excès

See also: excés

French

Etymology

From Old French exces (12th c.), a borrowing from Latin excessus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛk.sɛ/

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Noun

excès m (invariable)

1. excess

   les excès de drogue. ― drug excess/taking too much drugs

   à l'excès ― in excess

Derived terms

• excès de vitesse
• excès de zèle
• excessif

Further reading

• “excès”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.