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mais [mε]1. conjunctiona. (opposition) but• il est gros mais souple he's big, but supple• il est parti ? mais tu m'avais promis qu'il m'attendrait ! he's left? but you promised he'd wait for me!b. (renforcement) tu me crois ? -- mais oui or bien sûr do you believe me? -- of course• mais je te jure que c'est vrai ! but I swear it's true!• mais ne te fais pas de souci ! don't you worry!• je vous dérange ? -- mais pas du tout am I disturbing you? -- not at allc. (surprise) mais alors qu'est-ce qui est arrivé ? so what happened?• mais dites-moi, c'est intéressant tout ça ! well now that's all very interesting!2. masculine noun* * *mɛconjonction butil est bête, mais bête! — (colloq) he's so incredibly stupid!
je n'ai rien compris, mais vraiment rien! — I understood absolutely nothing!
‘est-ce que je peux venir aussi?’ - ‘mais oui! — ‘can I come too?’ - ‘of course!’
mais où est-il passé? — where on earth (colloq) has he got to?
mais, vous pleurez! — good heavens, you're crying!
mais alors, vous m'avez menti! — so you lied to me!
mais dis-moi, tu le connais aussi? — so you know him too?
* * *mɛ conj1) (contraste, opposition) butC'est cher mais de très bonne qualité. — It's expensive, but very good quality.
2)mais encore? ironique — is that all?
* * *I.mais conj1 (introduisant une correction, une opposition) but; il est intelligent mais paresseux he's intelligent but lazy; elle n'arrive pas lundi mais mardi she's not arriving on Monday but on Tuesday, she's arriving on Tuesday, not Monday; non seulement il est malhonnête, mais en plus il s'en vante not only is he dishonest but on top of that he boasts about it; il est acteur mais aussi écrivain he's an actor and a writer as well; incroyable mais vrai strange but true; mais il avait pourtant dit qu'il viendrait but he did say he would come;2 ( pour renforcer) mais c'est de la folie! but that's madness!; mais c'est tout naturel! but it's only natural!; mais ne t'inquiète donc pas! don't you worry about it; mais c'est vrai, je t'assure! but it's true, I tell you! ; il est bête, mais bête! he's so incredibly stupid!; il faisait chaud, mais chaud! it was so incredibly hot!; je n'ai rien compris, mais vraiment rien! I understood absolutely nothing!; ‘est-ce que je peux venir aussi?’-‘mais oui! or bien sûr! or certainement!’ ‘can I come too?’-‘of course!’;3 (marquant l'indignation, l'impatience) mais où est-il passé? where on earth○ has he got to?; mais qu'est-ce qui se passe ici? what on earth○ is going on here?; mais vas-tu te taire! can't you just shut up○?; non mais (des fois)○! for God's sake!, really!; non mais quel culot! really! what a nerve!; non mais des fois○ ! pour qui se prend-il? really! ou I ask you! who does he think he is?; (non) mais◑ il commence à m'énerver celui -là! that guy is really beginning to get on my nerves!;4 ( marquant la surprise) mais, vous pleurez! good heavens, you're crying!; mais alors, vous m'avez menti! so you lied to me!; mais je te croyais parti à l'étranger! well! I thought you'd gone abroad!; mais qu'est-ce qui t'a pris? what on earth○ came over you?;5 ( comme transition) mais j'y pense now that I come to think of it; mais, je m'égare but I digress; mais dis-moi, tu le connais aussi? so you know him too?II.mais nm il n'y a pas de mais (qui tienne) there are no buts about it.il n'en pouvait mais he couldn't take it any more.[mais] nom masculin
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