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exercise ['eksəsaɪz]1 noun(a) (physical) exercice m;∎ to take exercise prendre de l'exercice;∎ the doctor has told him to take more exercise le docteur lui a dit de faire plus d'exercice;∎ it's good exercise c'est un bon exercice;∎ I don't get much exercise je ne fais pas beaucoup d'exercice;∎ I'll walk, I need the exercise j'y vais à pied, j'ai besoin d'exercice;∎ this is a good exercise for the calf muscles c'est un bon exercice pour les muscles des mollets;∎ physical exercises exercices mpl physiques;∎ he does (physical) exercises every morning il fait de la gymnastique tous les matins;∎ breathing exercises gymnastique f respiratoire, exercices mpl respiratoires(b) (mental, in education) exercice m;∎ grammar exercises exercices mpl de grammaire;∎ piano exercises exercices mpl de piano∎ in the exercise of one's duties dans l'exercice de ses fonctions;∎ by the exercise of a little imagination en usant d'un peu d'imagination, avec un peu d'imagination∎ they're on exercises ils sont à l'exercice(e) (activity, operation)∎ a fact-finding exercise une mission d'enquête;∎ it was an interesting exercise cela a été une expérience intéressante;∎ this is more than just a PR exercise ce n'est pas seulement de la poudre aux yeux;∎ it was a pointless exercise cela n'a servi absolument à rien∎ graduation exercises cérémonie f de remise des diplômes∎ to exercise a dog (take for a walk) promener un chien;∎ if you were to exercise your brain on the problem si tu faisais travailler tes méninges pour régler ce problème(c) (use, put into practice → right, authority, power) exercer;∎ we must exercise caution/restraint nous devons user de prudence/de retenue(a) (take exercise) faire de l'exercice(b) (train → in gymnasium etc) s'exercer, s'entraîner;∎ he was exercising on the rings il s'exerçait ou s'entraînait aux anneaux►► exercise bike vélo m d'appartement;exercise class cours m de gymnastique;Stock Exchange exercise date date f d'échéance;Stock Exchange exercise notion assignation f;Stock Exchange exercise price (of share) prix m d'exercice, cours m de base;exercise yard (in prison) cour f, préau m -
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exercise [ˈeksəsaɪz]1. nounexercice m( = take exercise) faire de l'exercice4. compounds━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━✎ The final s in the English word becomes a c in the French word.* * *['eksəsaɪz] 1.1) ( planned activity) opération f; ( long-term or large-scale) stratégie fpublic relations exercise — campagne f de relations publiques
2) [U] ( exertion) exercice m3) ( training task) exercice m4) (of duties, rights, power) exercice m (of de)5) Military manœuvres fpl2.to go on an exercise ou on exercises — partir en manœuvres
transitive verb1) ( apply) faire preuve de [caution, control, restraint]; exercer [power, right]2) ( train) exercer [body, mind]; faire travailler [limb, muscles]; promener [dog]; sortir [horse]3) ( worry) préoccuper3.intransitive verb faire de l'exercice
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