mais

Betekenis (Engels)

Conj

but, although

Intj

an expression of surprise, disbelief, or frustration roughly equivalent to the English well, or sometimes yeah

Noun

plural of mai

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/mɛ/

Etimologie (Engels)

Inherited from Old French mes, mais, from Latin magis.

Sinne

Mais , elle est , à son tour , atteinte de la même maladie .

But, she, in turn, suffers from the same disease.

Mais celle-ci est trop occupée à engueuler ses enfants .

But she is too busy yelling at her children.

Cette dernière accepte le marché , mais ne parvient pas à tenir sa promesse .

The latter accepts the contract, but fails to keep its promise.

Mais Séguin avait encore un autre projet .

But Séguin had yet another project.

Il en existe aussi en zone tempérée , mais plus rares et plus petites .

They also exist in temperate zones, but are rarer and smaller.

Mais pris de colère , il envoie valser le plan du dirigeable .

But angry, he sends the airship's plan flying.

Mais en réalité cette œuvre va bien au-delà de l’étude de la science-fiction .

But in reality this work goes far beyond the study of science fiction.

Mais lady Helena ne se tint pas pour battue .

But Lady Helena did not think she was beaten.