unless

un·less  (n-ls)

conj.

Except on the condition that; except under the circumstances that: "Exceptional talent does not always win its reward unless favored by exceptional circumstances" (Mary Elizabeth Braddon).

prep.

Except for; except.

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[Middle English unlesse, alteration (influenced by un-, not) of onlesse : on, on; see on + lesse, less; see less.]

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unless [ʌnˈlɛs]

conj

(subordinating) except under the circumstances that; except on the condition that they'll sell it unless he hears otherwise

prep

Rare except

[onlesse, from on on + lesse less; compare French à moins que, literally: at less than]

Translations

unless [ənˈles] CONJ → a menos que + subjun, a no ser que + subjun
unless he comes tomorrow → a menos que venga mañana, a no ser que venga mañana
unless I hear to the contrary → a menos que me digan lo contrario, a no ser que me digan lo contrario
I won't come unless you phone me → no vendré a menos que me llames, no vendré a no ser que me llames
unless I am mistaken, we're lost → si no me equivoco, estamos perdidos
unless otherwise stated → de no especificarse lo contrario

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unless [ʌnˈlɛs] conj → à moins que ... ne + subj, à moins de + infin
I won't come unless you phone me → Je ne viendrai pas à moins que tu ne me téléphones.
They can't vote unless they have French citizenship → Ils ne peuvent pas voter à moins d'avoir la nationalité française., Ils ne peuvent pas voter à moins qu'ils n'aient la nationalité française.
He was told he would be killed unless he left the area → On lui a dit qu'il serait tué à moins qu'il ne quitte la région.
Unless he comes, we won't be able to start → On ne pourra pas commencer à moins qu'il ne vienne.
I'm not happy unless I ride every day
BUT Je ne suis heureux que si je peux monter à cheval tous les jours.
unless I am mistaken → à moins que je ne me trompe
unless otherwise stated → sauf indication contraire

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unless

conj → es sei denn; (at beginning of sentence) → wenn … nicht, sofern … nicht; don’t do it unless I tell you to → mach das nicht, es sei denn, ich sage es dir; unless I tell you to, don’t do it → sofern or wenn ich es dir nicht sage, mach das nicht; unless I am mistaken … → wenn or falls ich mich nicht irre …; unless otherwise stated → sofern nicht anders angezeigt or angegeben; unless there is an interruption → vorausgesetzt, alles läuft ohne Unterbrechung

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unless [ʌnˈlɛs] conj → a meno che non + sub, se non + indic, a meno di + infin
we won't get there on time unless we leave earlier → non arriveremo in tempo a meno di partire prima or a meno che non partiamo prima
unless otherwise stated → salvo indicazione contraria
unless I am mistaken → se non mi sbaglio

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unless [ʌnˈlɛs] conj → a meno che non + sub, se non + indic, a meno di + infin
we won't get there on time unless we leave earlier → non arriveremo in tempo a meno di partire prima or a meno che non partiamo prima
unless otherwise stated → salvo indicazione contraria
unless I am mistaken → se non mi sbaglio

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unless

conj unless [ənˈles]

1 if not Don't come unless I telephone. tensy إذا لَم، ما لَم ако не pokud ne med mindre wenn...nicht αν δεν a menos que kui mitte مگر؛ جز ellei à moins que אֶלָא אִם כֵּן जब तक नहीं osim, ukoliko ha(csak) nem nema, nema því aðeins (a meno che) ～でなければ …하지 않는다면 jei ne ja... ne kecuali tenzij hvis ikke, med mindre jeśli nie a menos que numai dacă если не; пока не pokiaľ ne-, ak ne- razen če ako ne om inte, såvida inte ถ้าไม่ eğer... değilse, ...-mezse/medikçe 除非 якщо не جب تک نہ، تا آں کہ nếu không 除非

2 except when The directors have a meeting every Friday, unless there is nothing to discuss. tensy إلا إذا освен s výjimkou, že med mindre außer wenn εκτός και αν a menos que; excepto cuando väljaarvatud مگر اینکه paitsi à moins que אֶלָא אִם כֵּן छोड़ कर osim kivéve (hogy)ha nema (a meno che) ～の時以外は …을 제외하고 išskyrus kai, nebent ja vien... ne kecuali tenzij unntatt når, med mindre chyba że excepto quando cu excepţia если только iba ak razen če izuzev ako utom när นอกจาก ...-in dışında, hariç 除...的情況之外 крім, за винятком صرف اس وقت trừ khi 除...之外

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unless → إلا إذا pokud ne medmindre es sei denn εκτός αν a no ser que ellei à moins que osim a meno che もし･･･でなければ …이 아니면 tenzij med mindre chyba, że a menos que если не om inte นอกจาก olmadıkça trừ khi 除非