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  • 31but — but1 /but/; unstressed /beuht/, conj. 1. on the contrary; yet: My brother went, but I did not. 2. except; save: She was so overcome with grief she could do nothing but weep. 3. unless; if not; except that (fol. by a clause, often with that… …

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  • 32but — BUT1 s.n. (reg.; în loc. prep.) În butul (cuiva) = în ciuda, în pofida (cuiva). – et. nec. Trimis de valeriu, 21.03.2003. Sursa: DEX 98  BUT2, buturi, s.n. Bucată (mare) de carne; coapsa de dinapoi a animalelor rumegătoare, a căror carne… …

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  • 33but — I. conjunction Etymology: Middle English, from Old English būtan, preposition & conjunction, outside, without, except, except that; akin to Old High German būzan without, except; akin to Old English be by, ūt out more at by, out Date: before 12th …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 34But — Cet article concerne la notion de but en sport. Pour les autres significations, voir But (homonymie). Dans plusieurs sports collectifs comme le foot …

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  • 35BUT — Pour les articles homonymes, voir BUT (homonymie). Logo de BUT Création …

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  • 36but —  used negatively after a pronoun presents a problem that has confounded careful users for generations. Do you say, Everyone but him had arrived or Everyone but he had arrived ? The authorities themselves are divided.  Some regard but as a… …

    Bryson’s dictionary for writers and editors

  • 37but —    used negatively after a pronoun presents a problem that has confounded careful users for generations. Do you say, Everyone but him had arrived or Everyone but he had arrived ? The authorities themselves are divided.    Some regard but as a… …

    Dictionary of troublesome word

  • 38but. — This is a submission and a question. The submission is: but. There is a long accepted use of a terminal but... in English. Thus, He said, Yes, but.... to mean a thought the listener can complete or the like. My question is not about that use of… …

    Dictionary of american slang

  • 39but. — This is a submission and a question. The submission is: but. There is a long accepted use of a terminal but... in English. Thus, He said, Yes, but.... to mean a thought the listener can complete or the like. My question is not about that use of… …

    Dictionary of american slang

  • 40But — This interesting surname of English origin with variant spellings But, Butt, Butte, Bute, etc., is derived from the middle English personal name But(t) of unknown origin, perhaps originally a nickname meaning short and stocky and akin to the late …

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