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but conj 1. contrary to expectation: he cut his hand but didn't cry 2. in contrast; on the contrary: I like seafood but my husband doesn't 3. other than: we can't do anything but wait 4. without it happening: we never go out but it rains prep 1. except: they saved all but one 2. but for were it not for: but for you, we couldn't have managed Adverb only: I can but try, he was but a child Noun an objection: ifs and buts [Old English būtan without, except]
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but Translations but [bʌt] conj 1. pero; he's not very bright, but he's hard-working → no es muy inteligente, pero es trabajador 2. (in direct contradiction) → sino; the last but one → el penúltimo; anything but that → cualquier cosa menos eso adv (= just, only): she's but a child → no es más que una niña; had I but known → si lo hubiera sabido; but [bʌt] conj → mais; but that's far too expensive! → mais c'est bien trop cher! prep (= apart from, except) → sauf, excepté; all but finished → pratiquement terminé; but [bʌt] conj 1. (= yet) → aber; 2. (= however); 3. (showing disagreement, surprise etc); the next street but one → die übernächste Straße adv (= just, only) → nur; but [bʌt] conj → ma; I'd love to come, but I'm busy → vorrei tanto venire, ma ho da fare prep (= apart from, except) → eccetto, tranne, meno; nothing but → nient'altro che; the last but one (BRIT) → il(la) penultimo/a; I can but try → tentar non nuoce; conj but [bat] used to show a contrast between two or more things John was there, but Peter was not. maar, egter لكن но ale men aber αλλά pero aga اما؛ ولی mutta mais אָבַל लेकिन ali de tetapi en ma, però しかし 그러나 bet bet tetapi maar men, derimot ale mas dar но, а, однако ale toda ali men แต่ fakat, ama, ancak 但是 але, однак لیکن nhưng mà 但是 prep except (for) no-one but me; the next road but one. behalwe, buiten إلا، باستثناء، ما عدا без kromě med undtagelse af; på nær; den næste igen (to veje herfra) außer εκτός από excepto peale به جز؛ مگر paitsi sauf אֶלָא के अलावा osim kivéve kecuali að frátöldum, nema tranne, eccetto ~のほかには ...을 제외하고 išskyrus, be aiznākošais kecuali behalve unntatt, uten z wyjątkiem, oprócz senão în afară de кроме okrem razen osim utom ยกเว้น ...-den/dan başka 除...之外 лише, тільки سوائے trừ ra 除...之外 How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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