exercice/ɛɡ.zɛʁ.sis/
noun · A2/B1 · Frequency 2294
nounmasculine
Meanings
exercise, practice, training
Refers to various exercises or training aimed at improving skills or abilities.
physical exercise
Refers to physical activity to improve fitness and health.
fiscal year, financial year
Refers to the annual period used by businesses or governments for accounting and budgeting.
Examples
Cet exercice de conjugaison m'a aidé à mieux comprendre le temps.
This conjugation exercise helped me understand the tense better.
Je fais un exercice chaque matin avant de commencer ma journée.
I do some physical exercise every morning before starting my day.
L'exercice de l'entreprise s'est terminé le trente et un décembre.
The company's fiscal year ended on December thirty-first.
Collocations
- faire un exerciceto do an exercise
- exercice physiquephysical exercise
- exercice financierfinancial year
Common mistakes
faire un exercice
faire de l'exercice
For physical exercise, French commonly uses 'faire de l'exercice' rather than 'faire un exercice'.
l'exercice fiscale
l'exercice fiscal
The adjective fiscal agrees in gender with exercice, which is masculine.
Related words
synonymentraînementtraining
nounmasculine
Meanings
exercise, practice, training
Refers to various exercises or training aimed at improving skills or abilities.
physical exercise
Refers to physical activity to improve fitness and health.
fiscal year, financial year
Refers to the annual period used by businesses or governments for accounting and budgeting.
Examples
Les exercices de grammaire ont aidé les élèves à comprendre la règle.
The grammar exercises helped the students understand the rule.
Le médecin lui a conseillé des exercices doux pour renforcer son dos.
The doctor advised him to do gentle physical exercises to strengthen his back.
Les comptes de ces exercices seront présentés au conseil en septembre.
The accounts for these fiscal years will be presented to the council in September.