mà không 
without 
I’d like something that won’t take much time. 
Tôi muốn món gì mà không cần lâu. * 032 like: mà không → →
to wait for someone for a weary long time in vain ☊ chờ mỏi mắt mà không thấy đến ☊ 
ohne ☊ mà không ☊ 
没有 ☊ méiyǒu ohne ☊ mà không ☊ ☊ Ohne Fernbedienung aber kann ich keine Programme einstellen. ☊ Nhưng tôi không thể điều chỉnh các chương trình mà không có cái điều khiển từ xa. ☊ (Lektion 47, Nr. 672) I didn't want to say anything without actually reading the letter first. ☊ actually ☊
admit doing sth: She admitted having driven the car without insurance. ☊ admit ☊
You can't go out without any shoes. ☊ any ☊
He returned home without any of the others. ☊ any ☊
I can't agree to anything without my partner's approval. ☊ approval ☊
It was done without the principal's authority. ☊ authority ☊
I turned left automatically without thinking. ☊ automatically ☊
aware of sb/sth: She slipped away without him being aware of it. ☊ aware ☊
We were right back where we started, only this time without any money. ☊ back ☊
She strode past him without a backward glance. ☊ backward ☊
The world of Disney is a magical experience that knows no age barriers. ☊ barrier ☊
He burst into the room without knocking. ☊ burst ☊
He walked by me without speaking. ☊ by ☊
He hurried by without speaking to me. ☊ by ☊
After being questioned by the police, she was released without charge. ☊ charge ☊
collect sth: We seem to have collected an enormous number of boxes (= without intending to). ☊ collect ☊
He handed me the document without comment. ☊ comment ☊
consult sb: You shouldn't have done it without consulting me. ☊ consult ☊
This quotation has been taken out of context (= repeated without giving the circumstances in which it was said). ☊ context ☊
The case was settled out of court (= a decision was reached without a trial). ☊ court ☊
to offer interest-free credit (= allow sb to pay later, without any extra charge) ☊ credit ☊
Students are encouraged to develop critical thinking instead of accepting opinions without questioning them. ☊ critical ☊
a job that doesn't require any great depth of knowledge ☊ depth ☊
The room looks different without the furniture. ☊ different ☊
We found the house without difficulty. ☊ difficulty ☊
She can't do without a secretary. ☊ do without (sb/sth) ☊
If they can't get it to us in time, we'll just have to do without. ☊ do without (sb/sth) ☊
do doing sth: I could have done without being (= I wish I had not been) woken up at three in the morning. ☊ do without (sb/sth) ☊
dream of/about doing sth: I wouldn't dream of going without you (= I would never go without you). ☊ dream ☊
soft drinks (= cold drinks without alcohol) ☊ drink ☊
Is this an empty chair (= a chair that nobody else is using)? ☊ empty ☊
She left the room abruptly without explanation. ☊ explanation ☊
They undertook to make their judgement without fear or favour. ☊ without fear or favour ☊
You go on without me. I'll be fine. ☊ fine ☊
No building can stand without firm foundations, and neither can a marriage. ☊ firm ☊
a foot passenger (= one who travels on a ferry without a car) ☊ foot ☊
'Hey, don't forget me!' (= don't leave without me) ☊ forget ☊
For the first time he was able to speak freely without the fear of reprisals against his family. ☊ freely ☊
My generation have grown up without the experience of a world war. ☊ generation ☊
I think the problem can be got over without too much difficulty. ☊ get over sth ☊
They gave up without a fight. ☊ give up ☊
There wasn't time for breakfast, so I had to go without. ☊ go without (sth) ☊
How long can a human being go (= survive) without sleep? ☊ go without (sth) ☊
go doing sth: She went without eating for three days. ☊ go without (sth) ☊
Oh great, they left without us. ☊ great ☊
Hardly a day goes by without my thinking of her (= I think of her almost every day). ☊ hardly ☊
heal up: The cut healed up without leaving a scar. ☊ heal ☊
She hurried away without saying goodbye. ☊ hurry ☊
I can't imagine life without the children now. ☊ imagine ☊
The demonstration passed off without incident. ☊ incident ☊
I managed to work for two hours without interruption. ☊ interruption ☊
She spoke for 20 minutes without interruption. ☊ interruption ☊
She sent the letter without my knowledge. ☊ knowledge ☊
Spiders can live for several days without food. ☊ live ☊
We would be lost without your help. ☊ lost ☊
She dared not trust to luck that nobody would see her. ☊ luck ☊
manage with/without sb/sth: How do you manage without a car? ☊ manage ☊
