"No, il tuo piatto è completamente diverso."

[SDL_1987]

I don't understand why completamente can't be translated as "totally" and well as "completely" and "entirely".

[tango-alpha]

Why is "non" wrong?

[Lloydo3000]

'Non' is more like 'not.'

[carmenacoto]

"Non" goes before verbs: "Non mangio carote", and "no" before everything else: "No, your dish is..."

[xyphax]

Magenta gives a good guideline for use ... also
no = no
non = not, not, neither, etc.
'non' can take on meaning when used with other words ... if you wish to go deeper, check out this site on the double and triple negatives in Italian!
http://italian.about.com/library/fare/blfare141a.htm

[Volizione]

Could "differente" be used here instead of "diverso" or no?

[aph-italia]

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