algo que no

something that doesn’t

→ algo
phrase Common #5,068
something that doesn’t The verb that follows determines the exact translation, such as “something that isn’t” or “something that you don’t.”
SP: Quiero encontrar algo que no cueste mucho.
EN: I want to find something that doesn’t cost much.

Estaba buscando algo que no existía.

I was looking for something that didn’t exist.

Soy algo que no le estorba a nadie.

I'm something that doesn't get in anyone's way.

— Pedro Páramo (2024)

Había algo que no había logrado entender, aunque todavía no sabía qué.

There was something I hadn’t managed to understand, though I still didn’t know what it was.

Pero hicieron algo que no debieron hacer, mataron gente.

But they did something they shouldn’t have done: they killed people.

— Bacurau (2019)

Dijiste algo que no debías, Cornelius.

You said something you shouldn't have, Cornelius.

— El jardín de los pecadores 5: Paradoja espiral (2008)

Obviamente, no puedo obligarte a hacer algo que no querés hacer.

Obviously, I can't force you to do something you don't want to do.

Algo que no se compra.

Something you can’t buy.

— Nueve reinas (2000)

No voy a reconocer algo que no soy.

I'm not going to admit to being something I'm not.

— La vida de Adèle (2013)

Nunca volveré a escribir algo que no quieras.

I'll never write anything you don't want again.

Dinos algo que no sepamos.

Tell us something we don't know.

Algo que no hicimos.

Something we didn't do.

— Mi pobre angelito (1990)

Ves algo que no está ahí.

You see something that isn't there.

— Exterminio: El templo de huesos (2026)

No se gana nada haciendo algo que no es placentero.

Nothing is gained by doing something that is not enjoyable.

Dime algo que no se pa.

Tell me something I don't know.

La otra noche tomó algo que no le pertenece.

The other night he took something that didn't belong to him.

Tom sabe algo que no nos está diciendo.

Tom knows something he isn't telling us.

Sólo quiero explicarte algo que no viste porque estaba ante tus narices.

I just want to explain something to you that you didn't see because it was right in front of your nose.

— Pacto de sangre (1944)

Voy a decirte algo que no te dije nunca.

I'm going to tell you something I've never told you before.

— Argentina 1985 (2022)

Espero que no esperara que hiciera algo que no pudiera hacer.

I hope he wasn’t expecting me to do something I couldn’t do.

No podemos hacer que Tom haga algo que no quiere hacer.

We can't make Tom do something he doesn't want to do.

Es difícil que te guste algo que no conoces.

It's difficult to like something you don't know.

— Por un puñado de dólares (1964)

Estas muy callada hoy, ¿te pasa algo que no me quieres contar?

You're very quiet today, is something wrong that you don't want to tell me?

Hacerlo algo que no es, pero este lugar es espeluznante.

To make it something it's not, but this place is creepy.

— Five Nights at Freddy's 2 (2025)

Es fácil ignorar algo que no estás buscando.

It's easy to ignore something you're not looking for.

Nadie puede obligarte a hacer algo que no quieres.

Nobody can force you to do something you don't want to do.

Entonces, ellos, tú, debes ver algo que no está ahí.

So, they, you, must see something that isn't there.

— Exterminio: El templo de huesos (2026)

Nomás oyes algo que no te gusta y sales corriendo.

You hear something you don’t like and you run off.

— Voces Inocentes (2005)

Algo que no parezca que vas a estallar.

Something that doesn’t make it look like you’re about to explode.

— Volver (2006)

¿No podemos servir algo que no inventé?

Can't we serve something I didn't make up?

— Ratatouille (2007)

¿Por qué dedicas tanto tiempo a algo que no forma parte de tu destino?

Why do you spend so much time on something that isn’t part of your destiny?

— Dil Se.. (1998)

Siempre que no sea algo que no quiera dar.

As long as it's not something I don't want to give.

— Realmente amor (2003)

Traté de fingir ser algo que no era.

I tried to pretend to be something I wasn't.

Algo que no está en el menú.

Something that's not on the menu.

— Ratatouille (2007)

Nunca hagas algo que no pueda ser deshecho.

Never do something that cannot be undone.

— Stalker (1979)

Ella está en problemas porque vio algo que no debería haber visto.

She’s in trouble because she saw something she shouldn’t have seen.

No empieces algo que no puedas terminar.

Don't start something you can't finish.

Te me haces el tipo de hombre que nunca hace algo que no quiere hacer.

You strike me as the kind of man who never does anything he doesn’t want to do.

No podemos sentirnos culpables por algo que no hemos hecho.

We cannot feel guilty for something we have not done.

— La ola (2008)

Acabo de decirte algo que no he dicho nunca a nadie más.

I just told you something I've never told anyone else.

Dijiste que habían construido algo que no debieron construir.

You said they built something they shouldn't have built.

¿Por qué lamentas algo que no has hecho?

Why do you regret something you haven’t done?

No puedo hacerte algo que no eres.

I can't make you into something you're not.

— Locamente millonarios (2018)

Has acabado haciendo algo que no debías.

You've ended up doing something you shouldn't have.

— Carandiru (2003)

Bueno, hay algo que no te conté.

Well, there's something I didn't tell you.

— Barfi! (2012)

Amar es dar algo que no se tiene.

To love is to give something you don't have.

No hace mucho, comí algo que no debía.

Not long ago, I ate something I shouldn't have.

— Madre (2009)

Algo que no había notado hasta ahora.

Something I hadn't noticed until now.

— Picnic (1955)

Ves algo que no este bien?

Do you see anything that isn't right?

Hablan algo que no se entiende nada.

They’re saying something that’s completely unintelligible.

— [REC] (2007)

¿Por qué debería comprar algo que no voy a usar nunca?

Why should I buy something I’m never going to use?