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"Save" in this context

English translation: except


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English term or phrase:"Save" in this context
English translation:except
Entered by: Marina Soldati
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11:49 Sep 19, 2006
English to English translations [Non-PRO]
General / Conversation / Greetings / Letters
English term or phrase: "Save" in this context
She had not been in the presence of adult, "save" for her parents in the past few days.

Does “save" here means “except”?
Rahi Moosavi
Local time: 19:07
except
Explanation:
You are right
Selected response from:

Marina Soldati
Argentina
Local time: 12:37
Grading comment
thanks!
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +5except
Marina Soldati
4 +2except / butLingua Danica


  

Answers


2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
save for
except / but


Explanation:
-//-

Lingua Danica
Denmark
Local time: 16:37
Native speaker of: Danish
Notes to answerer
Asker: Its odd actually, I saw Marina's answer first, your answer came afterwards...


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Caryl Swift: Your answer wasn't here earlier when I agreed with Marina's answer, although the timing shows that you answered first. Strange . . . what happened?
47 mins
  -> Thank you, And I don't know what happened. There was no other answer than mine, when I wrote. Strange!

agree  airmailrpl: -
1 hr
  -> Thank you.
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4 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +5
save
except


Explanation:
You are right

Marina Soldati
Argentina
Local time: 12:37
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
Grading comment
thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Jane Ashford
1 min
  -> Thanks Jane

agree  Caryl Swift
5 mins
  -> Thanks Caryl

agree  Lukasz Kondraciuk
27 mins
  -> Thanks Lukas

agree  airmailrpl: -
1 hr
  -> Thanks a lot!

agree  Sophia Finos
2 days7 hrs
  -> Thanks Sophia
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Non-PRO (1): Richard Benham


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Changes made by editors
Sep 19, 2006 - Changes made by Cilian O'Tuama:
LevelPRO => Non-PRO


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