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mais

/mɛ/ adverb A1 (estimated)

1. emphasises a previous clause, adverb or adjective; really; and how

English	really, and how
German	aber
Portuguese	mas
Italian	bensì
Spanish	pero, pero

2. but

English	but
German	dafür
Czech	zato

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mais

/mɛ/ conjunction A1 (estimated)

but

English	but, only, yet
German	aber, sondern, vielmehr
Portuguese	mas
Czech	ale, jenže, avšak
Italian	ma, però
Spanish	pero, mas, sino
Dutch	maar, maar toch
Swedish	men, utan, fast
Latin	sed, at, autem

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mais

/mɛ/ interjection A1 (estimated)

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

English	disbelief
German	aber

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le mais

/mɛ/ noun · masculine A1 (estimated)

but

English	but
German	das Aber
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

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