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exact [ɪgˈzækt]1. adjectivea. ( = precise) exact• can you be more exact? pouvez-vous préciser un peu ?• he's 44, to be exact il a 44 ans, pour être précis• he gave exact instructions as to what had to be done il a donné des instructions précises sur ce qu'il fallait faire• what were his exact instructions? quelles étaient ses instructions exactes ?• to be an exact likeness of sb/sth ressembler exactement à qn/qch• to be the exact opposite of sb/sth être tout le contraire de qn/qchb. ( = meticulous) [person, study, work] méticuleux ; [analysis, instrument] précis[+ money, obedience] exiger3. compounds* * *[ɪg'zækt] 1.adjective gen exact; [moment] précis2.it was in the summer, July to be exact — c'était en été, plus précisément en juillet
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A adj [amount, calculation, copy, description, detail, number, replica, time] exact ; [moment, instant] précis ; it's not an exact science ce n'est pas une science exacte ; it's the exact opposite c'est exactement le contraire ; tell me your exact whereabouts dis-moi où tu te trouves exactement ; those were her exact words voilà exactement ce qu'elle a dit ; to be (more) exact plus précisément ; it was in summer, July to be exact c'était en été, plus précisément en juillet ; can you be more exact? pourriez-vous être plus précis? ; the exact same ○ hat exactement le même chapeau ; he did the exact same ○ thing il a fait exactement la même chose.
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