exception

excepción

Persona, cosa o situación que no sigue una regla general o se aparta de lo habitual.

En inglés sencillo: A person, thing, or situation that does not follow a general rule or fit a usual pattern.

• Most children enjoyed the game, but Tom was an exception.
• Can you make an exception for me?
• There are several exceptions to this rule.

Cómo se usa: an exception to something (This bird is an exception to the usual pattern.); make an exception for someone/something (We made an exception for a guest who arrived late.)

Sinónimos: outlier

Expresiones frecuentes: an exception, rare exception, make an exception

exclusión

Acción de dejar a alguien o algo fuera de un grupo, una regla o una afirmación.

En inglés sencillo: The act of leaving someone or something out of a group, rule, or statement.

• All the rooms are clean, without exception.
• With the exception of Sundays, the shop opens daily.
• The rules apply to everyone without exception.

Cómo se usa: with the exception of someone/something (Everyone arrived on time, with the exception of Leo.); without exception (Every application, without exception, must include a photograph.)

Sinónimos: exclusion

Antónimos: inclusion

Expresiones frecuentes: with the exception, without exception, exception of something

excepción

Suceso, a menudo un error, que interrumpe el funcionamiento normal de un programa y requiere un tratamiento especial.

En inglés sencillo: An event, often an error, that interrupts a computer program and needs special handling.

• The program raised an exception.
• This code catches the exception and displays a message.
• An unhandled exception caused the application to stop.

Expresiones frecuentes: throw an exception, catch an exception, unhandled exception