Italian › DictionarymaA1#22Hear itconjunctioninformalbut, howeverbut, on the contraryindicates emotion or emphasisused to direct attention to something elsein question sentencesnounmasculinebutOther ways to say itanzion the contrary; or rather; or better still; or better yet; or evenbensìbut, rather; on the contraryperòyet, but, however, neverthelessRead Italian with every word explained