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1 excepting
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 -
2 except
❢ 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.A prep everybody except Lisa tout le monde sauf Lisa, tout le monde à l'exception de or excepté or hormis Lisa, tout le monde Lisa exceptée ; nothing except rien d'autre que ; nobody except personne d'autre que ; except if/when sauf si/quand ; except that sauf que, si ce n'est que ; who could have done it except him? qui aurait pu le faire sinon lui? ; where could she be except at home? où est-ce qu'elle pourrait être sinon chez elle?D vtr excepter, exclure (from de) ; not excepting sans oublier, y compris ; present company excepted exception faite des personnes présentes. -
3 except
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 -
4 except
[ik'sept] 1. preposition(leaving out; not including: They're all here except him; Your essay was good except that it was too long.) sauf (que)2. verb(to leave out or exclude.) exclure (de)- excepted- excepting - exception - exceptional - exceptionally - except for - take exception to/at
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excepting — is correctly used as a preposition instead of except when it follows not (or another negative) or always: • His comprehensive knowledge of the Lakes stood above that of all the men of his time, not excepting Wordsworth J. Sloss et al., 1984. An… … Modern English usage
excepting — preposition used to introduce the only thing or person in a group about which a statement is not true: O Rourke answered all the questions excepting the last one. | always excepting: Dogs are not allowed in here, always excepting guide dogs … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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excepting — UK [ɪkˈseptɪŋ] / US preposition formal used for saying that you are not including a person or thing in what you are saying … English dictionary
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