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ma forse

but maybe

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phrase Uncommon #11,004
but maybe Introduces a possibility that contrasts with what came before.
IT: Ma forse dovremmo aspettare.
EN: But maybe we should wait.

Ma forse Ana Paula ha bisogno proprio di questo.

But maybe this is exactly what Ana Paula needs.

— Aquarius (2016)

Ma forse devo parlarle ancora.

But maybe I still need to talk to her.

— Fight Club (1999)

Ma forse la nave vale qualcosa.

But maybe the ship is worth something.

Ma forse sono solo sogni.

But maybe they're just dreams.

— Solaris (1972)

Una volta avevo delle ambizioni, ma forse sto perdendo e dimenticando tutto.

I used to have ambitions, but maybe I’m losing them and forgetting everything.

— La dolce vita (1960)

Avevo visto cose incredibili, ma forse non avrei dovuto raccontarle a nessuno.

I’d seen incredible things, but maybe I shouldn’t have told anyone about them.

Ma forse Vostra Maestà non amerebbe prima farmi qualche domanda?

But perhaps Your Majesty wouldn't like to ask me a few questions first?

— L'ultimo imperatore (1987)

Ma forse era solo colpa dell'umidità.

But maybe it was just because of the humidity.

— Angeli perduti (1995)

Ma forse non ne puoi più.

But maybe you can't take it anymore.

— 8½ (1963)

Ma forse è un segno dell'universo.

But maybe it’s a sign from the universe.

— People we meet on vacation - Un amore in vacanza (2026)

Certamente, Sandro, ma forse che io sono un pastore spirituale?

Certainly, Sandro, but am I perhaps a spiritual pastor?

— Pentimento (1987)

Ma forse ci abita già un'altra strega.

But maybe another witch already lives there.

— Kiki - Consegne a domicilio (1989)

Oh, niente, ho ordinato un abito da sera ma forse ho fatto male?

Oh, nothing, I ordered an evening dress but maybe I did something wrong?

— Rebecca - La prima moglie (1940)

Ma forse il campo e la sorgente.

But maybe the field and the source.

— Jean de Florette (1986)

Ma forse sentiva che le mancava poco.

But maybe she felt like she was almost there.

— Viaggio a Tokyo (1953)

Ora noi ci siamo conosciuti, ma forse non ci rivedremo mai più.

Now we have met, but perhaps we will never see each other again.

— Central do Brasil (1998)

Ma forse Dio lo era altrettanto.

But perhaps God was just as much so.

— Dangal (2016)

Sembra un uomo, ma forse è un'ombra.

It looks like a man, but maybe it’s a shadow.

— Mercy - Sotto accusa (2026)

Ma forse era già svanito.

But maybe it had already vanished.

— Paddington 2 (2017)

Ma forse no.

But maybe not.

— Kiki - Consegne a domicilio (1989)

Questa è una battaglia persa, ma forse puoi uscirne viva.

This is a losing battle, but maybe you can get out of it alive.

— Una battaglia dopo l’altra (2025)

Ma forse tu vuoi solo un'altra dose.

But maybe you just want another dose.

— Malcolm X (1992)

Mi sembra diffidente, ma forse sono solo paranoica.

He seems suspicious to me, but maybe I’m just being paranoid.

Non saprei, ma forse, sì.

I don't know, but maybe, yes.

— Quasi amici - Intouchables (2011)

Ma forse c'è un'altra possibilità.

But perhaps there's another possibility.

— La storia infinita (1984)

Ma forse fanno capo a una sola persona di nome Lendina.

But perhaps they are headed by a single person named Lendina.

— Io sono nessuno 2 (2025)

Ma forse non tutto è illusione.

But maybe not everything is an illusion.

— La tigre e il dragone (2000)

Ma forse, con qualche aggiustamento, potreste diventarlo.

But maybe, with a few tweaks, you could be.

— L'illusione perfetta - Now You See Me: Now You Don't (2025)

Neppure io riesco, è complicato, ma forse posso capirlo.

I can't manage it either—it's complicated—but perhaps I can understand it.

— Mangiare bere uomo donna (1994)