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but meaning in French

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but (except)
conjunction
[UK: bʌt]
[US: ˈbət]

en dehors de◼◼◼conjunction

sauf◼◻◻conjunction

but (although)
conjunction
[UK: bʌt]
[US: ˈbət]

cependant◼◻◻conjunction

maisconjunction

but (solely, only, merely (obsolete))
conjunction
[UK: bʌt]
[US: ˈbət]

seulement◼◻◻conjunction

queconjunction

but (rather)
conjunction
[UK: bʌt]
[US: ˈbət]

maisconjunction

but me no buts phrase

il n'y a pas de mais qui tiennephrase

butadiene [butadienes] (the compound CH2CH-CHCH2)
noun
[UK: ˌbjuː.tə.ˈdaɪiːn]
[US: ˌbjuː.tə.ˈdaɪiːn]

butadiène◼◼◼nom {m}

butane [butanes] (the organic compound)
noun
[UK: ˈbjuː.teɪn]
[US: bjuː.ˈteɪn]

butane◼◼◼nom {m}A butane cylinder weighs 35 kg. = Une bonbonne de butane pèse 35 kg.

butanol [butanols] (alcohol of butane)
noun
[UK: bjˈuːtənˌɒl]
[US: bjˈuːtənˌɑːl]

butanol◼◼◼nom {m}

butanone (the simple aliphatic ketone: CH3CH2COCH3)
noun

butanone◼◼◼nom

butch [butches] (masculine lesbian)
noun
[UK: bʊtʃ]
[US: ˈbʊtʃ]

gouine◼◼◼nom {f}

camionneuse◼◼◻nom {f}

[slang] hommassenom {f}

butch (of a man)
adjective
[UK: bʊtʃ]
[US: ˈbʊtʃ]

hommasse◼◼◻adjectif

butcher [butchers] (a person who prepares and sells meat)
noun
[UK: ˈbʊ.tʃə(r)]
[US: ˈbʊ.tʃər]

boucher◼◼◼nom {m}We're butchers. = Nous sommes bouchers.

bouchère◼◼◻nom {f}

butcher [butchered, butchering, butchers] (to kill brutally)
verb
[UK: ˈbʊ.tʃə(r)]
[US: ˈbʊ.tʃər]

abattre◼◼◻verbe

butcher [butchered, butchering, butchers] (To slaughter animals and prepare meat for market)
verb
[UK: ˈbʊ.tʃə(r)]
[US: ˈbʊ.tʃər]

abattre◼◼◻verbe

butcher [butchered, butchering, butchers] (To ruin something)
verb
[UK: ˈbʊ.tʃə(r)]
[US: ˈbʊ.tʃər]

charcuter◼◼◻verbe

butcher block (style of assembled wood)
noun

billot◼◼◼nom {m}

butcher's (butcher’s shop)
noun
[UK: ˈbʊ.tʃərz]
[US: ˈbʊ.tʃərz]

boucherie◼◼◼nom {f}

butcherbird [butcherbirds] (Cracticus)
noun
[UK: ˈbʊʧəbɜːd]
[US: ˈbʊʧəbɜːd]

cassican◼◼◼nom {m}

butchershop (a butcher's shop)
noun

boucherie◼◼◼nom {f}

butene [butenes] (any of several forms of butylene)
noun
[UK: bjˈuːtiːn]
[US: bjˈuːtiːn]

butène◼◼◼nom {m}

butler [butlers] (chief male servant)
noun
[UK: ˈbʌt.lə(r)]
[US: ˈbʌt.lər]

majordome◼◼◼nom {m}He has a butler and a cook. = Il a un majordome et un cuisinier.

butler [butlers] (manservant having charge of wines and liquors)
noun
[UK: ˈbʌt.lə(r)]
[US: ˈbʌt.lər]

sommelier◼◻◻nom {m}

butt [butts] (buttocks)
noun
[UK: bʌt]
[US: ˈbət]

cul◼◼◼nom {m}An ant can bite an elephant's butt, but an elephant can't bite an ant's. = Une fourmi peut mordre le cul d'un éléphant, mais un éléphant ne peut pas mordre celui d'une fourmi.

derrière◼◼◼nom {m}

butt [butts] (larger or thicker end of anything; blunt end)
noun
[UK: bʌt]
[US: ˈbət]

crosse◼◼◻nom {f}

butt [butts] (the end of a firearm opposite to that from which a bullet is fired)
noun
[UK: bʌt]
[US: ˈbət]

crosse◼◼◻nom {f}

butt [butts] (remnant of a smoked cigarette or cigar)
noun
[UK: bʌt]
[US: ˈbət]

mégot◼◼◻nom {m}The ashtray is full of butts. = Le cendrier est rempli de mégots.

butt crack (groove between buttocks)
noun

raie◼◼◼nom {f}

entrefessenom {m}

butt-fucking (anal sex)
adjective

analadjectif
{m}

butt heads (argue uncompromisingly)
verb

ne pas se mouillerverbe

butt in (to join conversation when not welcome)
verb
[UK: bʌt ɪn]
[US: ˈbət ɪn]

ramener sa fraise [familiar]verbe

s’incruster [familiar]verbe

butt plug (a sex toy for the anus and rectum)
noun

plug◼◼◼nom {m}

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