What does exercice in French mean?

What is the meaning of the word exercice in French? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use exercice in French.

The word exercice in French means exercise, exercise, drill, financial year, exercise, exercising, square-bashing, without a hitch, while carrying out your duties, working, financial year, stretching exercise, fire drill, fire drill, medical practice, bodybuilding exercise, muscle building exercise, exercise in style, exercise for its own sake, exercise of power, fiscal year, financial year, physical exercise, practical exercise, practical, exercise, training ground. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word exercice

exercise

nom masculin (activité physique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ton père devrait faire de l'exercice tous les jours.
Your father should do some exercise every day.

exercise, drill

nom masculin (travail pour apprendre)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Ma fille fait ses exercices de maths avant le dîner.
My daughter does her maths exercises before dinner.

financial year

nom masculin (année comptable)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les résultats annuels sont meilleurs que ceux de l'exercice précédent.
The annual results are better than those from the last financial year.

exercise, exercising

nom masculin (pratique de [qch])

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'exercice du pouvoir grise les hommes politiques.
Politicians become intoxicated with the exercise of power.

square-bashing

nom masculin pluriel (armée : évolutions en formation) (military drill)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Son mari est parti en exercices dans l'océan indien.

without a hitch

locution adverbiale (parfaitement)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

while carrying out your duties

locution adverbiale (en activité professionnelle)

(expression: Prepositional phrase, adverbial phrase, or other phrase or expression--for example, "behind the times," "on your own.")

working

locution adjectivale (non retraité)

(adjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house.")

financial year

nom masculin (opérations comptables d'une année)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Cet achat devra être budgété sur le prochain exercice comptable.
This purchase needs to go into the budget for the next financial year.

stretching exercise

nom masculin (mouvement physique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Un exercice d'assouplissement n'est pas inutile après une séance de sport.

fire drill

nom masculin (entraînement d'urgence)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

fire drill

nom masculin (simulation de feu)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

medical practice

nom masculin (pratique de l'art médical)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

bodybuilding exercise, muscle building exercise

nom masculin (mouvement physique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Les haltérophiles font des exercices de musculation tous les jours.

exercise in style

nom masculin (écriture à contraintes)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

exercise for its own sake

nom masculin (figuré (chose à faire en suivant des règles)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

exercise of power

nom masculin (fait de gérer, de diriger) (specific action)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

fiscal year, financial year

nom masculin (année comptable) (Accounting)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
L'exercice fiscal est une période pendant laquelle l'entreprise comptabilise ses résultats financiers.

physical exercise

nom masculin (sport pour entretenir sa santé)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Le médecin recommande de l'exercice physique à ses patients en surpoids.

practical exercise, practical

nom masculin (exercice non théorique)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

exercise

locution verbale (faire du sport)

(intransitive verb: Verb not taking a direct object--for example, "She jokes." "He has arrived.")
Il est bon pour la santé de faire de l'exercice 2 à 3 fois par semaine.

training ground

nom masculin (zone où s'entraîner) (sports)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)

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