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mas

/maɪ̯s/ adverb A1 (estimated)

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

English	really, and how
German	aber
French	mais
Italian	bensì, tuttavia
Spanish	pero

2. instead, but, whereas, on the contrary

English	but, instead, whereas
German	stattdessen
French	plutôt, en revanche, au contraire
Czech	jenže, avšak, jenomže
Italian	invece
Spanish	en lugar de, sin embargo
Swedish	istället

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mas

/maɪ̯s/ conjunction A1 (estimated)

but

English	but, only, yet
German	aber, doch, sondern
French	mais, or
Czech	ale, jenže
Italian	ma, invece, bensì
Spanish	pero, mas, sino
Dutch	maar, maar toch
Swedish	men, utan, fast
Latin	sed, at, ast

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o mas

/maɪ̯s/ noun · masculine · plural: mas A1 (estimated)

but (an instance of proclaiming an exception)

English	but
German	aber, doch
French	le mais
Czech	ale
Italian	il ma
Spanish	el pero, la mas
Dutch	de maar
Swedish	ett men
Latin	sed, at, tamen

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