Except, safe - Sauf (The 476th Most Common French Word)
The translation for Except, safe in French is Sauf. It can be used as adjective, preposition. This word often comes up when talking about sickness & injuries. It is classified as a A1 word, and is the 476th most common word in French. You can find example sentences below to provide context, and you can also listen to how the word is pronounced by clicking on the speaker icon. Discover all of the 3000 most common French words with over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types by downloading our app today.
Pronunciation
English:
except, safe
French:
sauf
Examples
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| Everyone went except us. | Toutes s'en allèrent, sauf nous. |
| He arrived here safely yesterday. | Il est arrivé sain et sauf, ici, hier. |
| Nobody was hungry except me. | Personne n'avait faim sauf moi. |
| Everyone had come except you. | Tous sont venus sauf vous. |
| Everybody knows it except me. | Tout le monde le sait sauf moi. |
| All of us went except for him. | Nous allâmes tous, sauf lui. |
| That bridge is anything but safe. | Ce pont est tout sauf sûr. |
| The patient is now safe. | Le patient est désormais sain et sauf. |
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| Any day will do except Monday. | N'importe quel jour fera l'affaire sauf le lundi. |
| All that you said in the mail is correct, except the price. | Tout ce que vous avez dit dans le courrier est correct, sauf le prix. |
| That old bridge is anything but safe. | Ce vieux pont est tout sauf sûr. |
| We can run away from everything, except from our conscience. | On peut tout fuir, sauf sa conscience. |
| I would go except for my headache. | J'irais sauf pour mon mal de tête. |
| In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes. | Dans ce monde, rien n'est certain, sauf la mort et les impôts. |
| Everyone laughed, except Tom. | Tout le monde a ri, sauf Tom. |
| Everybody laughed except Tom. | Tout le monde a ri, sauf Tom. |
| Everyone left except us. | Tous s'en allèrent, sauf nous. |
| Everyone left except him. | Tout le monde partit, sauf lui. |
| A month has thirty or thirty-one days. Except February. | Un mois a trente ou trente et un jours. Sauf février. |
| There is nothing permanent except change. | Il n'y a rien de permanent sauf le changement. |
| Everyone came except her. | Tous vinrent sauf elle. |
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