English-Spanish translations for but

• pero
  Pero en mis sueños tengo un plan. But in my dreams I have a plan.
  Estamos con Europa pero no formamos parte de ella. We are with Europe but not of it.
  Yo diría que sí, pero ¿para qué? I would say yes, but what for?
• sino
  No que se revoca sino que se invalida. Not just repealed, but invalid.
  No 162 000 millones, sino 1 000 millones. Not 162 billion, but one billion.
  Yo no recomiendo el 0,8 sino el 0,5. I am not recommending 0.8 but 0.5.
• aunque
  Aunque este Parlamento debe ser realista. But this House must be realistic.
  Esta es la realidad, aunque sea negativa. This is the real, but negative item.
  Hay un piloto encendido aunque todavía no es de color rojo. A light is on, but it is not yet red.
• mas
  Sin embargo, mañana será demasiado tarde. But tomorrow will be too late.
• solamente
  Pero hoy solamente pueden hablar dos diputados. But today only two Members may speak.
  Pero solamente con la actuación de la UE no basta. But action by the EU alone is not enough.
  Eso no es solamente un error, sino también algo muy preocupante. This is not only wrong, but also worrying.
• excepto
  Pero no se debe sobrevalorar el instrumento de la iniciativa 'todo excepto las armas?. However, the "Everything but Arms" policy must not be over-estimated.
  Nadie, excepto un fantasioso, diría algo así. Nobody but a fantasist would suggest such a thing.
  No hay nada en ellas excepto palabras, ningún indicio de medidas concretas. There was nothing but words and not a hint of concrete measures.
• no mas que
• salvo
  Salvo error de mi parte, yo no he recibido esta solicitud. But I see that Mrs Oomen-Ruijten is asking for the floor.
  Nuestras relaciones deben basarse en el principio de «compartirlo todo salvo las instituciones». Our relations must be based on 'sharing everything but institutions'.
  Planteamos preguntas pero nunca obtenemos respuestas a ellas, salvo quizá para algunas declaraciones generales. We ask questions but never receive any answers to them, save perhaps for some general statements.
• solo
  Pero solo es bueno lo que es cierto. But fine is only what is true.
  Eso es verdad, pero solo en parte. That is right, but only in part.
  Pero esto por sí solo no basta. But on its own this is not enough.
• sólo
  Pero no acepten este argumento sólo porque yo lo digo. But do not just take my word for it.

Definition of but

• Apart from, except , excluding
• Outside of
• Merely, only, just
• Though, however
• , conjunction, introducing a word or clause in or with the preceding negative clause or sentence}}
• , , ,
• Except that ; also, with omission of the subject of the subordinate clause, acting as a negative relative, "except one that", "except such that
• Without its also being the case that; unless that (introducing a necessary concomitant
• Except with; unless with; without
• Only; solely; merely
• Until
• That.
• An instance or example of using the word "but
• The outer room of a small two-room cottage
• The end; especially the larger or thicker end, or the blunt, in distinction from the sharp, end; the butt
• Use the word "but

Examples

• Everyone but Father left early.
• I like everything but that.
• Nobody answered the door when I knocked, so I had no choice but to leave
• Away but the hoose and tell me whaes there.
• Christmas comes but once a year.
• Ill have to go home early but.
• Nobody, but nobody, crosses me and gets away with it.
• I am not rich but [I am] poor not John but Peter went there
• She is very old but still attractive
• You told me I could do that, but she said that I could not
• I cannot but feel offended
• It never rains but it pours
• It has to be done – no ifs or buts.
• But me no buts.

Related words

• contribution
• buttocks
• butt
• distribute
• debut
• butterfly
• butter
• button
• abut