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exercer

to exercise, to practise

verb ehk-sehr-SEH Less Common
Body & Health Movement

Origin: Latin exercere

Also means

to exert (pressure, influence)

Usage Note

Exercer covers both professional practice (exercer la médecine = to practise medicine) and the exerting of influence or pressure (exercer une pression = to exert pressure). The reflexive s'exercer means 'to practise / to train oneself'. The related noun l'exercice means both exercise and a financial year (l'exercice fiscal).

Examples

"Il exerce la profession d'avocat depuis dix ans."

Natural Translation

He has been practising as a lawyer for ten years.

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