except
1 (also except for) preposition apart fromach cé is moite de seachas diomaite de open daily except for Sundays ar oscailt gach lá ach an Domhnach, ar oscailt gach lá seachas an Domhnachhe doesn't drink, except for Saint Patrick's Day ní ólann sé, diomaite de Lá Fhéile Pádraig; ní ólann sé, seachas Lá Fhéile Pádraig; ní ólann sé amach ó Lá Fhéile Pádraig 2 preposition other thanach lasmuigh de seachas cé is moite de there's nothing I can do except keep her comfortable níl faic is féidir liom a dhéanamh ach í a choinneáil compordachTaispeáin iontráil iomlán
3 conjunctionnothing has changed except that the business is closed níor athraigh dada ach amháin go bhfuil an gnó dúntait's not allowed except when unavoidable níl sé ceadaithe ach sa chás nach féidir é a sheachaint, ní cheadaítear é amháin nuair nach féidir é a sheachaintit wouldn't have closed except that the customers left ní dhúnfadh sé murach gur imigh na custaiméirí, ní dhruidfeadh sé murab é gur imigh na custaiméirí 4 verb make exception of TRANSITIVEfág amach cuir as an áireamh this is the biggest event ever, if you except last year's is é seo an t-imeacht is mó riamh, fág amach ceann na bliana seo caite; seo an t-imeacht is mó riamh, amach ó cheann na bliana seo caite 5 verb make exempt from TRANSITIVEfág as an áireamh cuir as an áireamh eisc technical term verb the legislation specifically excepts this cuirtear é seo as an áireamh go sonrach sa reachtaíocht