B1preposition · frequent

but

крім, окрім, за винятком

кроме

außer, anders als, abgesehen von

Apart from, except, excludingApart from, except (for), excluding.

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/ˈbʌt/

» Have fun, but don't get lost.

Розважайся, але на загубись.

Meaning

2 senses

Apart from, except (for), excluding.
Everyone but Father left early.
I like everything but that.
Outside of.
Away but the hoose and tell me whae's there.

Examples

27184 sentences

Have fun, but don't get lost.
Розважайся, але на загубись. — deniko
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It is nothing but a joke.
Це лише жарт. — aandrusiak
ruЭто всего лишь шутка. — drnm2
deEs ist bloß ein Witz. — xtofu80
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It was nothing but a joke.
Це був лише жарт. — shanghainese
ruЭто была всего лишь шутка. — Arkadeko
deEs war nur ein Witz. — Kerstin
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The girl did nothing but cry.
Дівчина лише й робила, що плакала. — aandrusiak
ruДевочка только и делала, что плакала. — odexed
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Excuse me, but I feel sick.
Перепрошую, але я себе не дуже добре почуваю. — deniko
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Origin

From Middle English but, buten, boute, bouten, from Old English būtan (“without, outside o

From Middle English but, buten, boute, bouten, from Old English būtan (“without, outside of, except, only”), from Proto-West Germanic *biūtan, *biūtini, equivalent to be- + out. Cognate with Scots but, bot (“outside, without, but”), Saterland Frisian buute (“without”), West Frisian bûten (“outside of, apart from, other than, except, but”), Dutch buiten (“outside”), Dutch Low Saxon buten (“outside”), German Low German buuten, buute (“outside”), obsolete German baußen (“outside”), Luxembourgish baussen. Compare bin, about.

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