nur
adv · /nuːɐ̯/ ·Etymology
From late Middle High German nuor, contracted from older niwer, newære, from Old High German niwāri, ni wāri (“were it not”). Cognate with Yiddish נאָר (nor), Dutch maar, Old English nǣre.
Translation
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only, just, merely, simply
Nur reife Kirschen dürfen auf den Kuchen.
Only ripe cherries may go on the cake.
Du musst nur die Werte eingeben und den Rest macht der Computer.
You just have to enter the values and the computer will do the rest.
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ever; at all
Ich helfe dir, wo ich nur kann.
I’ll help you wherever I can.
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however, though
Wir könnten es versuchen. Nur wären die Risiken sehr hoch.
We could try. The risks would be very high, however.