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The meaning of the French word "sauf" and how you use it

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sauf
(prep.) except
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Ils sont tous venus sauf lui .
They all came except him.
C' était parfait , sauf une erreur .
It was perfect, except one error.
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Satire: Switzerland Is a Little Country... Not!
sauf le Liechtenstein , le Luxembourg , Andorre , Monaco , le Vatican ;
apart from Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Andorra, Monaco, Vatican City...
Norman on Spelling
Sauf !
Except!
Do You Have to Be Stingy to Get Rich?
en fait vous allez vous rendre compte très rapidement que ils sont tout sauf radin ,
actually you quickly realise that they are anything but stingy,
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sauf que
(conj.) except [that]
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Sauf que je n' ai pas assez d' argent .
Except that I don't have enough money.
Maman veut inviter son frère , sauf que c' est trop tard .
Mom wants to invite her brother, except that it's too late.
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Satire: Why Swiss Politicians Are the Savviest in the World
Sauf que pas tout à fait , parce que pour qu' un membre du gouvernement suisse soit élu ,
Except that not completely, because for a Swiss government member to be elected,
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Sauf que le temps presse : les pluies des moussons menacent .
Except time is pressing: monsoon rains are threatening.
Mouk Goes to the Market - Part 3 of 4
Sauf que je ne peux pas rentrer dans mon magasin .
Except that I can't get inside my shop.
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sauf qu'
(conj.) except (that)
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C' est une bonne idée , sauf qu' il n' y a plus d' emplois .
It's a good idea, except that there are no longer any jobs.
Je ne lui ai rien dit , sauf qu' on allait au théâtre .
I didn't tell him anything, apart from that we were going to the theatre.
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Sauf qu' en fait les bons souvenirs tu vas les garder dans ta tête ,
Except that, actually, with good memories, you're going to keep them in your head,
Comedian Paul Mirabel on Being a Pushover
Et tout s' est bien passé , sauf qu' à un moment de la soirée y ' a quelqu'un qui s' est approché de moi
And everything went well, except at one point in the evening there's someone who came up to me
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Sauf qu' on avait pas avec nous notre cadreur adoré , Bart .
Except that we didn't have our beloved cameraman Bart with us.
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sain et sauf
(expression) safe and sound
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Ils sont revenus sain et sauf .
They came back safe and sound.
Mes parents sont sain et sauf .
My parents are safe and sound.
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The Greatest Treasure
mais grâce au lion , il arriva sain et sauf de l'autre côté .
but thanks to the lion, he arrived safe and sound at the other side.
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