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Except
/ɪkˈsɛpt/ , preposition
not including
Example of usage:
I like all fruits except bananas.
Wordsets: A2
except on other languages
| Languages | Translation | Transcription | Example |
|---|---|---|---|
German | außer | /ˈaʊ̯sɐ/ | Ich mag alle Früchte außer Bananen. |
Dutch | behalve | /bɛˈhɑlvə/ | Ik hou van al het fruit behalve bananen. |
Italian | eccetto | /etˈtʃɛtto/ | Mi piacciono tutti i frutti eccetto le banane. |
English (American) | except | /ɪkˈsɛpt/ | The store is open every day except Sunday. |
English (British) | except | /ɪkˈsɛpt/ | I like all fruits except bananas. |
Spanish | excepto | /eksˈepto/ | Me gustan todas las frutas excepto los plátanos. |
Portuguese (European) | exceto | /ɛˈsɛtu/ | Gosto de todas as frutas exceto bananas. |
Romanian | în afară de | /ɨn əˈfaːrə de/ | Îmi plac toate fructele, în afară de banane. |
Lithuanian | išskyrus | /iʃˈskiːrus/ | Man patinka visi vaisiai, išskyrus bananus. |
Latvian | izņemot | /izˈɲeːmot/ | Man patīk visi augļi, izņemot banānus. |
Hungarian | kivéve | /ˈkiveːvɛ/ | Szeretem az összes gyümölcsöt, kivéve a banánt. |
Esperanto | krom | /krom/ | Mi ŝatas ĉiujn fruktojn krom bananojn. |
Czech | kromě | /ˈkromɲɛ/ | Mám rád všechno ovoce kromě banánů. |
Slovak | okrem | /ˈokrɛm/ | Mám rád všetky ovocie okrem banánov. |
Polish | oprócz | /ˈopruts/ | Lubię wszystkie owoce oprócz bananów. |
Croatian | osim | /ˈɔsɪm/ | Volim sve voće osim banana. |
Finnish | paitsi | /ˈpɑi̯tsi/ | Pidän kaikista hedelmistä paitsi banaaneista. |
Slovenian | razen | /ˈraːzɛn/ | Rad imam vse sadje razen banan. |
French | sauf | /so/ | J'aime tous les fruits sauf les bananes. |
Danish | undtagen | /ʌnˈtæːj/ | Jeg kan lide alle frugter undtagen bananer. |
Norwegian | unntatt | /ʊnˈtɑt/ | Jeg liker alle frukter unntatt bananer. |
Swedish | utom | /ˈʉːtʊm/ | Jag gillar alla frukter utom bananer. |
Estonian | välja arvatud | /ˈvæl.jɑ ˈɑr.vɑ.tud/ | Mulle meeldivad kõik puuviljad välja arvatud banaanid. |
Greek | εκτός | /ekˈtos/ | Μου αρέσουν όλα τα φρούτα εκτός από τις μπανάνες. |
Ukrainian | крім | /krɪm/ | Мені подобаються всі фрукти, крім бананів. |
Bulgarian | освен | /ɔsˈvɛn/ | Тя яде всичко, освен ябълки. |