except

except
except [{{t}}ɪk'sept]
1 preposition
(apart from) à part, excepté, sauf;
everybody was there except him, everybody except him was there tout le monde était là à part ou excepté ou sauf lui;
except weekends à part ou excepté ou sauf le week-end;
any day except Saturday and anywhere except here n'importe quel jour sauf le samedi et n'importe où sauf ici;
I know nothing about it except what he told me je ne sais rien d'autre que ce qu'il m'a raconté;
I remember nothing except that I was scared je ne me souviens de rien sauf que ou excepté que j'avais peur
2 conjunction
(a) (apart from)
I'll do anything except sell the car je ferai tout sauf vendre la voiture;
except if sauf ou à part si;
except when sauf ou à part quand
(b) (only) seulement, mais;
I would tell her except she wouldn't believe me je le lui dirais bien, mais ou seulement elle ne me croirait pas;
we would stay longer except (that) we have no more money nous resterions bien plus longtemps, mais ou seulement nous n'avons plus d'argent
(c) {{}}archaic{{}} or {{}}Bible{{}} (unless) à moins que
3 transitive verb
(exclude) excepter, exclure;
all countries, France excepted tous les pays, la France exceptée ou à l'exception de la France;
present company excepted à l'exception des personnes présentes, les personnes présentes exceptées
4 except for preposition
sauf, à part;
the typing's finished except for the last page il ne reste plus que la dernière page à taper;
the office will be empty over Christmas except for the boss and me il n'y aura que le patron et moi au bureau au moment de Noël;
he would have got away with it except for that one mistake sans cette erreur il s'en serait tiré

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