sino
Meanings
Conjunction
1. but (rather) (after a negative clause)
2. except, apart from
3. only, solely (in a negative clause)
Examples275
Todos fueron al parque, sino María.
Everyone went to the park, except Maria.
No eres sino un alumno.
You are solely a student.
No es cantante, sino actor.
He is not a singer, but an actor.
No solo... sino también...
Not only... but also...
No vivimos como queremos, sino como podemos.
We live, not as we wish to, but as we can.
Tom no es una persona, sino una idea.
Tom isn't a person, but rather an idea.