Kivétel

Kivétel

Meaning:

exception (literally: out-take, to take sth. out (from the regular order that things go)

Pronunciation:

Example sentences:

Sajnálom, de nem tehetek kivételt.

Sorry, but I can’t make an exception.

[Sorry-am-I, but not make-allowed-I exception(acc.)..]

A kivétel erősíti a szabályt.

The exception proves the rule.

[The exception strengthens the rule(acc.).]

Related terms:

eltér (valamitől) – to deviate (from sth.)

kivételesen – for a change, exceptionally, just for once

szokás – habit

szokatlan – unusual

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