Word: but

Category: but

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Related words: but

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Synonyms: but

only, just, simply, merely, no more than, nothing but, a mere

Translations: but

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spanish
Translations:
sino, sólo, solamente, pero, mas, sino que
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german
Translations:
nur, aber, jedoch, sondern, doch
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french
Translations:
sauf, outre, seulement, excepté, néanmoins, cependant, pourtant, hormis, mais, toutefois, ...
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italian
Translations:
solamente, però, soltanto, ma, tuttavia
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portuguese
Translations:
contudo, apenas, somente, mas, embora, só, porém, senão
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dutch
Translations:
enkel, alleen, doch, pas, slechts, maar, uitsluitend
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russian
Translations:
помимо, лишь, кроме, но, а, однако
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norwegian
Translations:
bare, men, kun
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swedish
Translations:
bara, men, utan, endast, blott
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finnish
Translations:
ainoastaan, vasta, mutta, vaan, vain, kuitenkin
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danish
Translations:
men, kun, blot
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czech
Translations:
než, pouze, vyjma, kromě, ale, avšak, však, leč, jen
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polish
Translations:
ale, lecz, jednak, tylko, oprócz, jednakże, zaledwie
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hungarian
Translations:
hanem, de, azonban
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turkish
Translations:
sadece, ancak, yalnız, ama, fakat, değil
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greek
Translations:
αλλά, όμως, αλλά η, αλλά και
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ukrainian
Translations:
однак, а, але, та, крім, проте, одначе
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albanian
Translations:
veçse, po, mirëpo, por, por të, vetëm
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bulgarian
Translations:
но, а, обаче
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belarusian
Translations:
толькi, але, а
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estonian
Translations:
kuid, vaid, aga
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croatian
Translations:
no, iako, pak, osim, ma, mada, ali, nego, već
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icelandic
Translations:
en, nema, heldur
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latin
Translations:
autem, sed, tamen
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lithuanian
Translations:
bet, o, tiktai, tačiau
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latvian
Translations:
tikai, bet, taču, tomēr
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macedonian
Translations:
но, туку, а
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romanian
Translations:
dar, numai, ci, însă
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slovenian
Translations:
toda, a, vendar, ampak, vendar je, vendar pa
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slovak
Translations:
vak, však, ale, než, avšak, no

The meaning and "use of": but

adverb
  • no more than; only. - he is but a shadow of his former self
conjunction
  • used to indicate the impossibility of anything other than what is being stated. - one cannot but sympathize
  • used to introduce a response expressing a feeling such as surprise or anger. - but that's an incredible saving!
  • used after an expression of apology for what one is about to say. - I'm sorry, but I can't pay you
  • without its being the case that. - it never rains but it pours
preposition
  • except; apart from; other than. - in Texas, we were never anything but poor
noun
  • an argument against something; an objection. - no buts —just get out of here

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