except

exclure, excepter

Laisser une personne ou une chose en dehors d’un groupe, d’une règle ou d’une affirmation.

En anglais simple : To leave someone or something out of a group, rule, or statement.

• The rule excepts children under five.
• These workers are excepted from the new requirement.
• The agreement expressly excepted certain types of damage.

Comment l'utiliser : except someone/something from something (The policy excepts emergency vehicles from the parking ban.)

Synonymes : exclude, exempt

Contraires : include

Expressions courantes : except someone from something, except certain cases

s’opposer, contester

S’opposer officiellement à quelque chose, notamment dans une affaire judiciaire.

En anglais simple : To formally object to something, especially in a legal case.

• Counsel excepted to the evidence.
• The defence excepted to the witness testimony.
• The lawyer formally excepted to the judge’s ruling.

Comment l'utiliser : except to something (The lawyer excepted to the ruling.)

Synonymes : object

Expressions courantes : except to something, except to testimony

sauf, à part

Désigne la personne ou la chose qui n’est pas comprise dans ce qui vient d’être dit.

En anglais simple : Used to name the person or thing that is not included in what you have just said.

• Everyone came except Tom.
• I like all vegetables except onions.
• The shop opens every day except Sunday.

Comment l'utiliser : except for someone/something (The room was empty except for one chair.)

Synonymes : apart from, other than

Expressions courantes : except for something, everyone except someone, nothing except something

sauf que, si ce n’est que

Introduit une phrase précisant une différence ou une exception à ce qui vient d’être dit.

En anglais simple : Used before a statement that gives a difference or exception to what you have just said.

• I like the flat, except that it is noisy.
• He never calls except when he needs money.
• She said nothing except to thank us.

Comment l'utiliser : except that… (The rooms are identical except that one has a balcony.); except when… (I cycle to work except when it rains.)

Expressions courantes : except that, except when, except to say

mais, sauf que

Introduit un fait expliquant pourquoi quelque chose ne s’est pas produit ou n’a pas réussi comme prévu.

En anglais simple : Used to introduce a fact that explains why something did not happen or succeed as expected.

• I would have called, except my phone died.
• The plan sounded easy, except nobody knew the way.
• We tried to surprise her, except she already knew.

Comment l'utiliser : except (that)… (We meant to leave early, except the car would not start.)

Synonymes : but

Expressions courantes : except that, except it