dar iar

dar iar

Romanian

Adverb

dar iar (archaic, rare)

1. now
2. nevertheless
   • 1851, Costache Negruzzi, Muza de la Burdujăni, scene 11:

     Dar iar bine că ț-a rămas macar atâta, după ce le-ai prapădit pe celelalte.

     Nevertheless it’s a good thing you’re at least left with that much, after you’ve squandered the rest.

   • 1874, Alexandru Odobescu, Pseudo-Kynegetikos, chapter 9, footnote:

     Bun e și Tirolul; dar iar, prea mult nu trebuie!

     Good is the Tirol; but but not in excess! (translating French Faut du Tyrol; mais pas trop n'en faut!)

3. at the same time

References

• iar in DEX online - Dicționare ale limbii române (Dictionaries of the Romanian language)