English translation of 'Aber'
neuter nounWord forms: Abers genitive , Aber((inf)) or Abers plural
but
kein Aber! no buts (about it)
die Sache hat ein Aber there’s just one problem or snag
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conjunction
but
aber dennoch or trotzdem but still
schönes Wetter heute, was? -- ja, aber etwas kalt nice weather, eh? -- yes but it’s a bit cold
oder aber or else
aber ja! oh, yes!; (= sicher) but of course
aber selbstverständlich or gewiss (doch)! but of course
aber nein! oh, no!; (= selbstverständlich nicht) of course not!
aber Renate! but Renate!
aber, aber! now, now!
das ist aber schrecklich! but that’s awful!
das mach ich aber nicht! I will NOT do that!
dann ist er aber wütend geworden then he really got mad
das ist aber heiß/schön! that’s really hot/nice
bist du aber braun! aren’t you brown!
das geht aber zu weit! that’s just or really going too far!
schreib das noch mal ab, aber sauber! write it out again, and do it neatly!
adverb (literary)
see also Abertausendaber und abermals again and again ⧫ time and again
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'Aber' in Other Languages
British English: but
/bʌt/ CONJUNCTION
You use but to say something that is different than what you have just said.
Heat the milk until it is very hot but not boiling.
- American English: but
- Arabic: لَكِن
- Brazilian Portuguese: mas
- Chinese: 但是
- Croatian: ali
- Czech: ale
- Danish: men
- Dutch: maar
- European Spanish: pero
- Finnish: mutta
- French: mais
- German: aber
- Greek: αλλά
- Italian: ma
- Japanese: しかし
- Korean: 그러나
- Norwegian: men
- Polish: ale
- European Portuguese: mas
- Romanian: dar
- Russian: но
- Spanish: pero
- Swedish: men
- Thai: แต่
- Turkish: fakat
- Ukrainian: але
- Vietnamese: nhưng
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