EXCEPT - Translation from English into Spanish

Oxford Spanish Dictionary

English

Spanish

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

1. except (apart from):

except, a. except for

menos

except, a. except for

excl

except, a. except for

salvo

everyone was invited except (for) me

todos estaban invitados menos or excl or salvo yo

I'd do anything for you, except give up my job

haría cualquier cosa por ti, menos or excl or salvo dejar mi trabajo

I hardly see her these days except at work

salvo or excl en el trabajo, apenas la veo últimamente

Phrases:

except for (if it weren't for)

si no fuera por

I'd tell you, except for the fact that …

te lo diría, si no fuera por el hecho de que …

II. except [Am ɪkˈsɛpt, Brit ɪkˈsɛpt, ɛkˈsɛpt] CONJ

1. except (unless):

except arch

a menos que +subj

Phrases:

except that or inf except (if it weren't that)

pero

I'd stay longer, except (that) I have to be up early tomorrow

me quedaría un rato más, pero or si no fuera porque mañana me tengo que levantar temprano

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

1. except (exclude):

except form

exceptuar

to except sth/sb from sth

exceptuar algo/a alguien de algo form

2. except <excepted;, pp after n: as prep >:

excepted

excl

excepted

con excepción de

excepted

a excepción de

excepted

exceptuando a

Fred excepted, everyone seemed happy

con or a excepción de Fred or exceptuando a Fred, todos parecían contentos

Spanish

English

excepto

except

está abierto todos los días excepto los lunes

it is open every day except Mondays

contesté todas las preguntas excepto las dos últimas

I answered all the questions except (for) the last two

todos ganaron algo excepto yo

everybody won something except me

voy todos los días excepto cuando hace mal tiempo

I go every day except when the weather's bad

todas las regiones de España excepto Galicia

every region of Spain except (for) o but Galicia

exceptuar

to except

exceptuando un pequeño incidente en la frontera

except for o with the exception of o apart from a minor incident at the border

salvo

except

todos estaban presentes salvo el secretario

everyone was there except o apart from the secretary

todos murieron salvo el capitán

they all died, except the captain

excep. en Guayaquil y Quito: en dichas ciudades …

except in Guayaquil and Quito: in these cities …

excepción hecha de su último libro

with the exception of o except for his last book

a o con excepción de

except for

ONCE - Organización Nacional de Ciegos Españoles

ONCE was founded in 1938 to create employment for the blind. The organization started fund-raising lotteries, for which blind people sold tickets throughout Spain.
In 1981 ONCE launched a national lottery which is drawn every day except Saturday. Money raised is invested in training and social centers for blind people. The biggest of its prizes is the cuponazo.

figura

piece (except pawns)

provincia

Each of the 55 different administrative areas into which Spain is divided. Each provincia includes a main city or town, sometimes more, depending on its social and economic power. The provincial capital usually has the same name as the province.
Most comunidades autónomas comunidad autónoma comprise at least two or more provincias, except Madrid, Murcia and Cantabria, which consist of just one.

firmaron todos menos Alonso

everybody signed except o but Alonso

in the PONS Dictionary

English

Spanish

I. except [ɪkˈsept] PREP

except (for)

excl

except (for)

salvo

except (for)

zafo LatAm

to do nothing except wait

no hacer nada más que esperar

II. except [ɪkˈsept] VB trans form

except

exceptuar

to except sth/sb from sth

excluir algo/a alguien de algo

Spanish

English

zafo

except

excepto

except

todo el mundo excepto yo

everybody except me

exceptuar

to except

sino

except

salvo

except

amén de

except for

solo que...

except that ...

todo el mundo a [o con] excepción de mí

everybody except me

menos

except

in the PONS Dictionary

English

Spanish

I. except [ɪk·ˈsept] PREP

except (for)

excl

except (for)

salvo

except (for)

zafo LatAm

to do nothing except wait

no hacer nada más que esperar

II. except [ɪk·ˈsept] VB trans form

except

exceptuar

to except sth/sb from sth

excluir algo/a alguien de algo

children under the age of 14 are excepted

a excepción de los niños menores de 14 años

Spanish

English

zafo

except

excepto

except

todo el mundo excepto yo

everybody except me

exceptuar

to except

sino

except

salvo

except

amén de

except for

sólo que...

except that...

todo el mundo a [o con] excepción de mí

everybody except me

menos

except

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