Although vs But

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Although

Top 1000 (très courant) A2 conjunction

But

Bloc à haute fréquence A1 conjunction

	Although	But
Prononciation	🇬🇧 /["/ɔːlˈðəʊ/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/ɔːlˈðəʊ/"]/	🇬🇧 /["/bət//bʌt/"]/ 🇺🇸 /["/bət//bʌt/"]/
Sens	Utilisé pour montrer un contraste ou une exception. Used to show a contrast or exception.	Used to show contrast or exception.
Exemple	Although the sun was shining, it wasn't very warm.	I wanted to go, but it started to rain.
Registre	Neutre	Neutre
Fréquence	Top 1000 (très courant)	Bloc à haute fréquence
Niveau CEFR	A2	A1
Nature grammaticale	conjunction	conjunction
Collocations	although it was late, although he tried, although they are different	but I thought, but what about, but still, but then, but also
Antonymes	because, since	and, or
Erreurs fréquentes	Wrongly uses 'although' to connect two independent clauses without a comma., Uses 'although' instead of 'but' in simple sentences., Confuses 'although' with 'despite' in terms of usage.	Confusing 'but' with 'and' when showing contrast., Starting a sentence with 'but' in very formal writing., Using a comma before 'but' when the clauses are very short.
Notes d'usage	Utilisé dans les contextes parlés et écrits. Il convient à l'écriture formelle, mais est également courant dans les conversations de tous les jours. Évitez de commencer des phrases par 'bien que' dans un langage très informel. Used in both spoken and written contexts. It's suitable for formal writing, but also common in everyday conversation. Avoid starting sentences with 'although' in very casual speech.	'But' is used to connect two contrasting ideas. It’s appropriate in both spoken and written English but may sound abrupt in very formal writing.

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Agatha Christies Poirot › S1 E1

Although the bonds were found to be missing on Thursday,

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But although they may look the same,

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Although he wasn't anywhere near as friendly in real life.

Agatha Christies Poirot › S1 E1

Although the bonds were found to be missing on Thursday,

Breaking Bad › S1 E2

But although they may look the same,

Although

Questions fréquentes : Although vs But

Quelle est la différence entre Although et But ?

Although: Used to show a contrast or exception. But: Used to show contrast or exception.

Lequel est le plus avancé : Although et But ?

Although est le niveau le plus élevé, à A2, sur l'échelle CEFR.

Although et But sont-ils au même niveau CEFR ?

Although: A2, But: A1 sur l'échelle CEFR.

Quelle est la nature grammaticale de Although et But ?

Although: conjunction, But: conjunction.

Peux-tu montrer un exemple de chacun ?

Although: Although the sun was shining, it wasn't very warm. But: I wanted to go, but it started to rain.

Puis-je utiliser Although et But de façon interchangeable ?

Pas toujours. Although et But sont proches et se recoupent parfois, mais elles diffèrent par le registre, la fréquence et l'usage, donc remplacer l'une par l'autre peut changer le sens ou le ton. Regarde les différences ci-dessus avant de substituer.