Sentence examples of "sino" in Spanish

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No soy médico, sino profesor. I'm not a doctor, but a teacher.
No es cantante, sino actor. He is not a singer, but an actor.
No soy sino un mentiroso. I am anything but a liar.
Amar, horas perdidas, sino son correspondidas Of all pains, the greatest pain, is to love, but love in vain
Él no es político sino abogado. He is not a politician but a lawyer.
Él no es poeta, sino novelista. He is not a poet but a novelist.
¡Eso no es sino una mentira! That's nothing but a lie!
Él no es doctor, sino enfermero. He's not a doctor, but a nurse.
Ella no es enfermera sino médico. She is not a nurse, but a doctor.
Fui no una vez, sino dos. I went not once, but twice.
No es pesado, sino que ligero. It’s not heavy, but light.
Él no es sabio sino astuto. He is not wise but clever.
Ella no es poeta sino novelista. She is not a poet but a novelist.
Ellos no son enemigos sino amigos. They are not enemies, but friends.
No comió sólo una pera, sino tres. He didn't just eat 1 pear, but 3.
No podía sino pensar que había muerto. I could not but think that he had died.
Ahora no se necesitan palabras, sino acción. Not words but action is needed now.
Esta pizarra no es negra, sino verde. This blackboard is not black, but green.
No vivimos como queremos, sino como podemos. We live, not as we wish to, but as we can.
Él no solo es valiente sino sabio. He is not only brave but wise.
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