except

ɪkˈsɛpt
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Translation of except into Hebrew,

Preposition

exclusion

other than or but not
  • I have finished all my homework except math.סיימתי את כל שיעורי הבית חוץ מ מתמטיקה.

Conjunction

1.

grammar

specifies a condition where something does not apply
  • I will go except if it rains.אני אלך אלא אם ירד גשם.
2.

linguistics

introduces a clause with an exception or qualification
  • I would go, except I have a meeting.הייתי הולך, אלא שיש לי פגישה.
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Expressions with except: examples in English and translations in Hebrew

הַכֹּל חוּץ מֵהַכִּיּוֹר בַּמִּטְבָּח
She packed everything except the kitchen sink for the trip.
חוּץ מִ
Everyone attended the meeting except for John.
אֶלָּא שֶׁ
I would go, except that I have a prior commitment..
לְמַעֵט בְּמִקְרֶה שֶׁל
פְּרַט לְמִקְרֶה שֶׁל
The rule applies to everyone except in the case of emergencies.
לְמַעֵט כַּאֲמוּר
Except as noted, all participants completed the full survey.
לְמַעֵט כְּמְפוֹרָט בְּמֻפְרָשׁ
"Except as expressly provided in this Agreement, these rights are nontransferable."

Synonyms and analogies of except in English

Examples of except in a sentence

  • The store is open daily except Sundays.
  • She would join us except if she has to work late.
  • The store is open daily except if there's a holiday.
  • I'd join you, except it's too late now.
  • She would have succeeded, except she missed the deadline.

Translations of "except" in Context ordered by category and frequency

Adverb / Other
חוּץprep. - khuts

The new sitcom seems to be hitting everyone's funny bone except mine.

נראה שהסיטקום החדש פוגע בחוש ההומור של כולם חוץ משלי.

מִלְּבַדprep. - milvad

He couldn't picture himself living anywhere except in his hometown.

הוא לא הצליח לראות את עצמו חי בשום מקום מלבד עיר הולדתו.

רַקadv. - raq

I usually keep another one except yesterday was dry-cleaning day.

אני בדרך כלל מחזיקה עוד אחת רק שאתמול היה יום הניקוי היבש.

אֶלָּאconj. - ela

We don't communicate much except to scream at each other.

אנחנו לא מתקשרים בינינו הרבה אלא בצרחות אחד על השני.

אֶלָּא אִםconj.

You didn't do anything except let him humiliate us again.

לא עשית כלום אלא אם יניחו לו להשפיל אותנו שוב.

לְמַעֵט - lema'et

The villa is pretty much open air except sleeping room.

הבית עצמו הוא חלל אחד פתוח גדול למעט חדרי השינה.

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except: Examples and translations in context

She felt like dirt when the teacher praised everyone's project except hers.

היא הרגישה כמו סמרטוט כשהמורה שיבח את עבודת כולם חוץ משלה.

By thirty, she had nothing to her name except student loan debts.

בגיל שלושים לא היה על שמה כלום חוץ מחובות סטודנטים.

What you do with your savings is nobody's business except your own.

מה אתה עושה עם החסכונות שלך זה לא עניינו של אף אחד חוץ משלך.

Stop throwing your life away trying to please everyone except yourself.

תפסיק לזרוק את החיים לפח כשאתה מנסה לרצות את כולם חוץ מעצמך.

Everybody and their brother seems to know that secret shortcut except me.

נראה שלכולם יש מושג על הקיצור הסודי הזה חוץ ממני.

Tom got on his high horse and criticized everyone's work except his own.

תום נהיה עם האף למעלה וביקר את העבודה של כולם חוץ משל עצמו.

No one gets on or off the boat except the doctors.

אף אחד לא עולה לספינה או יורד ממנה חוץ מהרופאים.

There's nothing you can do except give it to me.

אין שום דבר שאת יכולה לעשות חוץ מלתת אותו לי.

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