We couldn't have managed without you. ☊ manage ☊
I had to play it without the music. ☊ music ☊
Prices may be altered without notice. ☊ notice ☊
He had always obeyed his parents without question. ☊ obey ☊
They are both comfortably off (= have enough money to be able to buy what they want without worrying too much about the cost). ☊ be well/better/badly, etc. off ☊
She's better off without him. ☊ be better/worse off (doing sth) ☊
He worked on without a break. ☊ on ☊
He was given one month's imprisonment without the option of a fine. ☊ option ☊
She passed me in the street without even saying hello. ☊ pass ☊
She looked back on the past without regret. ☊ past ☊
He hurried past them without stopping. ☊ past ☊
the perfect crime (= one in which the criminal is never discovered) ☊ perfect ☊
She took the car without permission. ☊ permission ☊
He's worried the business will fall to pieces without him. ☊ fall to pieces ☊
The soldiers had to stand for hours without changing position. ☊ position ☊
He was charged with possessing a shotgun without a licence. ☊ possess ☊
No athlete would dream of entering a big race without adequate preparation. ☊ preparation ☊
This information must not be disclosed without prior written consent. ☊ prior ☊
She doesn't like to be seen in public without her make-up on. ☊ in public ☊
He left school with no formal qualifications. ☊ qualification ☊
In an interview try to ask open questions that don't just need 'Yes' or 'No' as an answer. ☊ question ☊
They managed to leave without any of us realizing. ☊ realize ☊
regard to sb/sth: He was driving without regard to speed limits. ☊ regard ☊
it is regretted that...: It is to be regretted that so many young people leave school without qualifications. ☊ regret ☊
Morocco scored four goals without reply to win the game. ☊ reply ☊
report sb (to sb) (for sth/for doing sth): She threatened to report him to the authorities for hunting without a licence. ☊ report ☊
This material can be reproduced without payment. ☊ reproduce ☊
They support the measures without reservation (= completely). ☊ reservation ☊
Jaime always talked to people without reserve. ☊ reserve ☊
Let me get this right (= understand correctly) —you want us to do an extra ten hours' work for no extra pay? ☊ right ☊
I say (= suggest) we go without them. ☊ say ☊
He escaped without a scratch (= was not hurt at all). ☊ scratch ☊
The incident sparked off a whole series of events that nobody had foreseen. ☊ series ☊
The company has agreed to settle out of court (= come to an agreement without going to court). ☊ settle ☊
He's not one to suffer in silence! (= to suffer without telling sb) ☊ silence ☊
It snowed for three days without stopping. ☊ snow ☊
Off she went without so much as (= without even) a 'goodbye'. ☊ so ☊
sorry (for sth/doing sth): He says he's really sorry for taking the car without asking. ☊ sorry ☊
She completed the routine without even working up a sweat. ☊ sweat ☊
a thankless task (= an unpleasant one that nobody wants to do and nobody thanks you for doing) ☊ task ☊
Can you act out this scene without referring to the text? ☊ text ☊
She took the money without so much as a thank you. ☊ thank you ☊
I'd never have got through it all (= a difficult situation) without you. ☊ through ☊
She still finds it uncomfortable to stand without support. ☊ uncomfortable ☊
The preview offers a unique opportunity to see the show without the crowds. ☊ unique ☊
She was upset that he had left without saying goodbye. ☊ upset ☊
They were able to achieve a settlement without using military force. ☊ use ☊
The bridge collapsed without (any) warning. ☊ warning ☊
We got straight down to business without wasting time on small talk. ☊ waste ☊
They had gone two days without food. ☊ without ☊
He found the place without difficulty. ☊ without ☊
She spoke without much enthusiasm. ☊ without ☊
Don't go without me. ☊ without ☊
Can you see without your glasses? ☊ without ☊
Don't go out without your coat. ☊ without ☊
without doing sth: He left without saying goodbye. ☊ without ☊
You can't make an omelette without breaking eggs. ☊ without ☊
without sb doing sth: The party was organized without her knowing anything about it. ☊ without ☊
She left without a word (= without saying anything). ☊ word ☊
Is this all your own work (= did you do it without help from others)? ☊ work ☊
It was his bad luck to be in the wrong place at the wrong time (= so that he got involved in trouble without intending to). ☊ wrong ☊
All her yesterdays had vanished without a trace. ☊ yesterday ☊