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que

que
only (restrictive 'ne... que')
From Lesson 466:Exclusive action (ne faire que)·French

Usages of que

Cette saleté ne fait que clignoter.
This piece of junk does nothing but blink.
La fente ne fait qu'engloutir toute ma monnaie.
The slot does nothing but gobble up all my change.
La barre se coince et le voyant ne fait que clignoter.
The bar gets stuck and the indicator light does nothing but blink.
Impuissant, je ne fais que m'acharner sur la machine.
Helpless, I do nothing but struggle with the machine.
Cette saleté ne fait qu'engloutir l'argent de tous les clients.
This piece of junk does nothing but gobble up all the customers' money.
Tous les jours, je ne fais que perdre mon argent ici.
Every day, I do nothing but lose my money here.

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