but

Εννοια

Prep

1. Apart from, except (for), excluding.
2. Outside of.

Adv

1. Merely, only, just, no more than
2. Though, however.

Conj

1. However, although, nevertheless, on the other hand (introducing a clause contrary to prior belief or in contrast with the preceding clause or sentence).
2. On the contrary, rather (as a regular adversative conjunction, introducing a word or clause in contrast or contradiction with the preceding negative clause or sentence).
3. (colloquial) Used at the beginning of a sentence to express opposition to a remark.
4. Except that (introducing a subordinate clause which qualifies a negative statement); also, with omission of the subject of the subordinate clause, acting as a negative relative, "except one that", "except such that".
5. (colloquial) Used to link an interjection to the following remark as an intensifier.
6. Without it also being the case that; unless that (introducing a necessary concomitant).
7. (obsolete) Except with; unless with; without.
8. (obsolete) Only; solely; merely.
9. (obsolete) Until.
10. (obsolete) That.

Noun

1. An instance of using the word "but"; an objection or caveat.
2. The outer room of a small two-room cottage.
3. A limit; a boundary.
4. The end; especially the larger or thicker end, or the blunt, in distinction from the sharp, end; the butt.

Verb

Use the word "but".

Προφέρεται ως (IPA)

/bʌt/

Ετυμολογία

From Middle English but, buten, boute, bouten, from Old English būtan (“without, outside of, except, only”), from Proto-West Germanic *biūtan, *biūtini, equivalent to be- + out. Cognate with Scots but, bot (“outside, without, but”), Saterland Frisian buute (“without”), West Frisian bûten (“outside of, apart from, other than, except, but”), Dutch buiten (“outside”), Dutch Low Saxon buten (“outside”), German Low German buuten, buute (“outside”), obsolete German baußen (“outside”), Luxembourgish baussen. Compare bin, about.
Eclipsed non-native Middle English mes (“but”) borrowed from Old French mes, mais (> French mais (“but”)).

Προτάσεις

But you could bring them there !

Αλλά θα μπορούσατε να τους φέρετε εκεί!

That is what I thought as well , but it might not be true .

Αυτό σκέφτηκα επίσης, αλλά ίσως να μην είναι αλήθεια.

But I needed to hear that message .

Αλλά έπρεπε να ακούσω αυτό το μήνυμα.

But that was simply because my eye was tired .

Αλλά αυτό ήταν απλώς και μόνο επειδή το μάτι μου ήταν κουρασμένο.

He landed the plane with a damaged gear , but no major damage .

Προσγειώθηκε το αεροπλάνο με κατεστραμμένο εργαλείο, αλλά χωρίς μεγάλη ζημιά.

Sometimes the human soul is conceived not in human but in animal form .

Μερικές φορές η ανθρώπινη ψυχή δεν σχεδιάζεται στον άνθρωπο αλλά σε ζωική μορφή.

But he kept quiet , because he had heard what the alchemist said to the monk .

Αλλά παρέμεινε ήσυχος, επειδή είχε ακούσει τι είπε ο αλχημιστής στον μοναχό.

But I don't have it .

Αλλά δεν το έχω.