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Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

English

French

I. except [Brit ɪkˈsɛpt, ɛkˈsɛpt, Am ɪkˈsɛpt] PREP 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.

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?

II. except for PREP

except for: à part, à l'exception de

III. except [Brit ɪkˈsɛpt, ɛkˈsɛpt, Am ɪkˈsɛpt] CONJ archaic

except he be dead: à moins qu'il ne soit mort

IV. except [Brit ɪkˈsɛpt, ɛkˈsɛpt, Am ɪkˈsɛpt] VB trans

except: excepter, exclure (from de)

not excepting: sans oublier, y compris

present company excepted: exception faite des personnes présentes

French

English

fors: save, except

hormis: except (for)

excepté (exceptée): except

tous les jours, vendredis et samedis exceptés: every day except Fridays and Saturdays

il n'y a personne, elle exceptée: there's nobody except her

excepté (exceptée): except

il l'a dit à tout le monde excepté à moi: he told everybody except me

tous les enfants sont ici excepté Olga: all the children are here except Olga

tous les jours, excepté le jeudi: every day except Thursday

la voiture a très bien marché excepté une petite panne: the car ran very well except for ou apart from one small breakdown

excepté que …: except that …

la journée s'est bien passée excepté qu'il a plu: the day went very well except that it rained

si l'on excepte: except for, apart from

sauf: except, but

ils avaient toutes les tailles sauf la mienne: they had every size but ou except mine

je suis libre tous les jours sauf demain: I'm free every day except ou but tomorrow

sauf dispositions contraires LAW: except as otherwise provided

sauf que …: except that …

tout sera comme autrefois sauf que nous sommes plus vieux: everything will be the same as before except that we're older

sinon: except, apart from

il ne s'intéresse à rien sinon à la musique: he has no interests except music

sinon que …: except that …, other than that …

je ne sais rien sinon qu'il est parti: I don't know anything except that he's gone

à ceci près que …: except that …

Priorité à droite: Except at roundabouts, and unless there are other indications or regulations in force, drivers must always give way to traffic approaching from the right.

à l'exception de, exception faite de: except for, with the exception of

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English

French

I. except [ɪkˈsept] PREP

except: sauf

except for sb/sth: à l'exception de qn/qc

why would he do it except to annoy me?: pourquoi est-ce qu'il le ferait à moins que ce ne soit pour m'embêter?

II. except [ɪkˈsept] CONJ

except that: sauf que

to do nothing except wait: ne rien faire si ce n'est attendre

French

English

excepté: except

excepté que/si qn fait qc: except that/if sb does sth

sauf: except

sauf que tu es trop jeune: except that you're too young

excepter qn de qc: to except sth from sth

à un détail près: except for one small detail

à ceci près qu'il ment: except that he's lying

passage interdit sauf aux riverains: no entry except for residents

aucun roman sinon “Madame Bovary”: no novel except “Madame Bovary”

tous les pays moins la France: every country except France

in the PONS Dictionary

English

French

I. except [ɪk·ˈsept] PREP

except: sauf

except for sb/sth: à l'exception de qn/qc

why would he do it except to annoy me?: pourquoi est-ce qu'il le ferait à moins que ce ne soit pour m'embêter?

II. except [ɪk·ˈsept] CONJ

except that: sauf que

to do nothing except wait: ne rien faire si ce n'est attendre

French

English

excepter qn de qc: to except sb from sth

excepté: except

excepté que/si qn fait qc: except that/if sb does sth

sauf: except

sauf que tu es trop jeune: except that you're too young

mardi exclu: except (for) Tuesday

à un détail près: except for one small detail

à ceci près qu'il ment: except that he's lying

passage interdit sauf aux riverains: no entry except for residents

aucun roman sinon “Madame Bovary”: no novel except “Madame Bovary”

Present
I	except
you	except
he/she/it	excepts
we	except
you	except
they	except

Past
I	excepted
you	excepted
he/she/it	excepted
we	excepted
you	excepted
they	excepted

Present Perfect
I	have	excepted
you	have	excepted
he/she/it	has	excepted
we	have	excepted
you	have	excepted
they	have	excepted

Past Perfect
I	had	excepted
you	had	excepted
he/she/it	had	excepted
we	had	excepted
you	had	excepted
they	had	excepted

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

except for sb/sth: à l'exception de qn/qc

why would he do it except to annoy me?: pourquoi est-ce qu'il le ferait à moins que ce ne soit pour m'embêter?

except that: sauf que

to do nothing except wait: ne rien faire si ce n'est attendre

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