no te lo

don't … it

→ no

phrase Common #3,459

don't … it The exact meaning depends on the verb that follows: “te” means “you” or “yourself,” and “lo” means “it.” “No” negates the verb.

SP: No te lo voy a decir.

EN: I'm not going to tell you.

No te lo estaba preguntando a ti.

I wasn't asking you.

Que no te lo haya dicho nunca dice mucho.

The fact that I’ve never told you says a lot.

— Argentina 1985 (2022)

No te lo pediría si no fuera importante.

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

¿Te molesta que sea maricón o que no te lo haya dicho?

Does it bother you that I'm gay, or that I didn't tell you?

— Perfectos desconocidos (2016)

Mira eso y no te lo pierdas.

Check that out and don't miss it.

Pero, si algo va mal en tu vida, ¿me vas a decir, aunque no te lo pregunte?

But if something goes wrong in your life, will you tell me, even if I don’t ask?

— Familia (2023)

¿A ti no te lo parece?

Don't you think so?

No te lo he preguntado.

I didn't ask you.

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

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

— Vida solo hay una (2011)

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 puedes ni imaginar.

You can't even imagine it.

No te lo pierdas.

Don’t miss it.

No te lo quites.

Don't take it off.

— Malcolm X (1992)

No te lo vas a llevar cuando te mueras.

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

Aparte hay uno en la heladera que no te lo comiste.

Besides, there's one in the fridge that you didn't eat.

— El hijo de la novia (2001)

No te lo permitiré.

I won't allow it.

— Kal Ho Naa Ho (2003)

Pero el amor no te lo pueden quitar.

But love cannot be taken away from you.

No te lo imagines.

Don't imagine it.

— La La Land: Una historia de amor (2016)

Pero, claro, ese no te lo enseñé.

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

— ¡Ayuda! (2026)

¡He trabajado en tantas películas que no te lo puedes ni imaginar!

I've worked on so many movies, you can't even imagine!

— 8½ (1963)

Supongo que Molie no te lo contó todo.

I suppose Molie didn't tell you everything.

— El sobreviviente (2025)

¿Qué, no te lo enseñaron en la escuela de señoritas?

What, didn’t they teach you that at finishing school?

— Titanic (1997)

Porque papá no te lo permitió.

Because Dad didn't let you.

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

No te lo podía contar por teléfono.

I couldn't tell you over the phone.

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

No te lo vas a llevar.

You're not going to take it.

— Pecadores (2025)

No te lo comas todo a la vez.

Don't eat it all at once.

— Anora (2024)

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

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

No te lo gastes todo.

Don’t spend it all.

— El botín (2026)

César, aunque no te lo creas, me importas.

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

— Abre los ojos (1997)

Eso no te lo puedo garantizar.

I can't guarantee that to you.

Así no te lo puedes quedar.

You can't keep it like that.

— Un profeta (2009)

No te lo voy a volver a explicar.

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

Aunque me arranque los ojos, no te lo quites.

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

No te lo puedes imaginar.

You can't imagine it.

¡El trabajo no te lo quita nadie!

Nobody can take your job away from you!

— Cinema Paradiso (1988)

Si no te gusta, no te lo comas.

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

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.

Supongo que no te lo esperabas.

I suppose you weren't expecting that.

— Eternidad (2025)

No te lo vas a poder creer.

You won't believe it.

— La sociedad de la nieve (2023)

¡Zorro, no te lo lleves!

Fox, don't take it away!

— Primate (2026)

Eso no te lo voy a contar.

I'm not going to tell you that.

— El agente secreto (2025)

No te lo puedo permitir.

I can't allow it.