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"but" in Dutch

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The Dutch translation for “but” is maar.

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just maar
only maar

Examples of "but" in use

There are 138 examples of the Dutch word for "but" being used:
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it was overwhelmed with happiness, and yet not at all proud het was overgelukkig, maar volstrekt niet trots
“I believe I shall go out into the wide world!” said the duckling. «Ik denk, dat ik de wijde wereld maar in zal gaan!» zei het eendje.
I couldn't get them in; no matter how much it quacked, it didn't help me! Ik kon ze er maar niet in krijgen; hoe ik ook kwakte, het hielp mij niemendal!
The unions stress that they are not against competition, “but against unfair competition” De bonden benadrukken niet tegen concurrentie te zijn, “maar wel tegen valse concurrentie”.
At first, Tom thought French was difficult, but now he thinks it’s easy. Aanvankelijk vond Tom Frans moeilijk, maar nu vindt hij het makkelijk.
“Actually, he is not that ugly, if you look closely at him!” “Eigenlijk is hij toch nog zo lelijk niet, als men hem maar eens goed bekijkt!”
But you are uncontrollable, and it is anything but enjoyable to spend time with you Maar er is geen huis met je te houden, en het is alles behalve plezierig, met jou om te gaan
But they will kill me, because I, who am so ugly, dare to approach them Maar zij zullen mij doden, omdat ik, die zo lelijk ben, mij in hun nabijheid durf wagen
Line twelve only comes in half an hour, but line five should be here in three minutes. Lijn twaalf komt pas over een half uur, maar lijn vijf zou hier over drie minuten moeten zijn.
I have no idea how the guidance is, but trying will not hurt, I guess. Ik heb geen idee hoe de begeleiding loopt, maar proberen kan geen kwaad, lijkt me.

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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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