Goal, aim, objective, purpose - But (The 441st Most Common French Word)

In French, the word for Goal, aim, objective, purpose is But. It can be used as noun. This word often comes up when talking about sport. It is the 441st most commonly used word in French, classified as a A1 word. You can find example sentences below to provide context, and you can also listen to how the word is pronounced by clicking on the speaker icon. Our app contains over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types for the 3000 most common French words. Download it now to discover them all.

Pronunciation

English: goal, aim, objective, purpose

French: but

Examples


The aim of all life is death.	Le but de toute vie est la mort.
Entering a university is not the purpose of my life.	Entrer dans une université n'est pas le but de ma vie.
He has only one aim in life, to make money.	Son seul but dans la vie est de gagner de l'argent.
He has a firm purpose in life.	Il a un but ferme dans la vie.
Her only purpose in life was to get rich.	Son seul but dans la vie était de devenir riche.
He bought the land for the purpose of building a house on it.	Il a acheté le terrain dans le but d'y construire sa maison.
You must not lose sight of your goal in life.	Tu ne dois pas perdre de vue ton but dans la vie.
My goal is to be happy.	Mon but est d'être heureuse.

My aim is to be a doctor.	Mon but est de devenir médecin.
My goal in life is to be Prime Minister.	Mon but dans la vie est d'être Premier ministre.
We need a goal in life.	Nous avons besoin d'un but dans la vie.
He works hard to achieve his goal.	Il travaille dur pour atteindre son but.
Making money is his main purpose in life.	Faire de l'argent est le but de son existence.
Our ultimate goal is to establish world peace.	Notre ultime but est d'établir la paix dans le monde.
What is the central aim of this plan	Quel est le but central de ce plan
What is your ultimate goal in your life	Quel est votre but ultime dans la vie
My aim is to be a doctor.	Mon but est de devenir médecin.
He has no specific aim.	Il n'a pas de but particulier.
He achieved his aim at last.	Il atteignit enfin son but.
What is he aiming at	Quel est son but
The objective of law is justice.	Le but des lois est la justice.