English–French

“practice” in French

Pronunciation

IPA/ɛgzɛʁsis/

Example

Pour s'améliorer, il faut faire un exercice chaque jour.

To improve, you have to work through a practice exercise every day.

Illustration for exercice (practice)

How to say “practice” in French

“Practice” in French is exercice.

A planned task or set of movements that puts a skill to work and shows how well it works.

Full entry for exercice: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with exercice

Il faut faire de l'exercice pour rester en forme.

It's necessary to exercise to stay in shape.

Tips for using exercice

  • French uses faire de l'exercice for physical exercise, but un exercice usually means a particular school task or problem.

Other French words for “practice”

Pour s'améliorer, il faut pratiquer chaque jour.

To improve, you have to practice every day.

L'entraînement commence à 18 heures.

Practice starts at 6 p.m.

“practice” in other languages