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In English, "but" it means "but”.
Example: I like strawberries but I don't like blueberries. / I like strawberries but I don't like blueberries.
It can also mean “except”, That is, it signals an exception.
Example: I like all my teachers but Mr. Simpson. / I like all my teachers except Mr. Simpson.
A third meaning is "but”.
Example: He’s not honest but a liar. / He is not honest but a liar.
Is a conjunction, that is, it is used to join two or more parts of a sentence. It can also be used to join two or more sentences. The relationship between the elements that unites the conjunction "but" is one of contradiction or contrast.
It is a coordinating conjunction, that is, the elements that it unites have the same value, and neither of the two is subordinate to the other.
Sentences with but in English and Spanish
- I like this place but it’s too expensive. I like this place but it is too expensive.
- My father can't drive but my mother can. My father can't drive but my mother can.
- I couldn't think of anything but the test. I couldn't think of anything except the exam.
- I like classical music but I'm not an expert. I like classical music but I am not an expert.
- He’s not a nurse but to doctor. He is not a nurse but a doctor.
- I don't like you but I'm going to give you another chance. I don't like you but I'm going to give you another chance.
- He did everything right but the first exercise. He did everything right except the first exercise.
- I looked for the keys everywhere but the bathroom. I looked everywhere for the keys except the bathroom.
- I always eat breakfast but I usually skip lunch. I always eat breakfast but sometimes I skip lunch.
- It’s not a hallucination but an optical illusion. It is not a hallucination but an optical illusion.
- Everyone knew about this but I. Everybody knew this except me.
- I find him funny but silly. I find it funny but silly.
- I need glasses to read but not to watch television. I need glasses to read but not to watch television.
- I like all his records but the first one. I like all his records except the first one.
- This was not good luck but the result of hard work. This was not good luck but the result of hard work.
- Nobody knows him here but he’ll make new friends soon. No one knows him here but he will soon make new friends.
- She’s not very bright but she tries her best. He is not very smart but he does his best.
- I don’t like this medicine but I take it anyway.I don't like this drug but I take it anyway.
- He’s a famous actor but he’s not very talented. He is a famous actor but he is not very talented.
- This is not a birthday party but a wedding anniversary. This is not a birthday party but a wedding anniversary.
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