pois lukien — meaning in English

English meaning

• abate verb To become less strong or severe; to die down.
• except preposition Used to introduce something left out of a general statement.
• excluding prep Not counting or including; apart from.
• less adj Smaller in amount, degree, or quantity; not as much.

Senses

pois lukien is used for these senses in English:

• abate To give no consideration to (something); to treat as an exception. [from late 16th c.]
• except Used to introduce an exception or qualification to something previously stated.
• excluding to the exclusion of; not including
• less Minus; not including

abate — full definition

1. verb To become less strong or severe; to die down.
2. verb (law) To cancel or bring a legal matter to an end.

except — full definition

1. preposition Used to introduce something left out of a general statement.
2. conjunction Used to introduce an exception or a reason something didn't happen.
3. verb To leave something out or mark it as an exception (a more formal, less common usage).

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