Usage Note
Pas is the workhorse second half of ne… pas, and in everyday speech it often carries the whole negation by itself, as in pas mal or pas du tout. Beware the false friend: spelled identically, un pas is a noun meaning a footstep or stride.
Examples
"Ce n'est pas vrai."
Natural Translation
That's not true.
Literal Translation
This not-is not true
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