exégèse, n.f., exegesis.
exégétique, adj., exegetical.
exemplaire, adj., exemplary.
exemplaire, n.m., model, pattern; copy (of printed books, engravings); specimen. J’ai trois —s de ce livre-là; I have three copies of that book. J’ai un bel — de cette médaille; I have a fine copy of that medal.
exemplairement (-plèr-mān), adv., exemplarily, in an exemplary manner.
exemple, n.m., example, pattern; precedent, parallel, instance; copy, copy-slip. Proposer un —; to offer an example. Ne vous réglez pas sur son —; do not follow in his footsteps. Faire un — de quelqu’un; to make an example of any one. Prendre — sur quelqu’un; to be guided by any one. Il n’y en a point d’—; there is no precedent for it, there is no example of such a thing. Donnez-m’en un —; give me an instance. Citer un —; to quote an instance. Prêcher d’—; to practice what one preaches. Un dictionnaire sans —s est un squelette; a dictionary without examples is a mere skeleton. À l’— de; in imitation of. Par —; for instance, for example; indeed! bless me! upon my word! upon my honor! only fancy! the idea! Par —, voilà qui est fort! well now, I like that! Sans —; extraordinary, unexampled, unparalleled.
exempt, -e (èg-zān, -t), adj., exempt, exempted, free from.
exempt, n.m., ecclesiastic exempted from the jurisdiction of the ordinary. — de police; police officer; constable.
exempter (èg-zān-té), v.a., to exempt, to free; to dispense, to excuse, to exonerate.
s’exempter, v.r., to exempt one’s self from, to dispense with.