but

Signification (Anglais)

Prep

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

Adv

1. (literary, not-comparable, poetic) Merely, only, just, no more than
2. (Australia, Geordie, Scotland, conjunctive, not-comparable) 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, (archaic) 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. (archaic) 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. (Scotland) 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".

Concepts

mais

cependant

sauf

seulement

pourtant

néanmoins

hormis

excepté

toutefois

sinon

tout de même

que

sauf que

simplement

malgré cela

même si

ou bien

purement

rien que

uniquement

ne … que

acheter

🛍️

bouclier verbal

à l’exception de

alors

à part

au contraire

comme

encore

et

fesse

parce que

pourvu que

sans

Synonymes

however

yet

except

and

nevertheless

only

still

just

or

though

although

merely

then

unless

without

save

other than

simply

besides

on the other hand

rather

apart from

whereas

while

even so

notwithstanding

otherwise

on the contrary

if

now

how

instead

and yet

except for

at the same time

than

surely

solely

therefore

in addition

well

also

howbeit

additionally

exclusively

excluding

but rather

for all that

having said that

maybe not

Traductions

pero

aber

ma

però

sondern

maar

sino

jedoch

ama

αλλά

nur

außer

mas

behalve

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/bʌt/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: but

Hérité de ancien anglais: būtan

Appartenant à écossais: but

Appartenant à saterlandais: buute

Appartenant à frison occidental: bûten

Appartenant à néerlandais: buiten

Appartenant à allemand: baußen

Appartenant à luxembourgeois: baussen

In summary

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.

Phrases

But it was never actually true’.

Mais cela n'a jamais été vraiment vrai ».

But I needed to hear that message .

Mais j'avais besoin d'entendre ce message.

But that was simply because my eye was tired .

Mais c'était simplement parce que mon œil était fatigué.

But , if you can , try to make your own decisions .

Mais, si vous le pouvez, essayez de prendre vos propres décisions.

But horses tire bit by bit .

Mais les chevaux se lassent petit à petit.

Take shelter in this tent , but keep still .

Faites l'abri dans cette tente, mais restez immobile.