except

except
1. preposition

except [(coll.) for] — außer (+ Dat.)

except for(in all respects other than) bis auf (+ Akk.); abgesehen von

except [for the fact] that ..., (coll.) except ... — abgesehen davon, dass ...

there was nothing to be done except [to] stay there — man konnte nichts anderes tun als dableiben

2. transitive verb
ausnehmen (from bei)

excepted — ausgenommen

* * *
[ik'sept] 1. preposition
(leaving out; not including: They're all here except him; Your essay was good except that it was too long.) außer
2. verb
(to leave out or exclude.) ausnehmen
- academic.ru/25451/excepted">excepted
- excepting
- exception
- exceptional
- exceptionally
- except for
- take exception to/at
* * *
ex·cept
[ɪkˈsept]
I. prep
\except [for] (but not) außer +dat; (other than) bis auf +akk
open daily \except Mondays täglich geöffnet außer montags
\except for the fact that ... außer [o abgesehen von] [o SCHWEIZ meist nebst] der Tatsache, dass ...
II. conj
1. (only) doch, nur
I would come to see you \except I haven't any time ich würde dich ja gerne besuchen kommen, nur ich habe keine Zeit
2. (besides) außer
we can do nothing \except appeal to their conscience wir können nur an ihr Gewissen appellieren
III. vt (form)
to \except sb/sth from sth jdn/etw von etw dat ausschließen
I \except no one from this criticism keiner ist von dieser Kritik ausgeschlossen
to be \excepted from a fine/tax eine Geldstrafe/eine Steuer nicht bezahlen müssen
to be \excepted from a law von einem Gesetz ausgenommen sein
* * *
[ɪk'sept]
1. prep
1) außer (+dat)

what can they do except wait? — was können sie (anders) tun als warten?

who could have done it except him? — wer hätte es außer ihm denn getan?

2)

except for — abgesehen von, bis auf (+acc)

except that ... — außer or nur dass ...

except for the fact that — abgesehen davon, dass ...

except if — es sei denn(, dass), außer wenn

except when — außer wenn

2. conj
1) (= only) doch

I'd refuse except I need the money — ich würde ablehnen, doch ich brauche das Geld

2) (old, form: unless) es sei denn(, dass)

except he be a traitor — es sei denn, er wäre ein Verräter

3. vt
ausnehmen

to except sb from sth — jdn bei etw ausnehmen

none excepted — ohne Ausnahme

* * *
except [ıkˈsept]
A v/t
1. ausnehmen, -schließen (beide:
from von):
present company excepted Anwesende ausgenommen;
nobody excepted ohne Ausnahme
2. sich etwas vorbehalten: error 1
B v/i
1. protestieren, Einwendungen machen (beide:
to gegen)
2. JUR US Einspruch oder Beschwerde (als Rechtsmittelvorbehalt) einlegen (to gegen)
C präp ausgenommen, außer, mit Ausnahme von (oder gen):
except for bis auf (akk), abgesehen von
D konj es sei denn, dass;
außer, wenn:
except that … außer, dass …
ex. abk
1. examination
2. examined
3. example
4. except
5. exception
6. WIRTSCH US exchange
7. US executed
8. US executive
9. exercise
exc. abk
1. excellent
2. except (excepted)
3. exception
4. excursion
* * *
1. preposition

except [(coll.) for] — außer (+ Dat.)

except for — (in all respects other than) bis auf (+ Akk.); abgesehen von

except [for the fact] that ..., (coll.) except ... — abgesehen davon, dass ...

there was nothing to be done except [to] stay there — man konnte nichts anderes tun als dableiben

2. transitive verb
ausnehmen (from bei)

excepted — ausgenommen

* * *
(for) adv.
abgesehen (von) adj.
außer adv. adv.
ausgenommen adv.
außer adv.

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