Usage examples of "except" in English with translation to German

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Translations: all47 außer28 ausnehmen3 other translations16

The warehouse was empty except for a piece of furniture. Die Lagerhalle war leer abgesehen von einem Möbelstück.

Her composition is very good except for two or three spelling errors. Ihr Aufsatz ist sehr gut, abgesehen von zwei oder drei Rechtschreibfehlern.

Everyone except me knew it. Alle wussten es, nur ich nicht.

Everybody is busy except me. Bis auf mich sind alle beschäftigt.

Except that here, it's not so simple. Nur, dass es hier nicht so einfach ist.

We all went to the party except Joe. Wir alle sind zur Party gegangen, abgesehen von Joe.

The house was empty except for a cat. Das Haus war leer bis auf eine Katze.

The bus was empty except for one elderly woman. Der Bus war leer, bis auf eine ältere Dame.

I would buy this watch, except it's too expensive. Ich würde diese Uhr kaufen, sie ist nur leider zu teuer.

I enjoyed the concert except that the hall was cold. Das Konzert hat mir schon gefallen — bis auf die Tatsache, dass es kalt im Saal war.

Mathematicians are poets, except that they have to prove what their fantasy creates. Mathematiker sind Dichter, nur müssen sie das, was ihre Fantasie schafft, auch beweisen.

This table is fine except in one respect - it will not fit into my room. Dieser Tisch ist gut bis auf einen Aspekt - er passt nicht in mein Zimmer.

Democracy is the worst form of government, except all the others that have been tried. Demokratie ist die schlechteste Regierungsform, abgesehen von allen anderen, die ausprobiert wurden.

Although Go is probably the most popular Japanese game in my country, even Go isn't well known except among some university students. Auch wenn Go wahrscheinlich das beliebteste japanische Spiel in meinem Land ist, kennen es höchstens einige Universitätsstudenten.

Some scientists think that dolphins are the most intelligent animals in the world except for man, and that we may be able to talk with them one day. Manche Wissenschaftler denken, dass Delphine nach dem Menschen die intelligentesten Tiere der Welt sind, und dass wir vielleicht eines Tages mit ihnen reden könnten.

This all worked reasonably well inside my own head but at the time I was only four, an age at which apparantly I wasn't even speaking yet except to express basic needs. Das alles klappte in meinem Kopf einigermaßen gut und zwar in einer Zeit, als ich nur vier Jahre alt war, in einem Alter also, in dem ich bis auf das Ausdrücken von Grundbedürfnissen noch nicht sprechen konnte.

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