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"but" in Dutch

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The Dutch translation for “but” is maar.

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There are 134 examples of the Dutch word for "but" being used:
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At such moments I don’t think about all the misery, but about the beauty that still remains. Dan denk ik niet aan al de ellende, maar aan het mooie dat nog overblijft.
I pledge to be a president who seeks not to divide, but to unify. Ik beloof een president te zijn die niet wil verdelen, maar verenigen.
The operation of the farm is a demanding but rewarding task. De uitbating van de boerderij is een veeleisende maar lonende taak.
These two laptops are identical in specifications, but differ in price. Deze twee laptops zijn eender in specificaties, maar verschillen in prijs.
But I fear that there will always be people who will slip through the net. Maar ik vrees dat er toch altijd mensen tussen de mazen van het net glippen.
It caused enormous suffering, but we also saw massive solidarity. Het veroorzaakte enorm leed maar we zagen ook massaal veel solidariteit.
At first the job looked good to him, but later it became tiresome. Aanvankelijk leek het werk leuk voor hem, maar later werd het vermoeiend.
They went to great lengths to row the ship ashore, but failed. Zij spanden zich nog meer in om het schip naar de wal te roeien, maar het lukte niet.
The amount of arsenic in the water is minuscule but significant. De hoeveelheid arsenicum in het water is zeer gering, maar niet te verwaarlozen.
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. En nu haasten zich al de kleine eendjes, wat zij konden, en zij kwamen uit de eieren te voorschijn en keken naar alle kanten onder de groene bladeren; en de moeder liet ze kijken, zoveel als zij maar wilden; want groen is goed voor de ogen.

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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.,
Boldi kept tripping over his own feet.,
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?,
But I fear that there will always be people who will slip through the net.,
But if you insist upon being easy on yourself, life is going to be very hard on you.
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