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"but" in Dutch

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The Dutch translation for “but” is maar.

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only maar

Examples of "but" in use

There are 138 examples of the Dutch word for "but" being used:
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No, but we do have a large attic. Nee, maar we hebben wel een grote zolder.
She only has a fever, but bad. Ze heeft alleen koorts, maar behoorlijk.
She thought I would help her, but it was the other way around. Ze dacht dat ik haar zou helpen, maar het was andersom.
And the mother said, “I wish you went away from here!” En de moeder zeide: “Ik wou, dat je maar ver hier vandaan waart!”
Silence is golden, but not when trying to learn a foreign language. Zwijgen is goud, maar niet als je een vreemde taal tracht te leren.
And that is what they did; but the other ducks around looked at them and said to each other: En dat deden zij; maar de andere eenden in de rondte bekeken ze en zeiden tegen elkaar:
“You are terribly ugly!” the wild ducks said; “But we don’t care as long you don’t marry someone within our family!” “Je bent verschrikkelijk lelijk!” zeiden de wilde eenden; “maar dat kan ons niet schelen, als je maar niet met iemand van onze familie trouwt!”
“Kill me!” Said the poor beast. «Dood mij maar!» zei het arme beest.
the slate is clean but falling apart de lei is schoon maar valt uit elkaar
but apparently they lived wrongly maar blijkbaar leefden ze verkeerd

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A single match would do her good, if she would dare to take one from a box, strike it against the wall to warm her fingers.,
all the more,
And now all the little ducks hurried, as much as they could, and they emerged from the eggs and looked everywhere under the green leaves; and the mother let them look, as much as they wanted; because green is good for the eyes.,
And that is what they did; but the other ducks around looked at them and said to each other:,
And the mother said, “I wish you went away from here!”,
And the tomcat, whom she called her son, could arch his back and purr; he even gave sparks, but then one had to stroke his hair the wrong direction.,
Ask anybody.,
Ask the tomcat about it.,
At first the job looked good to him, but later it became tiresome.,
At first, Tom thought French was difficult, but now he thinks it’s easy.,
At such moments I don’t think about all the misery, but about the beauty that still remains.,
Belgians claim that French fries are not French but Belgian.,
Boldi kept tripping over his own feet.,
Buddhism is often seen as a religion, but also as a philosophy of life.,
but - the light already went out, the stove disappeared and all that was left, was the remains of a half-burnt match in her hand.,
but apparently they lived wrongly,
but few ethical forms of investment,
But good heavens!,
but he felt something towards them as he had never felt for anything else,
but how did it help?
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