no te

don't

→ no
phrase Extremely common #86
don't A common combination of no + te. It negates a verb involving tú. te can mean 'you' as an object or be reflexive, so the exact English changes with the verb and tense, as in 'I don't see you' or 'don't get closer.'
SP: No te veo desde hace meses.
EN: I haven't seen you for months.

Las plumas en el culo no te hacen pollo.

Feathers on your butt don't make you a chicken.

— El club de la lucha (1999)

Esto no te dolerá.

This won't hurt you.

No te hablaré a menos que te disculpes.

I won’t speak to you unless you apologize.

No te asustan los fantasmas ¿o sí?

Ghosts don't scare you, do they?

No te mates haciendo cosas estúpidas, ¡solo vete!

Don't kill yourself doing stupid things—just go!

— El Extraño (2016)

No te corresponde a ti tomar la decisión.

It's not your decision to make.

Dijiste que no te llamara si era mi clase.

You said not to call you if it was my class.

No te tomes mal lo que te dijo, no era su intención.

Don't take what he said the wrong way, that wasn't his intention.

Yo no te llevaría conmigo.

I wouldn’t take you with me.

— La infancia de Iván (1962)

Quizá no te gusten los tipos que manejan contigo.

Maybe you don't like the guys who drive with you.

No te des la vuelta.

Don't turn around.

— Guardianes de la noche (2004)

Pero no te mentí.

But I didn't lie to you.

— Ahora me ves 3 (2025)

Espero que no te hayamos hecho esperar.

I hope we haven't kept you waiting.

No te cae bien.

You don't like him.

No te intereso.

I don't interest you.

— Такси-блюз (1990)

Casi no te vemos más por acá.

We hardly ever see you around here anymore.

No te debe importar lo que digan los demás sobre tu decisión.

You shouldn't care what others say about your decision.

No te atraparon ayer, ni hoy.

They didn’t catch you yesterday, nor today.

— Jojo Rabbit (2019)

No te me vayas a ir ahora.

Don't leave me now.

No te vuelvas a dormir.

Don't fall back asleep.

Siempre habrá un hijo de puta que no te deje pasar.

There will always be some son of a bitch who won't let you through.

— El hoyo (2019)

Les hablas de derechos civiles, y no te comprenden.

You talk to them about civil rights, and they don't understand you.

Encontraremos una solución y ya no te dolerá.

We'll find a solution and it won't hurt anymore.

— Love Actually (2003)

No te necesito, ni a nadie.

I don't need you or anyone else.

No te admitirán el registro del coche.

They will not accept your car registration.

— Mystic River (2003)

No te lo pienses dos veces, Tom.

Don't think twice about it, Tom.

Eso es porque no te interesan los muchachos.

That's because you're not interested in boys.

— Picnic (1955)

No te veía.

I couldn't see you.

— Lagaan: Érase una vez en la India (2001)

No te decepcionaré.

I won't let you down.

Así que confía en mí, este tipo no te va a llevar al suelo.

So trust me, this guy isn't going to bring you down.

— The Smashing Machine (2025)

No te recibirá.

He won't receive you.

— Las diabólicas (1955)

No te encontrarán.

They won't find you.

No te noto muy animado.

You don't seem very cheerful.

No te va a doler.

It won't hurt.

— La doncella (2016)

Yo no te regañaba.

I wasn't scolding you.

No te alcanzo.

I can't catch up with you.

— GOAT: Como cabras (2026)

Suerte que tu padre no te escucha.

It's a good thing your father isn't listening to you.

— La cinta blanca (2009)

Espero no te esté aburriendo.

I hope I’m not boring you.

No te pares.

Don't stop.

A ti no te gustan las historias de amor, ¿no es cierto?

You don't like love stories, do you?

No te has cambiado en absoluto.

You haven't changed at all.

No te espere aquí por nada.

Don't wait for me here for nothing.

— Ladrón de bicicletas (1948)

Ojalá no te falte nada.

I hope you have everything you need.

Unas horas más y no te hubiéramos podido ayudar.

A few more hours and we wouldn't have been able to help you.

— El señor de los anillos: La comunidad del anillo (2001)

No te he vuelto a ver en el estadio.

I haven't seen you at the stadium again.

— Fue la mano de Dios (2021)

Limpiar la cuenca una vez al año no te mataría.

Cleaning the watershed once a year wouldn't kill you.

— La venganza de Manon (1986)

No te gastes tanto.

Don’t spend so much.

— La gran juerga (1966)

No te detengas.

Don't stop.

— American Gangster (2007)

A ti no te pasará nada.

Nothing will happen to you.

No te volvería a pasar nada malo.

Nothing bad would ever happen to you again.

— Mike y Nick y Nick y Alice (2026)

No te cobraré nada, pero quiero que te vayas de la ciudad.

I won't charge you anything, but I want you to leave the city.

