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excepting [ɪk'septɪŋ]à part, excepté, sauf;∎ not excepting… y compris…;∎ always excepting really outstanding candidates à l'exception ou en dehors des candidats vraiment brillants -
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except [ɪkˈsept]1. prepositiona. sauf• all except the eldest daughter tous, sauf la fille aînéeb. sinon• what can they do except wait? que peuvent-ils faire sinon attendre ?• not or without excepting sans excepter* * *Note: There are four frequently used translations for except when used as a preposition. By far the most frequent of these is sauf; the others are excepté, à l'exception de and hormis. Note, however, that in what/where/who questions, except is translated by sinon. For examples and the phrase except for see below[ɪk'sept] 1.everybody except Lisa — tout le monde sauf Lisa, tout le monde à l'exception de or excepté or hormis Lisa
except if/when — sauf si/quand
2.except that — sauf que, si ce n'est que
except for prepositional phrase à part, à l'exception de3.transitive verb excepter
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