Cambridge Dictionaries online

The most popular online dictionary and thesaurus for learners of English


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)

NEW “except” in other dictionaries

Word of the Day

tenterhooks

worried or nervous about something that is going to happen

Word of the Day

Blog

Read our blog about how the English language behaves.

Learn More

New Words

Find words and meanings that have just started to be used in English, and let us know what you think of them.

Learn More