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exception /ɪkˈsep.ʃən/

Translation

n [c, u]
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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