"but" meaning in Englisch

See but in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Conjunction

IPA: bʌt Audio: En-us-but.ogg
Rhymes: ʌt
  1. aber
    Sense id: de-but-en-conj-ZKzJ8GgS
  2. sondern
    Sense id: de-but-en-conj-XsNG08Pn
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (aber): aber (Deutsch), mais (Französisch), ma (Interlingua), sed (Interlingua), ma (Italienisch) Translations (sondern): sondern (Deutsch), ma (Interlingua), sed (Interlingua), ma (Italienisch)

Preposition

IPA: bʌt Audio: En-us-but.ogg
Rhymes: ʌt
  1. außer
    Sense id: de-but-en-prep-a4aNub1Y
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: except for, bar Translations (außer): außer (Deutsch), sauf (Französisch)
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  "lang_code": "en",
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        {
          "text": "You told me I could do that but she said that I could not.",
          "translation": "Du sagtest mir, ich könnte das tun, aber sie sagte, ich könnte nicht."
        }
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          "translation": "Er erledigte nicht seine Hausaufgaben, sondern ging ins Kino."
        },
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          "text": "It didn't happen today but yesterday.",
          "translation": "Es geschah nicht heute, sondern gestern."
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      "word": "aber"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Französisch",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "aber",
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      "word": "mais"
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      "lang_code": "ia",
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  "word": "but"
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      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "nothing but"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "only"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "mere"
    }
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          "translation": "Eigentlich mag ich jede Farbe außer lila."
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      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "except for"
    },
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      "sense_index": "1",
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      "lang_code": "de",
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      "word": "außer"
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      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "außer",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "sauf"
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        }
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      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "aber",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "aber"
    },
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      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "aber",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "mais"
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      "sense": "aber",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "ma"
    },
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      "lang_code": "ia",
      "sense": "aber",
      "sense_index": "1",
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      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "aber",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "ma"
    },
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      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "sondern",
      "sense_index": "2",
      "word": "sondern"
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      "sense": "sondern",
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    },
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      "lang": "Interlingua",
      "lang_code": "ia",
      "sense": "sondern",
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      "word": "sed"
    },
    {
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      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "sondern",
      "sense_index": "2",
      "word": "ma"
    }
  ],
  "word": "but"
}

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      "word": "nothing but"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "only"
    },
    {
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "mere"
    }
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        {
          "text": "Actually I like every color but purple.",
          "translation": "Eigentlich mag ich jede Farbe außer lila."
        }
      ],
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      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "except for"
    },
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      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "bar"
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      "lang": "Deutsch",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "außer",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "außer"
    },
    {
      "lang": "Französisch",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "außer",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "sauf"
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  "word": "but"
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