no busques

don't look for

→ no
phrase Uncommon #14,965
don't look for Negative command: used to tell someone not to search for something, or not to try to find an excuse or reason.
SP: No busques tu móvil; está en la mesa.
EN: Don't look for your phone; it's on the table.

No busques excusas, me duele.

Don't make excuses, it hurts me.

— Las invasiones bárbaras (2003)

No busques más, es lo único que queda.

Look no further, it's all that's left.

— El salario del miedo (1953)

No busques guerra conmigo.

Don't look for a fight with me.

— Peaky Blinders: El hombre inmortal (2026)

Si oyes ruido de cascos, no busques cebras.

If you hear hoofbeats, don't look for zebras.

No busques a tu padre, he venido sola.

Don't look for your father, I came alone.

— Los cuatrocientos golpes (1959)

No busques mi ayuda excepto en caso de emergencia.

Don't seek my help except in an emergency.

No busques excusas.

Don’t make excuses.

— Ip Man (2008)

No busques siempre, con los párpados bajos, a tu noble padre en el polvo.

Do not always search, with lowered eyelids, for your noble father in the dust.

— Hamnet (2025)

No busques la película, me la llevaré.

Don't look for the movie, I'll take it with me.

— Solaris (1972)