French Conversation · Level 139
30 words
French word
excepter
Pronunciation
IPA/ɛksɛpte/
Meaning
- verbmake an exception to
Example
J'excepte cette règle pour cette fois.
I am making an exception to this rule this time.
More examples
Le musée excepte les enfants de l'entrée payante.
The museum exempts children from paid admission.
Core concept
A rule or group with one person or thing lifted out and placed in a separate exception space.
Similar words
exclure: To leave someone or something out of a group or range.
faire une exception: To allow a specific case not to follow the usual rule.
Definition in French
Excepter signifie retirer une personne ou une chose d'une règle, d'un groupe ou d'une clause pour la traiter comme une exception.
Word origin
French excepter comes from Latin excipere, meaning "take out," and developed in legal and rule-based contexts into the sense of treating something as an exception.
Usage tips
- Excepter is formal and less common in everyday speech than sauf or faire une exception, especially when stating a practical exception.