no te lo

don't ... it

→ no

phrase Common #4,128

don't ... it A sequence of clitic pronouns with negation. Its exact meaning depends on the verb and the rest of the sentence; often translates as 'don't ... it' or 'you can't ... it' in context.

SP: No te lo pienses tanto.

EN: Don't think about it so much.

No te lo he preguntado.

I didn't ask you.

Pobre Rosalía, no te lo merecías.

Poor Rosalía, you didn’t deserve that.

— Divorcio a la italiana (1961)

Si no te gusta, no te lo comas.

If you don't like it, don't eat it.

No te lo podía contar por teléfono.

I couldn't tell you over the phone.

— Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios (1988)

Pero, claro, ese no te lo enseñé.

But, of course, I didn't show you that one.

— SEND HELP (Enviad ayuda) (2026)

Si tú te quieres ir, yo no te lo puedo impedir.

If you want to leave, I can't stop you.

— El orfanato (2007)

Yo sé cómo resolver el problema, pero se me pidió que no te lo dijera.

I know how to solve the problem, but I was asked not to tell you.

Algunos niños se escapan, pero no te lo aconsejo.

Some children run away, but I wouldn't advise it.

— El espinazo del diablo (2001)

No te lo voy a volver a explicar.

I'm not going to explain it to you again.

Mira eso y no te lo pierdas.

Check that out and don't miss it.

Eso no te lo puedo garantizar.

I can't guarantee that to you.

No te lo pierdas, Marcello se va a cargar el cristal.

Don't miss it, Marcello is going to break the glass.

— La dolce vita (1960)

No te lo puedes ni imaginar.

You can't even imagine it.

No te lo puedo explicar ahora.

I can't explain it to you right now.

Aunque me arranque los ojos, no te lo quites.

Even if I tear out my eyes, don't take them off.

No te lo estoy pidiendo.

I'm not asking you for it.

— Eternity (2025)

No te lo permitiré.

I won't allow it.

— Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)

No te lo podés llevar.

You can't take it with you.

Y estoy seguro de que no te lo pensaste dos veces.

And I'm sure you didn't think twice about it.

— Sólo se vive una vez (2011)

No te lo quites.

Don't take it off.

— Malcolm X (1992)

César, aunque no te lo creas, me importas.

César, believe it or not, I care about you.

— Open Your Eyes (1997)

No te lo vas a poder creer.

You won't believe it.

— La sociedad de la nieve (2023)

No te lo conté todo.

I didn’t tell you everything.

Así no te lo puedes quedar.

You can't keep it like that.

— Un profeta (2009)

Que es tu mujer no te lo discuto, está claro.

I don't dispute that she's your wife; that's clear.

— Los lunes al sol (2002)

Lo que dicen por televisión es falso, no te lo creas.

What they say on television is false; don’t believe it.

Es la única forma de que no te lo roben en el orfanato.

It's the only way to keep it from being stolen at the orphanage.

— Broker (2022)

Yo no te lo di.

I didn't give it to you.

No te lo imagines.

Don't imagine it.

— La ciudad de las estrellas (La La Land) (2016)

Eso no te lo crees ni tú.

You don't even believe that yourself.

— TÁR (2022)

No te lo puedes imaginar.

You can't imagine it.

Supongo que Molie no te lo contó todo.

I suppose Molie didn't tell you everything.

— The Running Man (2025)

No te lo estaba preguntando a ti.

I wasn't asking you.

Pero el amor no te lo pueden quitar.

But love cannot be taken away from you.

No sé por qué no te lo conté.

I don’t know why I didn’t tell you.

— Sin conexión (2025)

No te lo pediría si no fuera importante.

I wouldn’t ask you if it weren’t important.

Eso no te lo voy a contar.

I'm not going to tell you that.

— El agente secreto (2025)

No te lo pierdas.

Don’t miss it.

No te lo puedo permitir.

I can't allow it.

No te lo comas todo a la vez.

Don't eat it all at once.

— Anora (2024)

No te lo discuto.

I don't disagree with you.

— Scary Movie (2000)

Porque papá no te lo permitió.

Because Dad didn't let you.

— Mujeres al borde de un ataque de nervios (1988)

Supongo que no te lo esperabas.

I suppose you weren't expecting that.

— Eternity (2025)

No te lo gastes todo.

Don’t spend it all.

— El botín (2026)