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exception [ɪkˈsep∫ən]a. exception f• with the exception of... à l'exception de...b. ( = singularity) exception f* * *[ɪk'sepʃn]1) ( special case) exception f ( for pour)with some ou certain exceptions — à quelques exceptions près
2)to take exception to — ( be offended by) s'offusquer de
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2 rule
rule [ru:l]règle ⇒ 1 (a), 1 (b), 1 (d), 1 (e) règlement ⇒ 1 (a) gouvernement ⇒ 1 (c) gouverner ⇒ 2 (a) dominer ⇒ 2 (b) juger ⇒ 2 (c) régner ⇒ 3 (a), 3 (b) statuer ⇒ 3 (c)1 noun∎ the rules of chess/grammar les règles fpl du jeu d'échecs/de la grammaire;∎ to break the rules ne pas respecter les règles;∎ to play according to the rules or by the rules (of the game) jouer suivant les règles (du jeu);∎ the rules and regulations le règlement;∎ the club rules are very strict on this point le règlement du club est très strict sur ce point;∎ smoking is against the rules, it's against the rules to smoke le règlement interdit de fumer;∎ that contravenes rule 5b c'est contraire à la règle 5b;∎ to stretch or to bend the rules (for sb) faire une entorse au règlement (pour qn);∎ Mathematics rule of three règle f de trois;∎ rule of thumb point m de repère;∎ as a rule of thumb, allow one pound of meat for four people en règle générale, compter une livre de viande pour quatre personnes(b) (usual practice, custom) règle f;∎ as a (general) rule en règle générale;∎ rules of conduct règles fpl de conduite;∎ he makes it a rule not to trust anyone il a comme ou pour règle de ne faire confiance à personne;∎ we must make it a rule that everyone contributes equally nous devons poser comme principe que chacun contribue à part égale;∎ tipping is the rule here les pourboires sont de règle ici;∎ long hair was the rule in those days tout le monde avait les cheveux longs à cette époque;∎ it's often the case, but there's no hard and fast rule c'est souvent le cas, mais il n'y a pas de règle absolue;∎ politeness seems to be the exception rather than the rule on dirait que la politesse est l'exception plutôt que la règle;∎ the exception proves the rule l'exception confirme la règle∎ a return to majority/mob rule un retour à la démocratie/à l'anarchie;∎ the territories under French rule les territoires mpl sous autorité française;∎ in the days of British rule à l'époque de la domination britannique;∎ majority rule, the rule of the majority règle f majoritaire;∎ the rule of law (l'autorité f de) la loi(d) (for measuring) règle f;∎ folding rule mètre m pliant;∎ metre rule mètre m;∎ pocket rule règle f ou mètre m de poche(e) (of religious order) règle f(a) (govern → country, people) gouverner;∎ if I ruled the world si j'étais maître du monde∎ their lives are ruled by fear leur vie est dominée par la peur;∎ don't let him rule your life ne le laisse pas mener ta vie;∎ don't be ruled by what he says ce n'est pas à lui de vous dire ce que vous avez à faire;∎ don't let your heart rule your head ne laisse pas tes émotions l'emporter sur la raison;∎ to rule the roost faire la loi;∎ to rule the waves tenir la mer, être maître ou maîtresse des mers(c) (judge, decide) juger, décider;∎ the referee ruled the ball out or that the ball was out l'arbitre a déclaré ou jugé que la balle était hors jeu;∎ the strike was ruled illegal la grève a été jugée illégale;∎ the court ruled that he should have custody of the children c'est à lui que la cour a accordé la garde des enfants;∎ the chairperson ruled her or her remark out of order le président a déclaré que sa remarque n'était pas valable∎ he ruled over a vast kingdom il régna sur un vaste royaume;∎ familiar Chelsea rule OK! vive Chelsea!□ ;∎ Rule Britannia = chant patriotique britannique∎ chaos ruled le désordre régnait;∎ the philosophy currently ruling in the party la philosophie actuellement en vigueur au parti∎ to rule on a dispute statuer sur un litige;∎ to rule against/in favour of sb décider ou prononcer contre/en faveur de qn(possibility, suggestion, suspect) exclure, écarter;∎ we cannot rule out that possibility on ne saurait exclure cette éventualité;∎ she cannot be ruled out of the inquiry elle n'a pas encore été mise hors de cause;∎ the police have ruled out murder la police exclut la possibilité d'un meurtre;∎ the presence of hostages ruled out an attack la présence d'otages rendait toute attaque impossible;∎ the injury rules him out of Saturday's game sa blessure ne lui permettra pas de jouer samedi -
3 exception
1 ( special case) exception f (for pour) ; with the (possible) exception of à l'exception (peut-être) de ; the only exception being à la seule exception de ; without exception sans exception ; with some exceptions à quelques exceptions près ; with certain exceptions à quelques exceptions près ; to make an exception faire exception ; there can be no exceptions il n'y aura pas d'exception ; an exception to the rule une exception à la règle ; a notable exception une exception remarquable ; the exception proves the rule c'est l'exception qui confirme la règle ; -
4 exception
exception [ɪk'sepʃən](a) (deviation, exemption) exception f;∎ the exception proves the rule l'exception confirme la règle;∎ to make an exception (of sth/for sb) faire une exception (pour qch/qn);∎ without exception sans exception;∎ but she's an exception mais elle n'est pas comme les autres;∎ the only exception being Britain, Britain being the only exception la seule exception étant la Grande-Bretagne;∎ with the exception of Daniel à l'exception de Daniel;∎ and you're no exception et cela te concerne aussi;∎ most Western countries were feeling the effects of the recession, and Britain was no exception la plupart des pays occidentaux ressentaient les effets de la crise, et la Grande-Bretagne n'était pas épargnée∎ I take exception to that remark je n'apprécie pas du tout ce commentaire
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