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but

/ˈbʌt/ adverb A1 (estimated)

1. but

German	aber, doch, doch
French	mais, non seulement
Portuguese	mas
Czech	zato
Italian	invece, tuttavia
Spanish	pero
Dutch	maar
Swedish	fast
Latin	tamen

2. only, alone, merely, but, just

German	nur, allein, lediglich
French	seulement, rien que
Portuguese	apenas, somente
Czech	jenom
Italian	soltanto, solamente, unicamente
Spanish	sólo, solo, solamente
Dutch	alleen, enkel, louter
Swedish	bara, endast
Latin	tantum

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/ˈbʌt/ conjunction A1 (estimated)

1. but

German	aber
French	mais
Portuguese	mas, embora
Czech	ale, leč, ovšem
Italian	ma, però, tuttavia
Spanish	pero, mas, aunque
Dutch	maar
Swedish	men, fast
Latin	sed, autem

2. although

German	aber, doch
French	mais
Portuguese	mas, embora, entretanto
Czech	ale, avšak, jenomže
Italian	però, tuttavia, invece
Spanish	pero, mas, aunque
Dutch	maar
Swedish	men, fast
Latin	sed, at, ast

3. rather

German	aber, sondern, jedoch
French	mais
Portuguese	mas, porém
Czech	ale, jenže
Italian	però, tuttavia, ma
Spanish	sino
Dutch	maar, echter
Swedish	utan
Latin	sed

4. except

German	als, außer
French	excepté, sauf, en dehors de
Portuguese	exceto, salvo
Czech	kromě, vyjma
Italian	salvo
Spanish	mas, sino, excepto
Dutch	behalve
Swedish	förutom, utom

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/ˈbʌt/ noun · plural: buts A1 (estimated)

1. but

German	das Aber
French	le mais
Portuguese	o mas, o mas, o porém
Czech	ale
Italian	il ma
Spanish	el pero, el pero, la mas
Dutch	de maar
Swedish	ett men
Latin	sed, at, tamen

2. someone who takes advantage of a demise or a bankruptcy, usually in a legal, but, for the affected people, offensive way

Swedish	en gam

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/ˈbʌt/ preposition A1 (estimated)

1. but, except

German	dann
Dutch	dan

2. except, but, barring

German	außer, ausgenommen
French	excepté, hormis, sauf
Portuguese	menos, exceto, salvo
Czech	kromě, krom
Italian	eccetto, eccetto, fuorché
Spanish	menos, excepto, salvo
Dutch	uitgezonderd
Swedish	utom, utom
Latin	praeter

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