chẳng qua

Từ điển Việt Anh (Vietnamese English Dictionary)

	[chẳng qua]
		only
			Chẳng qua vì không hiểu nên mới làm vậy
			It was only because he did not understand that he did it
		mere; just
			Hắn chẳng qua là một công cụ trong tay...
			He was a mere tool in the hands of...
			Chẳng qua là một lời nói đùa
			It was just a joke
			Đó chẳng qua là cái cớ để trốn việc thôi
			It's just a pretext for avoiding work

Only, just, that is all there is to it
chẳng qua là một lời nói đùa it was only a joke, it was a joke, that was all there was to it
chẳng qua vì không hiểu nên mới làm sai it was only because he did not understand that he did it wrong