excepción

/eksθepˈθjon/, [eks.θepˈθjõn]

exception


Noun excepción f (plural excepciones)

  1. exception

Source: Wiktionary available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License


Examples
  • Nunca olvido una cara, pero en su caso gustosamente haré una excepción.

    I never forget a face, but in your case I'll be glad to make an exception.

  • Bueno, vamos a hacer una excepción en su caso.

    Very well, we'll make an exception in your case.

  • La dificultad del idioma japonés impide que los extranjeros, a excepción de un puñado, tengan un acercamiento a la literatura japonesa en su idioma original.

    The difficulties of the Japanese language prevent all but a handful of foreigners from approaching the literature in the original.

  • Haremos una excepción en su caso.

    We will make an exception of your case.

  • Visito a mis padres todos los domingos sin excepción.

    I visit my parents every Sunday without fail.

  • Nadie supo de qué advirtió la alarma cuando sonó esta tarde, pero, a excepción de aquellos pocos infelices que estaban tan absortos en sus trabajos para no percatarse de la señal, todo el mundo consiguió salir del edificio con vida.

    No one knew what the alarm signaled when it sounded that afternoon, but, with the exception of those few unlucky enough to have been so engrossed in their work as to not notice it, everyone made it out of the building alive.

  • No hay leyes sin excepción.

    Every law has its exception.

  • Al menos dos terroristas son odiados por todos a excepción de ellos mismos.

    At least two known terrorists are hated by everyone except themselves.

  • La democracia es la peor forma de gobierno, con excepción de todas las otras que se ha probado.

    Democracy is the worst form of government, except all the others that have been tried.

  • Esta es una excepción a la regla.

    This is an exception to the rule.

See more examples


Want to learn Spanish?

Fill in the missing word for thousands of sentences in Spanish. Sign up and play for free!

  • Practice Spanish vocabulary in context.
  • Rapidly improve your Spanish listening skills with listening mode and Cloze-Listening.
  • Pick from dozen of collections at your level - 100 Most Common Words, the Fluency Fast Track, and more.
  • Score points for correct answers and compete with other players on the leaderboards.
  • Spaced-repetition helps you remember what you learn faster and more efficiently.
  • Keep practicing anytime, anyplace with the Clozemaster mobile apps on iOS and Android.

Get in the game!

Sign up Sign in

Get Clozemaster Pro!

Full access to everything on Clozemaster, no ads, and all the extras you need to take your Spanish skills to the next level.

Get fluent faster.

Get Pro today!