— Yojimbo. El mercenario (1961)

No te sigo.

I don't follow you.

— Casi famosos (2000)

No te estaba ignorando.

I wasn't ignoring you.

No te le acerques.

Don't go near him.

— El profesional (Léon) (1994)

Es como si no te estuvieras moviendo.

It's like you're not moving.

— The Smashing Machine (2025)

Al menos no te hiciste daño.

At least you didn't hurt yourself.

Hacía tiempo que no te veíamos.

It had been a while since we'd seen you.

— Vivir (1952)

Te he buscado todo el día, pero no te encontré en ninguna parte.

I’ve been looking for you all day, but I couldn’t find you anywhere.

No te enfrentes, Howl.

Don't fight back, Howl.

— El castillo ambulante (2004)

Pues no te compensa.

Well, it's not worth it.

— Todo sobre mi madre (1999)

No te preguntaré más por hoy.

I won't ask you anything else today.

No te hemos visto en los últimos cuatro años.

We haven’t seen you in the last four years.

Sé que no te merezco.

I know I don't deserve you.

No te prometo nada.

I’m not promising you anything.

— Uno de los nuestros (1990)

No te creerías la de cosas que puede hacer la cirugía.

You wouldn't believe the things surgery can do.

— Open Your Eyes (1997)

No te olvidas de nada, ¿verdad?

You haven't forgotten anything, have you?

No te va mal, ¿no?

You're doing pretty well, aren't you?

— Los lunes al sol (2002)

Debe ser lindo hacer algo que no te impida estar con el bebé.

It must be nice to do something that doesn't prevent you from being with the baby.

— Die My Love (2025)

John no te dirá que no.

John won't say no to you.

— स्वदेस (2004)

Tantas cosas que no te importan.

So many things you don't care about.

— Anatomía de una caída (2023)

El no te entiende, cariño.

He doesn't understand you, darling.

— R.A.F. Facción del ejército rojo (2008)

Además, te equivocas al decir que ella no te soporta.

Furthermore, you are wrong to say that she can't stand you.

— El conformista (1971)

No te estará poniendo la mano encima, ¿no?

He's not putting his hand on you, is he?

— Los pecadores (2025)

Te prometo que no te va a doler.

I promise it won't hurt.

No te atreve.. no intenta darme esa mirada fija.

You don't dare... you don't try to give me that stare.

No te culpes por lo que le pasó a Tom.

Don't blame yourself for what happened to Tom.

No te vamos a molestar más.

We won't bother you anymore.

— Fresas salvajes (1957)

Aunque puedas matar tan fácilmente, no te será tan fácil matarte a ti mismo.

Even though you can kill so easily, it won't be so easy for you to kill yourself.

— Primavera, verano, otoño, invierno... y primavera (2003)

No te quería decir.

I didn't want to tell you.

No te pega.

It doesn't affect you.

— Rebeca (1940)

No te he guardado ningún secreto.

I haven't kept any secrets from you.

No te compares con tu hermano, porque es mejor persona que tú.

Don't compare yourself to your brother, because he's a better person than you.

No te sueltes.

Don't let go.

— Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

No te lleves nada de aquí.

Don't take anything from here.

— Khrustalyov, mi coche! (1999)

No te avergüences.

Don't be ashamed.

— Rashomon (1950)

Alfredo no te traicionó.

Alfredo did not betray you.

— Cinema Paradiso (1988)

Lo que no te mata te hace más fuerte.

What doesn’t kill you makes you stronger.

Sí, y no te puedes ir en la caravana.

Yes, and you can't leave in the caravan.

— स्वदेस (2004)

No te lo voy a decir.

I'm not going to tell you.

— Devdas (2002)

Las rayas azules no te hacen más grande.

Blue stripes don't make you bigger.

— Avatar: El sentido del agua (2022)

No te permitiré que me trates como a un esclavo.

I won’t let you treat me like a slave.

No te he olvidado nunca.

I have never forgotten you.

— Cinema Paradiso (1988)

No te confundas, no soy la beneficencia.

Don't get confused, I'm not charity.

— El salario del miedo (1953)

Y ella no te merece.

And she doesn't deserve you.

— Eternity (2025)

No te tenías que vestir.

You didn't have to get dressed.

Incluso tu hija no te entiende.

Even your daughter doesn't understand you.

— El síndrome asténico (1989)

No te saldrás con la tuya.

You won’t get away with it.

— Guardianes del día (2006)

Obélix, no te bebas toda la jarra.

Obelix, don't drink the whole pitcher.

— Astérix y Obélix: Misión Cleopatra (2002)

Si hubieses llegado más temprano, no te habrías perdido la fiesta.

If you had arrived earlier, you wouldn't have missed the party.

— Akira (1988)

Bueno, yo no te necesito.

Well, I don't need you.

