tatoeba: Munia / \N - No es tu libro, sino el mío.
This is not your book, it's mine.
Tatoeba: Shishir / adjusting
Learned together
In the course, "sino" is in the same group as these words. You master them as a set.