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except

/ɪkˈsept/

Translation

prep
excepto
All the boys came except John
Vinieron todos los chicos excepto John
salvo
menos
except that
si no fuera porque
I would go on holiday, except I have to take care of my brother
Me iría de vacaciones si no fuera porque tengo que cuidar de mi hermano
(Definition of except prep from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish © Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)

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