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Meaning of if not for | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR C1

Definitions

If (something) were not (or had not been) there; in the absence of (something); without.

Equivalents

العربية لولا لوما
Polski gdyby nie

Examples

“If not for her surgical skill, you'd be dead now, so some appreciation may be in order⟳.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

if one is a day if only the tsar knew if pigs had wings if pigs had wings, they could fly if pigs had wings, they would fly if pigs had wings, they'd fly

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