Usage examples of "but" in English with translation to German

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You're nothing but trouble. Du machst nichts als Ärger.
This is anything but easy. Das ist alles andere als leicht.
Let's begin at the last line but one. Beginnen wir bei der vorletzten Zeile!
We could see nothing but fog. Wir haben nichts als Nebel gesehen.
This work is anything but easy. Diese Arbeit ist alles andere als leicht.
I didn't understand the meaning of the last line but one. Ich habe nicht verstanden, was die vorletzte Zeile bedeutet.
He is nothing but a child. Er ist nichts als ein Kind.
The room was anything but tidy. Das Zimmer war alles andere als aufgeräumt.
There was nothing but sand as far as the eye could see. Da war nichts als Sand, soweit das Auge blicken konnte.
His work was anything but disposable. Seine Arbeit war alles andere als überflüssig.
I could feel nothing but the knife as it plunged into my back. Ich konnte nichts als das Messer spüren, als es sich in meinen Rücken versenkte.
Your answer is anything but perfect. Deine Antwort ist alles andere als perfekt.
Do you swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth? Schwören Sie die Wahrheit zu sagen, die ganze Wahrheit und nichts als die Wahrheit?
The man is anything but honest. Der Mann ist alles andere als ehrlich.
Christopher Columbus once fought Cerberus, the three-headed guardian of the underworld, with nothing but his hat. Christoph Columbus bekämpfte einst Kerberos, den dreiköpfigen Wächter der Unterwelt, mit nichts als seinem Hut.
My English is anything but good. Mein Englisch ist alles andere als gut.
She did nothing but look around. Sie tat nichts anderes, als sich umzusehen.
He is anything but a fool. Er ist alles andere als ein Narr.
She is nothing but a child. Sie ist nichts mehr als ein Kind.
His behavior was anything but polite. Sein Verhalten war alles andere als höflich.
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