Similar words
expatrié
Worth distinguishing: exil (exile) is often forced; expatrié (expatriate) is usually voluntary.
Similar in other languages
Portuguese
exílio
exílio is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "exile."
Practice
1 What does exil mean?
exile
2 Fill the gap: Il a vécu en ___ pendant dix ans.
Full sentence: Il a vécu en exil pendant dix ans. (He lived in exile for ten years.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches exil?
exil: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.