English to French Meaning of but - mais

But :

mais

adverb

mais, encore, toutefois, Néanmoins, même à ce moment là, seulement, simplement, juste, seul, à peine, uniquement

mais, toutefois, encore, seulement, Néanmoins, malgré, puis, alors, à présent, quoique, bien que, sauf si, si non, Nisi, ou sinon, ou, supposant, si, au moins, même si, au cas où

preposition

sans pour autant, sauf, mais, à l'extérieur, en dehors de, outre, vouloir, moins, enregistrer, mécontentement

But :: maisButs :: butsButty :: sandwich

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Definitions of but in English

Adverb(1) and nothing more

Examples of but in English

(1) there was nothing to do but wait(2) I would have liked to have had a longer deal but the get out clauses were prohibitive.(3) you can't but admire her(4) in Texas, we were never anything but poor(5) It never rains but it pours.(6) It's going to be a long road, but shinty has no alternative but to keep right on to the end.(7) this is one principle, but it is not the only one(8) he did it quickly but well(9) a popular but, in my opinion, an over-rated book(10) they had no alternative but to follow(11) if we had but known this(12) This is what I love about science: anybody but anybody can become involved at least in trying to understand what it is saying!(13) She also said that she would have no alternative but to contact my family if I didn't seek help.(14) supply currently exceeds demand in all but the most rural areas(15) Aden was a year older than herself and she never saw him as anything else but her goofy nerd friend.(16) It was deserted and I didn't see a soul, but I did stumble across a bunch of Red Deer in a meadow.

Related Phrases of but

(1) last but not least ::

enfin et surtout

(2) but also ::

mais aussi

(3) but now ::

mais maintenant

(4) but still ::

mais reste

(5) but then ::

mais alors

(6) but not ::

mais non

(7) but what ::

mais quoi

(8) all but ::

tout sauf

(9) but for ::

mais pour

(10) but rather ::

mais plutôt

Related Phrases of but

(1) last but not least ::

enfin et surtout

(2) but also ::

mais aussi

(3) but now ::

mais maintenant

(4) but still ::

mais reste

(5) but then ::

mais alors

(6) but not ::

mais non

(7) but what ::

mais quoi

(8) all but ::

tout sauf

(9) but for ::

mais pour

(10) but rather ::

mais plutôt

Synonyms

Adverb

1. only ::

seulement

2. just ::

juste

3. simply ::

simplement

5. no more than ::

pas plus que

6. nothing but ::

rien que

7. a mere ::

un simple

Conjunction

8. yet ::

encore

9. nevertheless ::

Néanmoins

10. nonetheless ::

toutefois

11. even so ::

Toutefois

12. however ::

toutefois

13. still ::

encore

14. notwithstanding ::

malgré

15. despite that ::

malgré que

16. in spite of that ::

malgré ça

17. for all that ::

pour autant

18. all the same ::

tous les mêmes

19. just the same ::

juste le même

20. though ::

bien que

21. although ::

bien que

Preposition

23. apart from ::

Excepté

24. other than ::

autre que

25. besides ::

outre

26. aside from ::

à part

27. with the exception of ::

à l'exception de

28. bar ::

bar

31. leaving out ::

laissant de côté

33. saving ::

économie

Different Forms

but, buts

Word Example from TV Shows

But the truth is, I can't give you what you want.

Breaking Bad Season 5, Episode 15

But those stories never really perished;

Westworld Season 2, Episode 7

$But we’re not going to leave\Nthrough there, are we?$

But we’re not going to leave
through there, are we?

Money Heist Season 1, Episode 8

But I warn you,

The Big Bang Theory Season 12, Episode 12

BUT none of yourjokes will ever match the first one, will they?

Game of Thrones Season 2, Episode 2

Examples of but from TV Shows

But the truth is, I can't give you what you want.

Breaking Bad Season 5, Episode 15

But those stories never really perished;

Westworld Season 2, Episode 7

$But we’re not going to leave\Nthrough there, are we?$

But we’re not going to leave
through there, are we?

Money Heist Season 1, Episode 8

But I warn you,

The Big Bang Theory Season 12, Episode 12

BUT none of yourjokes will ever match the first one, will they?

Game of Thrones Season 2, Episode 2

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