mas
Phrases
Signification (English)
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- but (introduces a clause that contradicts the implications of the previous clause)
- but (introduces the correct information for something that was denied in the previous clause)
- but ... really; of course; no wonder (introduces the cause of the previous clause, with the implication that the result was expected given this cause)
- emphasises an exclamation
Fréquence
Prononcé comme (IPA)
/mas/
Étymologie (English)
From Old Galician-Portuguese mas, from Latin magis (“more”), from Proto-Indo-European *meǵh₂- (“great”). Doublet of mais.
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