— Avatar: Fuego y ceniza (2025)

No te vas a ir fuera.

You aren't going away.

— Black (2005)

Tres días sin masajes de pies y los criados no te tratarán de la misma manera.

Three days without foot massages and the servants won't treat you the same way.

— La linterna roja (1991)

No te podés defender de la estupidez.

You can't defend yourself against stupidity.

Yo podría ser Markinson y no te darías cuenta.

I could be Markinson and you wouldn't realize it.

— Algunos hombres buenos (1992)

No te he pedido nada.

I haven't asked you for anything.

— El odio (1995)

Si no hablas más alto no te oirán.

If you don't speak louder, they won't hear you.

Si yo no te protejo, ¿Quién lo hará?

If I don't protect you, who will?

— Queen (2014)

Espero que no te conviertas en ese tipo de persona.

I hope you don’t become that kind of person.

Y a lo mejor te ocurre uno, y como no crees en ellos pues no te das ni cuenta.

And maybe one will happen to you, and since you don't believe in them, you won't even notice.

— Hable con ella (2002)

Tom no te vio.

Tom didn't see you.

No te importaría, de todas formas.

You wouldn't mind, anyway.

— La cinta blanca (2009)

Podés jugar afuera, siempre y cuando no te ensucies.

You can play outside as long as you don’t get dirty.

No te arriesgues.

Don't take the risk.

— Gully Boy (2019)

Vas a largarte y no te ver el pelo durante una semana.

You're going to leave and I won't see you for a week.

— Haz lo que debas (1989)

Te vi trabajando y no te molesté.

I saw you working and didn't bother you.

No te quiero ver más la cara.

I never want to see your face again.

Porque no te llevas tu maldito abrigo también.

Why don't you take your damn coat too?

— Anora (2024)

Hasta entonces, no te tengas lástima.

Until then, don't feel sorry for yourself.

— मुन्ना भाई एम बी बी एस (2003)

No te convertirá en un cerdo.

It won’t turn you into a pig.

— El viaje de Chihiro (2001)

No te tomes en serio las amenazas de Tom.

Don't take Tom's threats seriously.

No te haremos nada.

We won't do anything to you.

— La gran juerga (1966)

Espero que no te haya pegado nada.

I hope you didn't catch anything.

— Hable con ella (2002)

Creía que no te volvería a ver.

I thought I'd never see you again.

No te sería muy difícil diseñar un nuevo sitio web.

It wouldn’t be too difficult for you to design a new website.

No te asustes, Cleo.

Don't be scared, Cleo.

— Roma (2018)

No te me acerques.

Don't come near me.

— Anora (2024)

Burro, no te estaba ayudando.

Donkey, I wasn't helping you.

— GOAT: Como cabras (2026)

Creí que no te interesaba, hombre trabajador.

I thought you weren't interested, hard-working man.

— Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

No te necesita.

He doesn't need you.

— Die My Love (2025)

Mejor que no te lo diga.

I'd better not tell you.

Ya no te molestaré esta noche.

I won’t bother you anymore tonight.

No te des por vencido a medio camino.

Don't give up halfway.

No te pagarán mucho.

They won’t pay you much.

— Casi famosos (2000)

Pero no te odio, si llegara a odiarte no me quedaría nadie mas en el mundo.

But I don't hate you; if I ever hated you, there would be no one else left in the world for me.

— El hombre sin pasado (2010)

Espero que no te hiciera sufrir.

I hope it didn't cause you any pain.

— Cuentos de Tokio (1953)

No te caería bien al principio.

You wouldn't like him at first.

— Una cuestión de tiempo (2013)

Si tienes miedo, bájate, no te obliga nadie.

If you're scared, get off, nobody's forcing you.

— El salario del miedo (1953)

Tu no te tomaste la medicina y han venido a llevarte.

You didn't take your medicine, and they've come to take you away.

— Pinocho (2019)

No te invité.

I didn't invite you.

Simplemente supuse que no te importaría.

I simply assumed you wouldn't mind.

No te mentiré, hermano.

I won't lie to you, brother.

— Los hermanos demolición (2026)

Sargento, no te aparezcas así.

Sergeant, don't just show up like that.

— El botín (2026)

No te encargaste de eso.

You didn't take care of that.

— La asistenta (2025)

No te vuelvas paranoico.

Don't get paranoid.

No te necesito, ¿entiendes?

I don't need you, do you understand?

— El síndrome asténico (1989)

No te alcanza ni para tus copas.

You don't even have enough for your drinks.

Tu hermano te había estado buscando todo este tiempo, pero no te encontró.

Your brother had been looking for you all this time, but he didn't find you.

— Ip Man (2008)

No te des vuelta.

Don't turn around.

— Impacto (1981)

No te pareces en nada a mí, Jessie.

You're nothing like me, Jessie.

