What does exception in French mean?
What is the meaning of the word exception in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use exception in French.
The word exception in French means exception, anomaly, exception, isolated case, except for, it's/that's the exception to the rule, It's the exception that proves the rule, exceptional, exception to the rule, cultural exception, with the exception of, cultural exception, be the exception, make an exception, without exception, with no exceptions, with some exceptions, absolutely everyone. To learn more, please see the details below.
Meaning of the word exception
exception, anomalynom féminin (chose hors norme) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) La pluie sur le désert est une exception. Rain in the desert is an exception. |
exception, isolated casenom féminin (personne exceptionnelle) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Ce savant est une exception, il sait vulgariser. That scholar is an exception; he knows how to speak to the masses. |
except for(sauf) (preposition: Relates noun or pronoun to another element of sentence--for example, "a picture of John," "She walked from my house to yours.") |
it's/that's the exception to the rule(c'est un cas exceptionnel) (expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") Ne prends pas exemple sur lui, c'est l'exception à la règle ! |
It's the exception that proves the rule(ce cas échappe à la règle générale) (expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") |
exceptionallocution adjectivale (remarquable) (adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.") Cet article médiéval est une pièce d'exception. |
exception to the rulenom féminin (anomalie, singularité) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) Cette situation est une exception à la règle |
cultural exceptionnom féminin (singularité, différence culturelle) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) L'exception culturelle vise à promouvoir les artistes nationaux. |
with the exception of(sauf [qch]) |
cultural exceptionnom féminin (singularité, différence française) (France) (noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.) L'exception française vise à promouvoir la culture française de parle monde. |
be the exceptionlocution verbale (sortir de la règle commune) (verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.") Tous les joueurs de notre club sont droitiers sauf Mathieu qui fait exception. |
make an exceptionlocution verbale (omettre la règle pour un cas) |
without exception, with no exceptionslocution adverbiale (sans réserve) (expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.") |
with some exceptionslocution adverbiale (hormis quelques cas) |
absolutely everyone(tout le monde) (pronoun: Replaces noun--for example, "He took the cookie and ate it." "I saw you yesterday.") |
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