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Meaning of "not to mention something" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF NOT TO MENTION SOMETHING

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NOT TO MENTION SOMETHING

not spare oneself
not take a feather out of someone
not take kindly to
not take no for an answer
not that
not the faintest
not the foggiest
not the full quid
not to go nap on
not to have a clue
not to put too fine a point on it
not to say
not to worry
not touch with a bargepole
not true
not turn a hair
not up to much
not with you
not within an ass´s roar of
not worth a cracker

WORDS THAT END LIKE NOT TO MENTION SOMETHING

anything
bathing
be on to a good thing
breathing
clothing
everything
first thing
fishing
get down on something
know-nothing
last thing
nothing
something
soothing
sunbathing
the first thing
the other thing
the real thing
the thing
thing
Worthing

Synonyms and antonyms of not to mention something in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «not to mention something» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NOT TO MENTION SOMETHING

Find out the translation of not to mention something to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of not to mention something from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «not to mention something» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

更不用提什么
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

por no hablar de algo
570 millions of speakers

English

not to mention something
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कुछ का उल्लेख नहीं
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

ناهيك شيء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

не говоря уже о то
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

para não falar de algo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কিছু উল্লেখ না
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

pas de mentionner quelque chose
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Belum lagi sesuatu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

etwas nicht zu erwähnen,
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

何かを言うまでもありません
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

뭔가를 언급하지 않기
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ora kanggo sebutno
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

không đề cập đến một cái gì đó
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

ஏதாவது குறிப்பிடவில்லை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

काहीतरी उल्लेख नाही
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Bir şey söylememek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

per non parlare di qualcosa
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Nie wspominając już o coś
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

не кажучи вже про те
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

nu mai vorbim de ceva
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

για να μην αναφέρουμε κάτι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

nie iets te noem
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

att inte tala om något
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

for ikke å nevne noe
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of not to mention something

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NOT TO MENTION SOMETHING»

The term «not to mention something» is regularly used and occupies the 69.201 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NOT TO MENTION SOMETHING» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «not to mention something» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «not to mention something» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about not to mention something

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NOT TO MENTION SOMETHING»

Discover the use of not to mention something in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to not to mention something and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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We Have Not Been Moved: Resisting Racism and Militarism in ...
... there are few useful lessons, often making history a boring subject in school, not to mention something that is ignored when it is time to develop policy. Let's take the example of the American Revolution. Most of what passes for the history of ...
Elizabeth Betita Martinez, Matt Meyer, Mandy Carter, 2012
2
Quest:
... well as the Hellenistic terminology and mind-set that followed them, not to mention two Roman emperors, all made Jesus into a title bearing unreality steeped in all the nonsense of the time, not to mention something bordering on occultism.
V. Virom Coppola, 2004
3
Ghost of the Snowlands
... cloth canvas, paint, dope, and brushes, not to mention something you've apparently forgotten." "What's that?" asked Jules. "The whole idea is a gamble, a huge gamble against impossible odds." "No, it's not! We can do it!" "You're impossible ...
G. C. Gregory, 2010
4
The Maravillas District
Sometimes wine, not to mention rum and not to mention something we never see in neighborhood taverns, but for sure is served in other places. It's absinthe, a kind of anise that turns your head into an irridescent cloud. It must be like some ...
Rosa Chacel, 1992
5
Edgar Allan Poe: Rhetoric and Style
Thus, we seem to have here an extended instance of the figure of thought paraleipsis, pretending not to mention something while mentioning it. The narrator promises that he will not comment — but he cannot help commenting; he wants to ...
Brett Zimmerman, 2005
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CliffsNotes on O'Brien's The Things They Carried
... to ask “O'Brien” not to mention something in his story, but “O'Brien” interrupts him and says that he will not. Commentary. This chapter is rich with subtext about Martha that is continued from the preceding chapter. In “The Things They Carried  ...
Jill Colella, 2011
7
Visions of a Self-Named Prophet Or the Legend of Exterminator 13
I would be wrong not to mention something as coincidental as that. See, people try to make sense out of this, but to me, there is always death around, pain, suffering, agony, crying, all based on what I do for some reason. I cannot just sit there ...
Alvin J. Moore, 2009
8
Princeton Alumni Weekly
It was a human sacrifice that brought the crowd to its feet, the confused combatants to their knees, not to mention something ringing to the head. It was beautiful. As you know, a callous committee, under the divine direction of Guardsmen ...
‎1936
9
The Living Age ...
When her husband warned her not to mention something which he thought would be painful to Will Ladis- law, and she, fully intending to mention it at the next opportunity, " turned her neck and palled her hair, looking the image of placid ...
‎1872
10
Over the Rainbow: The Wizard of Oz as a Secular Myth of America
Besides, is it not presumptuous to use religious language for something secular, not to mention something that seems to be trivial or even bizarre? Myths are about Vishnu or Ishtar, after all, not Bugs Bunny or Dorothy Gale. Mircea Eliade ( who ...
Paul Nathanson, 1991

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NOT TO MENTION SOMETHING»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term not to mention something is used in the context of the following news items.
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Traditional DJs are what set Apple Music apart
At this point in streaming music's development, ultra-specific playlists are commodities — not to mention something of a distraction from what ... «La Crosse Tribune, Jul 15»
2
Apple Music promises revolution, but traditional DJs are what set it …
At this point in streaming music's development, ultra-specific playlists are commodities — not to mention something of a distraction from what ... «Quad-Cities Online, Jul 15»
3
So Apple Music is really a return to radio, right?
At this point in streaming music's development, ultra-specific playlists are commodities — not to mention something of a distraction from what ... «Los Angeles Times, Jul 15»
4
Minivan Musings: The running of the mouths
Asking kids not to mention something is like asking someone not to rub their nose. So what can parents do to keep their private lives from being ... «NorthJersey.com, Jul 15»
5
'My best friend eats abnormally'
I hate to go against your teacher's advice, but surely she knows that the moment you're told not to mention something, it's the only thing that ... «Independent Online, Jun 15»
6
5 Stylish Flip-Flop Alternatives
Not to mention something altogether more stylish than those barely-there, floss-like flip-flops knocking about in the bottom of your wardrobe. «FashionBeans, Jun 15»
7
Business Website Essentials
There are many other elements besides how your website looks that go into making it customer friendly -- not to mention something that ... «Huffington Post, Jun 15»
8
Why Do I Still Live in New York City?: A Roundtable
... I've become a city romantic, not to mention something of a crank. I remember when taxis still resembled those in Taxi Driver: with metal grills ... «Gawker, Jun 15»
9
Not A Hero Is A Smart Shooter, Drenched In Blood (And Jokes)
... such a gun game to play, not to mention something that marks this as something other than just another frantic arcade twitch shooter: cover. «Kotaku, May 15»
10
Astoria Seafood
It is her favor you must curry in order to get a table—not to mention something to eat—at Astoria Seafood, where she serves as both the hostess ... «The New Yorker, May 15»

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