practically

prac·ti·cal·ly

 (prăk′tĭk-lē)

adv.

1. All but; nearly; almost: He had practically finished his meal when I arrived.

2. In a way that is practical: We planned the room practically for use as a study as well as a den.

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practically

(ˈpræktɪkəlɪ; -klɪ)

adv

1. virtually; almost: it has rained practically every day.

2. in actuality rather than in theory: what can we do practically to help?.

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prac•ti•cal•ly

(ˈpræk tɪk li)

adv.

1. in a practical manner: to think practically.

2. from a practical point of view.

3. almost; nearly; virtually: Their provisions were practically gone.

[1615–25]

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Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	practically - almost; nearly; "practically the first thing I saw when I got off the train"; "he was practically the only guest at the party"; "there was practically no garden at all"
	2.	practically - in a practical manner; "practically orientated institutions such as business schools"; "a brilliant man but so practically inept that he needed help to cross the road safely"
	3.	practically - (degree adverb used before a noun phrase) for all practical purposes but not completely; "much the same thing happened every time"; "practically everything in Hinduism is the manifestation of a god" much

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practically

adverb

1. almost, nearly, close to, essentially, virtually, basically, fundamentally, all but, just about, in effect, very nearly, to all intents and purposes, well-nigh He'd known the old man practically all his life.

2. sensibly, reasonably, matter-of-factly, realistically, rationally, pragmatically, with common sense, unsentimentally `Let me help you to bed,' Helen said, practically.

3. empirically, in the field, experimentally, experientially more practically based learning

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Translations

تَقْريباعَمَلِيَّاعمَلِيَّا

praktickyve skutečnosti

i virkelighedennæstenpraktisk talt

praktischtatsächlich

πρακτικά

prácticamentecasien la práctica

käytännössä

pratiquementpresque

praktično

úgyszólván

í reyndnæstum

praticamentequasi

実際に

사실상

praktisch

praktisk talti praksis

praktycznie

praticamente

практически

skoraj

praktiskt taget

อย่างเหมาะสมที่จะปฏิบัติ

gerçektehemen hemenneredeysepratik olarak

gần như toàn bộ

实际上事实上几乎

practically

[ˈpræktɪklɪ] ADV

1. (= almost) → casi, prácticamente
practically everybody → casi todos, prácticamente todos
the town was practically deserted → el pueblo estaba casi or prácticamente desierto
there has been practically no rain → apenas ha llovido, casi no ha llovido
you've eaten practically nothing → apenas has comido, casi no has comido
it practically killed me → por poco me mata, casi me mata
this disease has been practically eliminated → esta enfermedad ha sido erradicada casi completamente

2. (= sensibly) → con sentido práctico
"how can we pay for it?" Bertha asked practically → -¿cómo vamos a pagarlo? -preguntó Bertha con sentido práctico

3. (= in practical terms) we are interested in how this might be used practically → nos interesa saber cómo se podría usar en la práctica, estamos interesados en las aplicaciones prácticas de esto
what this means practically is unclear → se desconocen las ramificaciones prácticas de esto → se desconoce lo que esto supondría en la práctica
the work this term is more practically based → el trabajo de este trimestre es más práctico
practically speaking → en la práctica

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practically

[ˈpræktɪkəli] adv

(= almost) → pratiquement
It's practically impossible → C'est pratiquement impossible.

(as opposed to theoretically) practically based → axé sur la pratique
The course is more practically based than the Masters degree → Ce cours est plus axé sur la pratique que le mastère.
to be practically minded → avoir l'esprit pratique

(= in a practical way) → sur le plan pratiquepractical nurse n (US) → aide-soignant(e) m/f

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practically

adv (all senses) → praktisch; practically speaking → konkret gesagt; practically minded → praktisch veranlagt

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practically

[ˈpræktɪklɪ] adv

a. (almost) → praticamente, quasi

b. practically based (education, training) → basato/a sulla pratica

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practical

(ˈprӕktikəl) adjective

1. concerned with the doing of something. practical difficulties; His knowledge is practical rather than theoretical. prakties عَمَلي практически prático praktický tatsächlich, praktisch praktisk πρακτκός, εμπειρικόςpráctico praktiline عملی käytännöllinen pratiqueמעשי व्यावहारिक primjenjiv, upotrebljiv gyakorlati(as) praktis framkvæmdar- pratico 実際の 실천상의 praktinio pobūdžio praktisks praktik praktischpraktiskpraktyczny عملى prático practic практический praktický uporaben praktičan praktisk ใช้การได้จริง pratik, uygulamalı 實際的 практичний عمل سے متعلق thực hành 实际的