— Shelter: El Protector (2026)

No te haría daño.

It wouldn't hurt you.

— Chicago (2002)

Jessica, ¿por qué tu padre no te habla?

Jessica, why doesn't your father speak to you?

— Una segunda madre (2015)

Perdona, no te he oído.

Sorry, I didn’t hear you.

— Open Your Eyes (1997)

No te caigo bien.

You don't like me.

— Moonrise Kingdom (2012)

Que eso no te importe.

Don't worry about that.

— F1 la película (2025)

No te define esa única cosa increíble que hiciste.

You are not defined by that one amazing thing you did.

— Sin conexión (2025)

Si no me llevas, no te volveré a besar.

If you don't take me, I won't kiss you again.

— Locuras de verano (1955)

No te merezco.

I don’t deserve you.

— El conformista (1971)

Ella no te entiende.

She doesn't understand you.

No te reconozco, Salvador.

I don't recognize you, Salvador.

— Dolor y gloria (2019)

No te odio, pero aléjate de mi camino.

I don't hate you, but get out of my way.

— Five Nights at Freddy's 2 (2025)

No te desperté, ¿o sí?

I didn't wake you up, did I?

No te pasará nada.

Nothing will happen to you.

— Reservoir Dogs (1992)

Pero no te presentaste a tu turno esta mañana.

But you didn't show up for your shift this morning.

— Sin piedad (2026)

No te estaba buscando para matarte.

I wasn't looking to kill you.

— Todo a la vez en todas partes (2022)

Puede que Tom no te haya oído.

Tom may not have heard you.

Bueno, pero no digas que no te advertí.

Okay, but don't say I didn't warn you.

No te dejarán entrar.

They won't let you in.

— Los lunes al sol (2002)

Ojalá no te tenga que encontrar de nuevo.

I hope I don’t have to run into you again.

Ahora no te puedo explicar nada, pero pronto lo entenderás, ¿vale?

I can't explain anything to you right now, but you'll understand soon, okay?

— Y tu mamá también (2001)

Creo que es la razón por la que no te agrado tanto.

I think that’s why you don’t like me very much.

No te hemos engañado.

We haven't tricked you.

No te creerán.

They won't believe you.

— Atlantis: El imperio perdido (2001)

No te va a pasar nada, te lo juro.

Nothing's going to happen to you, I swear.

No te guardo rencor.

I don't hold a grudge against you.

Los sueños no se saben hasta que no te despiertas.

You don’t know what you dreamed about until you wake up.

— Open Your Eyes (1997)

Sea como sea, no te concierne.

In any case, it’s none of your concern.

A ti no te saludo.

I don't greet you.

— La dolce vita (1960)

No te molesto, ¿verdad?

I'm not bothering you, am I?

No te soltaré.

I won't let you go.

— Return to Silent Hill (2026)

Sabía que Tom no te iba a esperar.

I knew Tom wasn’t going to wait for you.

No te estabas muriendo.

You weren't dying.

— Los Tenenbaums. Una familia de genios (2001)

Sigue adelante, no te detengas.

Keep going, don't stop.

— El agente secreto (2025)

Si esas personas no te aceptan como eres, no merecen la pena.

If those people don't accept you as you are, they're not worth your time.

No te engañes.

Don't fool yourself.

No te hubieras molestado.

You shouldn't have bothered.

— Sin novedad en el frente (2022)

No te creí.

I didn't believe you.

Sólo durante un par de días, para que no te encuentren.

Just for a couple of days, so they don't find you.

— Psicosis (1960)

No te va.

It doesn't suit you.

No te andes por las ramas.

Don't beat around the bush.

A ti quizás no te importe, a mí sí.

You may not care, but I do.

— Reservoir Dogs (1992)

Oscarcito, si no te portas bien no te podrá curar el tío Doctor.

Oscarcito, if you don't behave, Uncle Doctor won't be able to cure you.

— El tambor de hojalata (1979)

Si no pueden reconocer al cliente, no te pagan.

If they can't recognize the customer, they don't pay you.

— El profesional (Léon) (1994)

No te he encontrado nunca en persona.

I have never met you in person.

No te subas a la cama con zapatos.

Don't get on the bed with your shoes on.

— Adiós, muchachos (1987)

Yo sé que no te encantó, pero lo llamé.

I know you didn't love it, but I called him.

La corteza frontal no te funciona bien.

Your frontal cortex isn't working properly.

— F1 la película (2025)

No te lo vas a llevar cuando te mueras.

You can't take it with you when you die.

En África no te encontrarás con tigres salvajes.

You won't encounter wild tigers in Africa.

Pensé que no te darías cuenta de que Tom no estaba aquí.

I thought you wouldn’t notice that Tom wasn’t here.

No te he hecho esperar mucho, ¿verdad?

I haven't kept you waiting long, have I?

— American Gangster (2007)