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No. 8,659 in Swedish

bortsett

"Except" or "apart from."

In a sentence

  • Bortsett från regnet var dagen väldigt bra.

    Apart from the rain, the day was really good.

    Here, 'bortsett' is used to express an exception or exclusion in a consideration of the day's events.

  • Han klarade testet, bortsett från några små misstag.

    He passed the test, apart from a few minor errors.

    In this case, 'bortsett' indicates minor errors that are excluded as significant factors when evaluating the test result.

  • Vi brydde oss inte om bråket, bortsett från att vi flyttade till en annan plats.

    We didn't care about the noise, except for the fact that we moved to another location.

    Here 'bortsett' signifies a singular consideration leading to an action taken.

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