except

except
ik'sept 1. preposition
(leaving out; not including: They're all here except him; Your essay was good except that it was too long.) unntatt, bortsett fra (at)
2. verb
(to leave out or exclude.) unnta, se bort fra
- excepting
- exception
- exceptional
- exceptionally
- except for
- take exception to/at
I
verb \/ɪkˈsept\/, \/ekˈsept\/
1) unnta, gjøre unntak for
2) gjøre innvendinger, komme med innsigelser
• I except to\/against the statement
jeg har innsigelser mot det utsagnet
excepted utenom, unntatt, med unntak av
• many people don't know much about literature, present company excepted
mange mennesker vet ikke stort om litteratur, utenom de nærværende
II
konj. \/ɪkˈsept\/, \/ekˈsept\/
1) utenom (å)
• I can do everything except cook
2) men, bortsett fra at
• I'd have come earlier, except I lost my way
jeg ville ha kommet før, men jeg rotet meg bort
except to annet enn for å
• he never opened his mouth except to shout
III
prep. \/ɪkˈsept\/, \/ekˈsept\/
utenom, unntatt, med unntak av, bare ikke
all except one alle utenom en, alle så nær som en
except for bortsett fra, om ikke ... hadde vært, uten
• except for your presence I would have given up
om ikke du hadde vært her, hadde jeg gitt opp
except that utenom at, bortsett fra at, men
• it's right, except that the accents are omitted
• I should buy a new suit, except that I have no money
jeg skulle ha kjøpt en ny dress, hadde det ikke vært for at jeg ikke har penger

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