"no, thanks" meaning in English

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Interjection

Audio: en-us-no thanks.ogg
Head templates: {{en-interj}} no, thanks
  1. Politely refuses something offered. Synonyms: no thanks, no thank you Related terms: yes, please, no thanks to, I'm not interested, I don't want it, thank you, thank you very much, thank you all Translations ((polite refusal of an offer)): dai na, salamat (Bikol Central), 不要,謝謝 (Chinese Mandarin), 不要 (Chinese Mandarin), 谢谢 (bùyào, xièxie) (Chinese Mandarin), 不客氣 (Chinese Mandarin), 不客气 (bù kèqi) (Chinese Mandarin), nee, dank u (Dutch), ei kiitos (Finnish), non merci (French), sans façon (French), non, grazas (Galician), nein, danke (German), danke (German), ich danke (German), nem, köszönöm (Hungarian), köszönöm, nem kérem (Hungarian), no, grazie (Italian), 結構です (kekkō desu) (Japanese), ali, salamat (Kapampangan), benignē (Latin), үгүй, баярлалаа (ügüj, bajarlalaa) (Mongolian), nie, dziękuję (Polish), não, obrigado [masculine] (Portuguese), não, obrigada [feminine] (Portuguese), nu, mulțumesc (Romanian), нет, спаси́бо (net, spasíbo) (Russian), no, gracias (Spanish), nej tack (Swedish), huwag na, salamat (Tagalog), ไม่เป็นไรขอบคุณ (mâi-bpen-rai-kɔ̂ɔp-kun) (Thai), чок, четтирдим (çok, çettirdim) (Tuvan)
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          "sense": "(polite refusal of an offer)",
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          "sense": "(polite refusal of an offer)",
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          "sense": "(polite refusal of an offer)",
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          "sense": "(polite refusal of an offer)",
          "word": "不客氣"
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          "roman": "bù kèqi",
          "sense": "(polite refusal of an offer)",
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          "sense": "(polite refusal of an offer)",
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          "sense": "(polite refusal of an offer)",
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          "sense": "(polite refusal of an offer)",
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          "sense": "(polite refusal of an offer)",
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          "sense": "(polite refusal of an offer)",
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          "sense": "(polite refusal of an offer)",
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          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "(polite refusal of an offer)",
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          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "(polite refusal of an offer)",
          "word": "köszönöm, nem kérem"
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          "roman": "kekkō desu",
          "sense": "(polite refusal of an offer)",
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          "lang": "Kapampangan",
          "sense": "(polite refusal of an offer)",
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          "sense": "(polite refusal of an offer)",
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          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "ügüj, bajarlalaa",
          "sense": "(polite refusal of an offer)",
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          "sense": "(polite refusal of an offer)",
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          "sense": "(polite refusal of an offer)",
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          "sense": "(polite refusal of an offer)",
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          "roman": "net, spasíbo",
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          "sense": "(polite refusal of an offer)",
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          "roman": "mâi-bpen-rai-kɔ̂ɔp-kun",
          "sense": "(polite refusal of an offer)",
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          "roman": "çok, çettirdim",
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