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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