but she

mais elle

→ but
phrase Very common #1,635
mais elle Introduit une opposition ou un contraste.
EN: But she already knows the answer.
FR: Mais elle connaît déjà la réponse.

Audrey is sweet, but she is not your doctor.

Audrey est gentille, mais ce n'est pas votre médecin.

— Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)

Marion Crane's her real name, but she could've registered under a different one.

Marion Crane, c’est son vrai nom, mais elle aurait pu s’inscrire sous un autre.

— Psycho (1960)

But she?

Mais elle ?

— Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. (2003)

I'm on our side, obviously, but she also thought of everything.

Je suis évidemment de notre côté, mais elle a aussi pensé à tout.

— Now You See Me: Now You Don't (2025)

But she resembles Miss.

Mais elle ressemble à Miss.

— Dil Chahta Hai (2001)

He asked her out, but she said no.

Il l’a invitée à sortir, mais elle a dit non.

She can speak a type of Chinese, but she can't speak Mandarin.

Elle parle une variété de chinois, mais elle ne parle pas mandarin.

Strictly speaking, she didn't like it at all, but she didn't say a thing.

À strictement parler, elle n’a pas du tout aimé ça, mais elle n’en a pas dit un mot.

But she definitely has a lover.

Mais elle a bel et bien un amant.

— Andhadhun (2018)

She promised to marry him, but she didn't.

Elle lui a promis de l’épouser, mais elle ne l’a pas fait.

Hate to break it to you, but she and I made a deal.

Je suis désolé de te l'apprendre, mais elle et moi avons passé un accord.

— Weathering with You (2019)

But she thought I should see it.

Mais elle pensait que je devrais le voir.

— Caché (2005)

She doesn't wear glasses, but she used to.

Elle ne porte pas de lunettes, mais elle en portait avant.

Tom tried to talk to Mary, but she didn't want to talk to him.

Tom a essayé de parler à Mary, mais elle ne voulait pas lui parler.

But she only moved out after getting married?

Mais elle n'est partie qu'après s'être mariée ?

— The Way He Looks (2014)

Her teaching is unusual, but she knows how to handle kids.

Sa méthode d'enseignement est atypique, mais elle sait comment s'y prendre avec les enfants.

— Parasite (2019)

She can't speak, but she recognizes this place.

Elle ne peut pas parler, mais elle reconnaît cet endroit.

— Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015)

But she worries too much.

Mais elle s'inquiète trop.

— When Marnie Was There (2014)

But she almost always ate his whole portion.

Mais elle mangeait presque toujours toute sa portion.

— Paris Je T'aime (2006)

But she does.

Mais elle le fait.

— Volver (2006)

But she might not be the same person she used to be.

Mais elle n’est peut-être plus la même personne qu’avant.

— Good Bye, Lenin! (2003)

But she is very moody.

Mais elle est très lunatique.

— Piku (2015)

I never asked anything from you, except Nandini, but she has left.

Je ne t'ai jamais rien demandé, sauf Nandini, mais elle est partie.

— Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam (1999)

Mary looks unfriendly, but she is really very kind at heart.

Mary a l’air peu aimable, mais au fond, elle est vraiment très gentille.

But she appeared to your Aunt Paula and looked after her until she died.

Mais elle est apparue à votre tante Paula et s'est occupée d'elle jusqu'à sa mort.

— Volver (2006)

It's old-fashioned, I believe, but she used it since she was your age.

C’est démodé, je crois, mais elle l’utilise depuis qu’elle avait ton âge.

— Tokyo Story (1953)

But she realizes it was not the fire that hurt him, that the true hurt was her.

Mais elle réalise que ce n'est pas le feu qui l'a blessé, que la véritable souffrance, c'était elle.

— State and Main (2000)

I tried asking her to participate in this program, but she refused.

J'ai essayé de lui demander de participer à ce programme, mais elle a refusé.

— Three Colors: Blue (1993)

Tom tried to kiss Mary, but she backed away.

Tom a essayé d’embrasser Mary, mais elle s’est reculée.

I take my wife everywhere but she finds her way home.

J'emmène ma femme partout, mais elle retrouve toujours le chemin de la maison.

— GoodFellas (1990)

She lives near the beach, but she can't swim.

Elle habite près de la plage, mais elle ne sait pas nager.

She is only two years old, but she already knows how to count to one hundred.

Elle n’a que deux ans, mais elle sait déjà compter jusqu’à cent.

I was personally against it, but she insisted.

Personnellement, j'étais contre, mais elle a insisté.

— Incendies (2010)

But she wouldn't come close to me.

Mais elle ne voulait pas s’approcher de moi.

— The Asthenic Syndrome (1989)

But she hit me first!

Mais c'est elle qui m'a frappé en premier !

— A Taxi Driver (2017)

But she soon got over that and has thrown herself into a new hobby.

Mais elle a vite surmonté cela et s'est lancée à corps perdu dans un nouveau passe-temps.

— Paddington 2 (2017)

I wanted to talk some more, but she hung up.

Je voulais continuer à parler, mais elle a raccroché.

But she called you in the middle of the night?

Mais elle vous a appelé en pleine nuit ?

— The Host (2006)

But she refuses to be little anymore.

Mais elle refuse désormais d’être petite.

— Blue Is the Warmest Color (2013)

I cut my thumb, but she fixed it.

Je me suis coupé le pouce, mais elle l'a soigné.

— Ponyo (2008)

Natasha was born in Russia, but she doesn’t speak Russian.

Natasha est née en Russie, mais elle ne parle pas russe.

But she seriously told me don't ever come back home.

Mais elle m’a vraiment dit de ne jamais rentrer à la maison.

— Broker (2022)

Tom tried to kiss Mary, but she leaned back.

Tom a essayé d’embrasser Mary, mais elle s’est reculée.

But she belongs to that country.

Mais elle appartient à ce pays.

— Bajrangi Bhaijaan (2015)

But she can be so difficult.

Mais elle peut être tellement difficile.

— Raise the Red Lantern (1991)

But she loved you..

Mais elle t’aimait bien...

— Piku (2015)

But she hasn't been around for a few days.

Mais cela fait quelques jours qu’elle n’est pas là.

— Mulholland Drive (2001)

I knew all the words, but she made no sense.

Je connaissais tous les mots, mais elle n’avait aucun sens.

I said hello to Debby but she totally ignored me.

J’ai dit bonjour à Debby, mais elle m’a complètement ignoré(e).

I tried to talk to the defendant, but she refused to speak.

J'ai essayé de parler à l'accusée, mais elle a refusé de parler.

— Repentance (1987)

But she did something to me.

Mais elle m'a fait quelque chose.

— TÁR (2022)

I love her so much, but she only wants her mother.

Je l'aime tellement, mais elle ne veut que sa mère.

— Train to Busan (2016)

She wanted to return home, but she got lost.

Elle voulait rentrer chez elle, mais elle s'est perdue.

I tried but she lost too much blood.

J'ai essayé, mais elle a perdu trop de sang.

— Bacurau (2019)

Tom asked Mary some questions, but she refused to answer them.

Tom a posé quelques questions à Mary, mais elle a refusé d’y répondre.

He asked her to marry him, but she refused.

Il lui a demandé de l’épouser, mais elle a refusé.

She lives by the sea, but she doesn't know how to swim.

Elle habite au bord de la mer, mais elle ne sait pas nager.

But she can do that.

Mais elle peut faire ça.

— Broker (2022)

But she didn't come around much in the world yet.

Mais elle n’avait pas encore beaucoup voyagé.

— La Strada (1954)

But she-she left me.

Mais elle-elle m'a quitté.

— Solo Mio (2026)