Different Ways to Say No in French

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Twenty-four ways to say no in French, from the polite refusal to the flatly informal, so you can match the register to the situation.

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Pas du tout !
Not at all!
Absolument pas !
Absolutely not!
Certainement pas !
Certainly not!
Bien sûr que non !
Of course not!
Hors de question !
No way! / Out of the question!
Jamais !
Never!
Pas question !
No way!
Même pas !
Not even / No way!
Pas vraiment.
Not really.
Je ne pense pas.
I don’t think so.
Je ne crois pas.
I don’t think so.
Je préfère pas.
I’d rather not. (spoken/informal)
Je préfère ne pas…
I’d rather not…
Ça ne m’intéresse pas.
I’m not interested.
Ça ne me dit rien.
I don’t feel like it / It doesn’t appeal to me.
Sans façon, merci.
No thanks.
Non merci.
No, thank you.
Désolé(e), mais non.
Sorry, but no.
Malheureusement, non.
Unfortunately, no.
Impossible !
Impossible!
Aucune chance !
No chance!
N’importe quoi !
No way / That’s nonsense! (depends on context)
Tu rêves !
Dream on! (informal)
Laisse tomber !
Forget it! / No way! (informal)

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