Usage examples of "mais" in French with translation to English

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Mais la possibilité semble improbable. But the possibility seems unlikely.
Tom a travaillé fort, mais a échoué à l'examen. Tom worked hard only to fail the exam.
Il est pauvre, mais heureux. He is poor, but happy.
Il a fait de son mieux mais il a encore perdu. He did his best only to fail again.
Mais combien as-tu gagné ? But how much did you win?
Non seulement je lui ai donné un conseil, mais je lui ai aussi fait un cunnilingus. I not only gave her some advice, I also gave her a cunnilingus.
Mais les hommes sont différents. But human beings are different.
Un motel ressemble à un hôtel, mais c'est plus petit et utilisé principalement par des gens qui voyagent en voiture. A motel is like a hotel only much smaller and is used mostly by people traveling by automobile.
Mais il a été chanceux. But he was lucky.
Ferdinand Magellan fut le premier homme à traverser à la voile tous les méridiens du monde, mais la seule raison qui le lui permit, c'est que Christophe Colomb avait choisi de le faire à la nage. The only reason why Ferdinand Magellan could claim to be the first man to sail across all of the world's meridians was because Christopher Columbus had chosen to swim.
Elle est riche mais malheureuse. She's rich but miserable.
Elle est belle, mais dangereuse. She is beautiful, but dangerous.
Mais je t'en prie But I beg you
Oui, mais ce sera difficile. Yes, but it'll be difficult.
Non, pas moi, mais toi ! No, not me, but you!
Mais je ne veux pas. But I don't want to.
Mais l'univers est infini. But the universe is infinite.
Mais je veux une voiture. But I want a car.
Elle est pauvre, mais heureuse. She is poor, but happy.
J'aimerais dire oui, mais... I'd like to say yes, but...
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