French Conversation · Level 73
60 words
French word
exercice
Pronunciation
IPA/ɛgzɛʁsis/
Meaning
- masculine nounpractice
Example
Pour s'améliorer, il faut faire un exercice chaque jour.
To improve, you have to work through a practice exercise every day.
More examples
Il faut faire de l'exercice pour rester en forme.
It's necessary to exercise to stay in shape.
Core concept
A planned task or set of movements that puts a skill to work and shows how well it works.
Common phrases
faire de l'exercice
to work out
un exercice oral
an oral exercise
résoudre un exercice
solve an exercise
Similar words
entraînement: Structured practice repeated regularly to improve skills or athletic ability.
pratique: Regular activity through which skills or knowledge are acquired.
répétition: Repeatedly performing the same movement or solving the same problem for better results.
révision: Going over previously learned material to consolidate it.
Definition in French
Séquence d'activités proposée pour pratiquer ou évaluer une compétence, englobant exercices scolaires, problèmes et entraînements physiques.
Word origin
French exercice comes from Latin exercitium, derived from exercere, meaning to put to work or train.
Usage tips
- French uses faire de l'exercice for physical exercise, but un exercice usually means a particular school task or problem.