except

ɪkˈsɛpt
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Translation of except from English into Spanish,

Preposition

exclusion

other than or but not
  • I have finished all my homework except math.He terminado toda mi tarea excepto matemáticas.

Conjunction

1.

grammar

specifies a condition where something does not apply
  • I will go except if it rains.Iré a menos que llueva.
2.

linguistics

introduces a clause with an exception or qualification
  • I would go, except I have a meeting.Yo iría, pero tengo una reunión.
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Expressions with except: examples in English and translations in Spanish

todo menos el fregadero
de todo
She packed everything except the kitchen sink for the trip.
excepto
salvo
Everyone attended the meeting except for John.
excepto que
I would go, except that I have a prior commitment..
excepto en el caso de
The rule applies to everyone except in the case of emergencies.
salvo lo indicado
Except as noted, all participants completed the full survey.
salvo disposición expresa
salvo que se disponga expresamente
"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

excepto

Cutting expenses meant giving up every creature comfort except heating and internet access.

Reducir gastos significó renunciar a toda comodidad excepto calefacción y acceso a internet.

salvo

We rarely tog out, except when there's a big family celebration.

Rara vez nos arreglamos, salvo cuando hay una gran celebración familiar.

peroconj.

My mood was exactly what you might imagine, except worse.

Mi estado de ánimo era el que os imagináis, pero peor.

sinoconj.

There is no change except through the ideas of young people.

No hay ningún cambio, sino por las ideas de los jóvenes.

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Other translations for except:

  • a menos queconj.

except: Examples and translations in context

Nothing matters now except the choices we make moving forward.

Ahora nada importa excepto las decisiones que tomemos de aquí en adelante.

He's barking up the wrong tree by blaming everyone except himself.

Está apuntando al blanco equivocado al culpar a todos excepto a sí mismo.

The irony in his comment was lost on everyone except his closest friend.

La ironía de su comentario pasó desapercibida para todos excepto su amigo más cercano.

If I leave him I get nothing except my debts back.

Si lo dejo, no recibiré nada... excepto mi propia deuda.

Eating or drinking, except in areas designated for those purposes.

Comer o beber, excepto en las áreas designadas para estos fines.

You can do nothing except changing the form of dead matter.

No podéis hacer nada excepto cambiar la forma de la materia muerta.

The detective admitted they had nothing on the suspect except vague eyewitness statements.

El detective admitió que no tenían nada contra el sospechoso salvo testimonios vagos.

The museum lets visitors photograph the exhibits at pleasure, except in restricted rooms.

El museo permite a los visitantes fotografiar las exposiciones a voluntad, salvo en salas restringidas.

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except forexcept that
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