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exercice

exercise, practice

noun eg-zehr-SEES Less Common

Origin: Latin exercitium

Also means

fiscal year

Usage Note

Exercice means physical or mental practice (faire de l'exercice — to exercise), a school assignment (un exercice de grammaire), or a fiscal/accounting period (l'exercice comptable — the financial year). The verb is exercer, and s'exercer à means to practise doing something.

Examples

"Le médecin conseille de faire de l'exercice."

Natural Translation

The doctor advises getting exercise.

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