exaucement (ég-zôs-mān), n.m., granting, hearing (of prayers).
exaucer, v.a., to hearken to, to hear favorably; to grant. Dieu exauce les prières des humbles; God gives an ear to the prayers of the humble.
excavateur, n.m., excavator.
excavation, n.f., excavation, excavating.
excaver, v.a., to excavate, to hollow out.
excédant, -e, adj., exceeding; tiresome, unbearable.
excédent, n.m., overplus; surplus; overweight; (arith.) excess, difference.
excéder, v.a., to exceed, to go beyond; to wear out, to tire out. Il a excédé son pouvoir; he has exceeded his power. — quelqu’un de coups; to beat and bruise any one unmercifully.
s’excéder, v.r., to be worn out; to wear out; to weary, to tire, one’s self out. S’— de débauches; to wear one’s self out with debauchery. S’— de travail; to overwork one’s self; to work too hard.
excellemment (èk-sè-la-mān), adv., excellently, surpassingly.