Spanish Conversation · Level 25
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Spanish word
salvo
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈsalβo/
Meaning
- prepositionexcept
Example
Trabajamos todos los días, salvo los domingos.
We work every day, except Sundays.
More examples
La entrega será mañana, salvo imprevistos.
The delivery will be tomorrow, except for unforeseen events.
Core concept
A checklist with one line struck through.
Common phrases
salvo los domingos
except Sundays
salvo imprevistos
except for unforeseen events
Similar words
excepto: Excludes particular items from a general rule or range, marking an ordinary exception.
a excepción de: Names a single special-case exception by explicitly excluding only the specified item.
sin contar: Leaves an item out of a total or list by treating it as not counted in the sum.
Definition in Spanish
Indica exclusión o excepción dentro de un conjunto, equivalente a 'excepto' o 'a excepción de'.
Word origin
Derives from Latin salvus 'safe', where an adjective meaning 'unharmed' is reanalyzed in Spanish into a preposition that marks exclusion.
Usage tips
- Salvo appears directly before a noun phrase to exclude it, and when it introduces a clause it takes salvo que followed by the subjunctive.