Traduction de but

but

[by(t)]

nom masculin

[dessein]     aim, purpose, point
  quel est le but de la manœuvre ou de l'opération ?    what's the point of such a move ?
  avoir pour but de    to aim to
  la réforme a un but bien précis    the purpose of the reform is quite precise
  dans le but de faire ...    for the purpose of doing ..., with the aim of doing ...
  je lui ai parlé dans le seul but de t'aider    my sole aim in talking to him was to help you
  aller ou frapper droit au but    to go straight to the point
  dans ce but    with this end ou aim in view
  à but lucratif    profit-making
  à but non lucratif    non profit-making
[ambition] aim, ambition, objective
toucher au ou le but to be on the point of achieving one's aim
[destination]
le but de notre voyage leur était inconnu our destination was unknown to them
sans but aimlessly
football [limite, point]     goal
  gagner/perdre par 5 buts à 2    to win/to lose by 5 goals to 2
  marquer ou rentrer (familier) un but    to score a goal
[cible]     target, mark
grammaire purpose

locution adverbiale

[demander]

[rétorquer]

demanda-t-elle de but en blanc

she suddenly asked