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masculine

/ɛɡ.zɛʁ.sis/

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Translation

exercise

Word origin

From Latin exercitium ('exercise, training'), from exercere ('to keep busy, to train'), from ex- and arcere ('to keep, to enclose').

Origin
Latin
Root
exercitium
English cognates
exercise

Grammar

Gendermasculine
Pluralexercices

Examples

cet .

Do this exercise before class.

.

The French exercises are easy.

Cet ' .

This exercise helps me understand better.

'.

The teacher gives a lot of exercises.

l' tous .

I exercise every morning.

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This word is part of lesson 40.