Arabic word

بل

but / rather

Type: Conjunction

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كان أجمل شاب في كل البلدة و جوارها بل في كل لبنان...

He was the most handsome young man in the whole town and its surroundings

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بل على العكس أن يكون هذا هو الشيء الطبيعي، On the contrary, this should be the normal thing.

وهذه المسألة إخواني ليست خلافية ، بل هي من مسائل الإجماع. This matter, my brothers, is not a matter of disagreement; rather, it is one of consensus.

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