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ik'sept 1. preposition(leaving out; not including: They're all here except him; Your essay was good except that it was too long.) unntatt, bortsett fra (at)2. verb(to leave out or exclude.) unnta, se bort fra- excepted- excepting
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- take exception to/at Iverb \/ɪkˈsept\/, \/ekˈsept\/1) unnta, gjøre unntak for2) gjøre innvendinger, komme med innsigelser• I except to\/against the statementexcepted utenom, unntatt, med unntak av• many people don't know much about literature, present company exceptedmange mennesker vet ikke stort om litteratur, utenom de nærværendeIIkonj. \/ɪkˈsept\/, \/ekˈsept\/1) utenom (å)2) men, bortsett fra at• I'd have come earlier, except I lost my wayjeg ville ha kommet før, men jeg rotet meg bortexcept to annet enn for åIIIprep. \/ɪkˈsept\/, \/ekˈsept\/utenom, unntatt, med unntak av, bare ikkeall except one alle utenom en, alle så nær som enexcept for bortsett fra, om ikke... hadde vært, utenom ikke du hadde vært her, hadde jeg gitt oppexcept that utenom at, bortsett fra at, men• it's right, except that the accents are omitted• I should buy a new suit, except that I have no moneyjeg skulle ha kjøpt en ny dress, hadde det ikke vært for at jeg ikke har penger
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present company excepted — spoken phrase used for saying that a criticism that you are making does not refer to the person or people who are with you ‘Men are so stupid,’ she said, ‘present company excepted!’ Thesaurus: ways of making or receiving criticism or blamehyponym … Useful english dictionary
present company excepted — British, American & Australian, humorous, American, humorous something that you say which means that the criticism you have just made does not describe the people who are listening to you now. People just don t know how to dress in this country,… … New idioms dictionary
present company excepted — spoken used for saying that a criticism that you are making does not refer to the person or people who are with you Men are so stupid, she said, present company excepted! … English dictionary
present company excepted/excluded — used to say that a critical comment you have made about a group of people does not include the person or people you are with Men are such jerks–present company excepted/excluded, of course. • • • Main Entry: ↑present … Useful english dictionary
present company excepted — besides the people in attendance, besides those who are present … English contemporary dictionary
present — pres|ent1 W2S2 [ˈprezənt] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(place)¦ 2¦(memory)¦ 3¦(time)¦ 4 the present day 5 the present 6 all present and correct 7 present company excepted ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: Latin praes … Dictionary of contemporary English
company — n. military unit consisting of several platoons 1) to command a company (a captain commands a company) 2) to deploy; form a company 3) a cannon; headquarters; infantry company companionship 4) to keep (smb.) company; to seek smb. s company 5) to… … Combinatory dictionary
present — 1 / prezFnt/ adjective 1 be present a) to be in a particular place: How many people were present at the meeting yesterday? | small amounts of gas present in the atmosphere b) to be felt strongly or remembered for a long time: The memory of her… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
excepted — adjective Paul /football/biology excepted used to say that you are not including a particular person, subject, or thing in a statement about something: We want every one at the meeting, David and Steven excepted of course. | History excepted,… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
company — / kVmpFni/ noun 1 BUSINESS (C) an organization that makes or sells goods or services in order to get money: Craig got a job working for an insurance company. (also + plural verb BrE): The company are hoping to expand their operations abroad. |… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
excepted — ex|cept|ed [ıkˈseptıd] adv sb/sth excepted used to say that you are not including a particular person or thing in a statement about something ▪ History excepted, Peter has made good progress in all subjects this term. →present company excepted at … Dictionary of contemporary English