lê — meaning in English
Kurdish → English · translate English → Kurdish instead
English meaning
- although conj Despite the fact that; used to introduce a contrast or concession.
- but conjunction Used to introduce a contrast or exception to what was just said.
- just adj Fair, morally right, and reasonable.
- only adj Being the single one of its kind; sole.
- so adv To a great or specified extent; very.
Senses
lê is used for these senses in English:
- I wish (idiomatic, colloquial) Used to express the speaker's wish that the preceding statement were true
- although But, except.
- if only (idiomatic) I wish that; would (that) (archaic). Signifies a wish or desire for the present or the future.
- just (sentence adverb) Used to reduce the force of an imperative; simply.
- so Used to introduce a rhetorical question.
- so Used after a pause for thought to introduce a new topic, question or story, or a new thought or question in continuation of an existing topic.
but — full definition
- conjunction Used to introduce a contrast or exception to what was just said.
- preposition Except for; apart from.
- adverb Only; merely; just.