What is 'excepto' called in English?

'excepto' in English is called "Except". Except refers to: Se usa antes de mencionar la única cosa o persona a la que no se aplica una declaración.

How do you pronounce 'Except' and 'excepto'?

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What is an example sentence for Except in Spanish?

English: "Everyone came to the party except John." | Spanish: "Todos vinieron a la fiesta excepto John."

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English to Spanish Dictionary

except Meaning in Spanish (except significado en español)

prepositionexcepto

conjunctionsalvo

verbexceptuar

Sinónimos:fuera dea excepción de

excepto in English:except

Phonetic:ekseptó

Plural: none

Quick Answer • Resumen

El significado de except en español es excepto, salvo, exceptuar. (Se usa antes de mencionar la única cosa o persona a la que no se aplica una declaración.)

Definitions of Except

1
preposition
excepto
Used before mentioning the only thing or person that a statement does not apply to.
Se usa antes de mencionar la única cosa o persona a la que no se aplica una declaración.
2
conjunction
salvo
Used to introduce a statement that forms an exception to one just made, often followed by 'that'.
Se usa para introducir una declaración que constituye una excepción a una recién hecha, a menudo seguida de 'que'.
3
verb(formal)
exceptuar
To exclude or omit someone or something from a group or category.
Excluir u omitir a alguien o algo de un grupo o categoría.

Example Sentences

casual

“Everyone came to the party except John.”

Todos vinieron a la fiesta excepto John.

casual

“I would go, except that I'm too busy.”

Iría, salvo que estoy demasiado ocupado.

formal

“The new rule excepts certain cases from its application.”

La nueva regla exceptúa ciertos casos de su aplicación.

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Synonyms (Sinónimos)

In Spanish:

salvofuera dea excepción de

In English:

apart fromexcludingbut for

Antonyms (Antónimos)

In Spanish:

incluyendoademás de

In English:

including with

Inflected Word Forms

present participleexcepting

nounexception

adjectiveexceptional

adverbexceptionally

Phrases & Idiomatic Expressions

except forcollocation

With the exception of; apart from.

except thatexpression

Used to introduce a reason or condition that prevents something from happening.