but nell'Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Traduzioni di but nel dizionario inglese»spagnolo

I.but CONG [ingl am bət, ingl brit bʌt, bət]

1.1. but (however):

but

pero

he nodded, but he didn't say anything

asintió, pero no dijo nada

she was fired, but they were not

la despidieron a ella pero no a ellos

everybody, but everybody knows that

eso no hay nadie que no lo sepa

you're really bugging me but good! ingl am colloq

¡qué manera de darme la lata! colloq

1.2. but (used for introductory emphasis):

but

pero

but what made you say it?

¿pero por qué lo dijiste?

but that's miles away!

¡pero eso queda lejísimos!

surely he doesn't believe that? — oh, but he does!

no puede ser que se crea eso — pues sí que se lo cree

1.3. but:

but then (however, still)

pero

but then (in that case)

pero entonces

but then you never were very ambitious, were you?

pero la verdad es que tú nunca fuiste muy ambicioso ¿no?

but then he must have lied to us!

¡pero entonces nos debe haber mentido!

I don't want to, but then again I do

no quiero, pero a la vez or al mismo tiempo sí quiero

2.1. but:

not … but …

no … sino …

it wasn't her but Sheila who told me

no fue ella sino Sheila quien me lo dijo

it appears that she's not Greek but Albanian

parece que no es griega, sino albanesa

not only did she hit him, but she also …

no solo le pegó, sino que también …

2.2. but (without) letter usu with neg:

not a day passes but I'm reminded of him

no pasa un solo día sin que me acuerde de él

3.1. but:

but that disuso usu with neg, I don't doubt but that it's the right thing to do

no dudo que sea lo correcto

who knows but that he may come?

¿quién sabe?, quizás venga

locuzioni:

but what arc usu with neg, I don't doubt but what you are right

no dudo que tengas razón

II.but PREP [ingl am bət, ingl brit bʌt, bət]

1. but (except):

everyone but me

todos menos or excl or salvo yo

nobody's been told but you and me

no se le ha dicho a nadie más que a ti y a mí

nobody's been told but you and me

no se le ha dicho a nadie excl or salvo a ti y a mí

the last street but one

la penúltima calle

the next street but one

la próxima calle no: la siguiente

who but she could help us? letter

¿quién sino ella podría ayudarnos?

I had no alternative but to leave

no me quedó otra alternativa que irme

there's nothing we can do but wait

no podemos hacer otra cosa sino esperar

there's nothing we can do but wait

lo único que podemos hacer es esperar

locuzioni:

but for but for them/their help, we'd have lost all our money

de no haber sido por ellos/por su ayuda or si no hubiera sido por ellos/por su ayuda, habríamos perdido todo nuestro dinero

III.but AVV [ingl am bət, ingl brit bʌt, bət] form

we can but try

con intentarlo no se pierde nada

he's still but a child

aún no es más que un niño

one cannot but admire her audacity

uno no puede (por) menos que admirar su audacia

they cannot but be right

tienen que estar en lo cierto

IV.but SOST [ingl am bət, ingl brit bʌt]

but

pero m

no buts: come here at once!

no hay pero que valga, ¡ven aquí inmediatamente!

but, and this is a big but, …

pero, y este es un gran pero …

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he's nothing but a waffler (in speech)

no dice más que palabrería

he's nothing but a waffler (in speech)

es puro cantinfleo AmLat colloq

he's nothing but a waffler (in writing)

no escribe más que pura paja colloq

slowly but surely

sin prisa pero sin pausa

bloody but unbowed letter

maltrecho pero con el espíritu incólume

he's well meaning, but …

lo hace con la mejor intención, pero …

he's nothing but a jumped-up clerk!

no es más que un empleadito con ínfulas

good try! close, but no cigar! ingl am colloq

¡casi lo conseguiste! casi, pero no

good try! close, but no cigar! ingl am colloq

¡casi lo conseguiste!, si no fuera por el casi Cile colloq, scherz

but I digress

pero estoy divagando

but I digress

pero me estoy apartando del tema

Traduzioni di but nel dizionario spagnolo»inglese

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mas

but

chiquito o chiquitito o chico o pequeño pero matón

small but powerful

but nel dizionario PONS

Traduzioni di but nel dizionario inglese»spagnolo

I.but [bʌt] PREP

but

excl

all but one

todos excl uno

anything but ...

lo que sea menos...

nothing but ...

nada más que...

no one but he

nadie salvo él

but for that I'd have had an accident

si no fuera por eso habría tenido un accidente

there is nothing for it but to go in

no hay nada que hacer excl entrar

II.but [bʌt] CONG

but

pero

I'm not an Englishman but a Scot

no soy inglés sino escocés

he has paper but no pen

tiene papel pero no una pluma

it is not red but pink

no es rojo sino rosa

III.but [bʌt] AVV

but

sólo

he is but a baby

no es más que un bebé

I can but hope she wins

solamente puedo esperar que gane

I can't help but cry

no puedo evitar llorar

IV.but [bʌt] SOST

but

pero m

there are no buts about it!

¡no hay peros que valgan!

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we cannot but succeed

no podemos fallar

slowly but surely

lento pero seguro

Traduzioni di but nel dizionario spagnolo»inglese

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mediato (-a)

next but one

mas

but

antepenúltimo (-a)

last but two ingl brit

no dijeron más que arracachadas

they said nothing but nonsense

sino

but

es la negación del arte

it is anything but art

¡eso es solo hacer literatura!

that's only words, but no action!

but Esempi dal dizionario PONS (verificati dalla Redazione)

to not be able to help but ...

no poder (por) menos de...

to have no alternative but to do sth

no tener otra alternativa que hacer algo

I called but there was no answer

llamé pero no contestaron

to have no option but to do sth

no tener más remedio que hacer algo

I'd go myself, but I'm too busy

iría yo mismo, pero estoy demasiado ocupado

I'm not an Englishman but a Scot

no soy inglés sino escocés

to take everything but the kitchen sink

irse con la casa a cuestas

but the worst thing of all was ...

pero lo peor de todo fue...

at work he is unbearable, but outside ...

en el trabajo es insoportable, pero en privado...

but she is still only a child!

¡pero si todavía es una niña!

Esempi monolingue (non verificati dalla Redazione di PONS)

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