exception
/ɪkˈsep.ʃən/Translation
n [c, u]
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⇨ excepción
to make an exception hacer una excepción
the exception that proves the rule la excepción que confirma la regla
to take exception to sth/sb (form)
⇨ ofenderse
Don't take exception to what she says No te ofendas por lo que diga
(Definition of exception n from the Diccionario Cambridge Compact English-Spanish
© Cambridge University Press and Ediciones SM 2011)
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