but
French → English
(sports) Goal: a score or the physical target area in games like soccer
Le gardien de but a réussi à arrêter le tir à la dernière seconde.
(English) The goalkeeper managed to stop the shot at the last second.
Il a marqué le but de la victoire pendant le temps additionnel.
(English) He scored the winning goal during injury time.
(general) Objective: a result that one intends to achieve; aim
L'étudiant travaille dur avec le but d'obtenir son diplôme en juin.
(English) The student works hard with the goal of obtaining his diploma in June.
Atteindre ce but demandera beaucoup de patience et de persévérance.
(English) Reaching this goal will require a lot of patience and perseverance.
Entry ID: fr:en:but · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary