but ... not
Puedo parecer un adulto, pero no lo soy.
I may look like an adult, but I’m not.
Ojalá fuera tan fácil como dices, pero no lo es.
I wish it were as easy as you say, but it's not.
Me lo dieron y sé que lo metí en la maleta, pero no lo encuentro.
They gave it to me and I know I put it in my suitcase, but I can't find it.
— Un lugar en ninguna parte (1988)
Tom dijo que estaría aquí pero no lo encuentro.
Tom said he would be here, but I can't find him.
But they can't do it.
Dicen que está luchando, pero no lo parece.
They say he's fighting, but it doesn't look like it.
— La gran enfermedad del amor (2017)