2. (of a thing, idea etc) useful; effective. You must try to find a practical answer to the problem. prakties فَعّال، مُفيد практичен prático užitečný durchführbar praktisk πρακτικός, αποτελεσματικόςpráctico otstarbekas مفید toimiva pratiqueשימושי प्रयोगात्मक praktičan praktikus berguna hagnÿtur pratico 役立つ 유용한 tinkamas, tikras efektīvs; lietderīgs; lietojams praktis praktischpraktisk, anvendeligpraktyczny ګټه لرونكى prático concret практический, целесообразный užitočný uporaben efikasan praktisk, ändamålsenlig ที่มีประสิทธิภาพ yararlı, faydalı 有用的，實用的 доцільний, корисний مفيد، متاثر thiết thực 有用的，实用的

3. (negative unpractical) (of a person) able to do or deal with things well or efficiently. He can look after himself – he's a very practical child. onprakties قادِر على التَّعامُل مع الأمور практичен prático praktický geschickt fornuftig πρακτικόςpráctico praktiline خوش فکر؛ بدرد بخور järkevä qui a le sens pratique מעשי व्यवहारिक, क्रियात्मक, कार्यप्रवृत्त realan, zbiljski ügyes efisien sem er séður, sem hefur verksvit pratico 実際的な 실천적인 praktiškas praktisks; lietišķs bersikap praktis praktischpraktiskpraktyczny پام نيوونكى، ښه فكر لرونكى سړى prático cu simţ practic практичный praktický spreten spretan praktisk ปฏิบัติได้ becerikli, elinden iş gelir 有實踐經驗的 практичний مشاق thông minh 有实践经验的

ˌpractiˈcality (ˈkӕ-) noun

saak, punt قُدْرَة على التَّعامُل مع الأمور практически въпрос espírito prático praktičnost das Praktische praktisk omstændighed; faktisk omstændighed πρακτικότητα sentido práctico praktilisus انجام پذیری käytännöllisyys sens pratique הֶיוֹתוֹ מַעֲשִׂי, בַּר בּיצוּע व्यवहारिकता praktičnost gyakorlati(as)ság kepraktisan hagsÿni; hagkvæmni; framkvæmdaratriði praticità, senso pratico 実用性 실용성 praktiškumas praktiskums secara praktikal praktisch aspect praktisk detalj/spørsmål praktyczność تر سر رسيدنه، عملى كيدنه espírito prático caracter practic практичность praktickosť praktični vidiki praktičnost praktiskhet, praktisk läggning การใช้การได้จริง uygulanabilme, pratiklik 實踐性 практичність, практицизм عملي ہونا tính thực tế 实践性

ˈpractically adverb

1. almost. The room was practically full. so te sê تَقْريبا почти praticamente prakticky so gut wie næsten σχεδόνprácticamente, casi peaaegu تقریباً käytännöllisesti katsoen pratiquementלמעשה व्यवहार्यता praktično, gotovo úgyszólván hampir næstum praticamente; quasi ほとんど 거의 beveik gandrīz boleh dikatakan praktischpraktisk talt, så godt som, så å sipraktycznie څه نا څه praticamente practic почти prakticky skoraj skoro praktiskt taget เกือบ neredeyse, hemen hemen 幾乎 фактично, практично تقريباً hầu như 几乎

2. in a practical way. Practically, it's more difficult than you think. prakties gesproke عمَلِيَّا практически em termos práticos ve skutečnosti tatsächlich i virkeligheden στην πράξη en la práctica tegelikult در عمل käytännöllisesti en pratique בְּאוֹפֶן מַעֲשִׂי व्यवहारिक रूप से, वास्तव में, वस्तुत: stvarno gyakorlatilag secara praktis í reynd (in realtà) 実際には 실제적으로 praktiškai, iš tikrųjų īstenībā; faktiski secara praktisnya in de praktijki praksis praktycznie rzecz biorąc په عمل كښې em termos práticos în practică на деле v skutočnosti dejansko praktično praktiskt, i praktiken ซึ่งใช้การได้จริง gerçekte 實際上，事實上 фактично, на ділі عملي طور پر trên thực tế 实际上，事实上

practical joke

a usually irritating joke consisting of an action done to someone, rather than a story told. He nailed my chair to the floor as a practical joke. streek, foppery مزْحَة ثقيلَه практична шега trote kanadský žert der Schabernack practical joke φάρσα broma pesada vingerpuss شوخی انجام دادنی käytännön pila farceמתיחה क्रियात्मक परिहास, दिल्लगी šala durva tréfa gurauan hrekkur, prakkarastrik scherzo いたずら 실제 짓궂은 장난 išdaiga izmuļķošana, parupjš joks, izāzēšana mempermainkan orang poets grov spøk; skøyerstrek psikus شوخى كول partida glumă proastă розыгрыш kanadský žart(ík) potegavščina šala practical joke เรื่องที่ใช้แกล้งคน eşek şakası 惡作劇 розіграш مزاحيہ نقالي chơi khăm 恶作剧

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practically

→ عَمَلِيَّا prakticky praktisk talt praktisch πρακτικά prácticamente käytännössä pratiquement praktično praticamente 実際に 사실상 praktisch praktisk talt praktycznie praticamente практически praktiskt taget อย่างเหมาะสมที่จะปฏิบัติ pratik olarak gần như toàn bộ 实际上

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