Nouns | |||||||
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| goal [SPORT.] | le but - point et cages | ||||||
| purpose | le but - objectif | ||||||
| aim - purpose, intention | le but - au sens de : objectif, intention | ||||||
| goal - objective | le but - au sens de : objectif | ||||||
| object - purpose | le but - finalité | ||||||
| end - aim | le but - objectif | ||||||
| secondary aim | but secondaire | ||||||
| equalizerAE [SPORT.] equaliserBE / equalizerBE [SPORT.] | but égalisateur | ||||||
| aim in life | but dans la vie | ||||||
| mission | but de la vie | ||||||
| offside goal [SPORT.] | but entaché de hors-jeu [Football] | ||||||
| opportunist goal [SPORT.] | but par hasard | ||||||
| multi-purpose scheme [TECH.] | aménagement à but multiple | ||||||
| shot [SPORT.] | tir au but [Football] | ||||||
| non-profit organisation [COMM.] | association à but non lucratif | ||||||
Possible base forms for "but" | |||||||
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| boire (Verb) | |||||||
Prepositions / Pronouns | |||||||
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| but conj. | mais conj. | ||||||
| but again | par contre | ||||||
| not only ... but ... conj. | non seulement ... mais ... | ||||||
Verbs | |||||||
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| to drink | drank, drunk | - alcohol, regularly or too often | boire - de l'alcool, régulièrement ou trop souvent | ||||||
| to drink | drank, drunk | - a beverage | boire - une boisson | ||||||
| to take to drink | boire - s'adonner à la boisson | ||||||
| to manage sth. | managed, managed | - to succeed in drinking something | arriver à boire qc. | ||||||
Adjectives / Adverbs | |||||||
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| all but | pratiquement | ||||||
| all but | quasiment | ||||||
| all but impossible | pratiquement impossible | ||||||
| all but impossible | quasiment impossible | ||||||
| point-blank adv. | de but en blanc [fig.] | ||||||
Phrases / Collocations | |||||||
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| to be anything but +adj. | être tout sauf +adj. | ||||||
| the last but one chiefly (Brit.) | l'avant-dernier | l'avant-dernière | ||||||
| the last but two chiefly (Brit.) | l'avant-avant-dernier | l'avant-avant-dernière | ||||||
| for medical/military/propaganda/etc. purposes | dans un but médical/militaire/de propagande/etc. | ||||||
| to score a goal [SPORT.] | marquer un but | ||||||
| for this purpose | dans ce but | ||||||
| to achieve one's goal | atteindre son but | ||||||
| slowly but surely | lentement mais sûrement | ||||||
| The pitcher goes often to the well, but is broken at last. | Tant va la cruche à l'eau qu'à la fin elle se casse. | ||||||
| to give but one example | pour ne donner qu'un exemple | ||||||
| to have no-one but o.s. to blame | ne pouvoir s'en prendre qu'à soi-même | ||||||
| to lose the battle but win the war [fig.] | perdre une bataille mais pas la guerre [fig.] | ||||||
| to have a drink | boire un verre | ||||||
| to take a drink | boire un verre | ||||||
Examples | |||||||
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| He is anything but greedy. | Il est tout sauf radin. | ||||||
| It's his purpose in life. | C'est son but dans la vie. | ||||||
| I have told her and told her but she still hasn't understood. | J'ai eu beau le lui répéter plusieurs, elle n'a toujours pas compris. | ||||||
| I went to bed, but I couldn't sleep. | Je suis allée me coucher mais je n'ai pas réussi à dormir. | ||||||
| How about a drink? | Si on allait boire un verre ? | ||||||
| Would you like something to drink? | Voulez-vous boire quelque chose ? | ||||||
| Shall we go for a drink? | On va boire un verre ? | ||||||
| Shall we go for a drink? | On va boire un verre ? | ||||||
| You have to feed and water the dog. | Tu dois donner à manger et à boire au chien. | ||||||
| We went out drinking last night. | Nous sommes allés boire un verre hier soir. | ||||||
| He took a drink of his coffee. | Il a bu une gorgée de café. | ||||||
Forum discussions containing the search term | ||
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| „ I got everything I wanted but you’re everything I need“ - J'ai eu tout ce que je voulais, mais (toi,) tu es tout ce dont j'ai besoin. | Last post 25 Aug 21, 20:24 | |
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