tudo menos

anything but

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anything but Used to say something is definitely not true, or that something is the opposite of what is expected.
PO: Este filme é tudo menos chato.
EN: This movie is anything but boring.

Eu te darei tudo menos isso.

I'll give you anything but that.

Devolvam tudo menos as armas.

Return everything except the weapons.

— Nausicaä do Vale do Vento (1984)

Tudo menos Sonserina.

Anything but Slytherin.

— Harry Potter e a Pedra Filosofal (2001)

Tudo menos isso!

Anything but that!

— O Conto da Princesa Kaguya (2013)

Você pode fazer tudo menos ir lá comigo?

Can you do everything except go there with me?

— O Segredo de Aman (2003)

O sentido da vida é tudo menos se perguntar qual é o sentido dela.

The meaning of life is anything but asking what its meaning is.