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practice [ˈpræktɪs] n 1. a usual or customary action or proceeding it was his practice to rise at six he made a practice of stealing stamps 2. repetition or exercise of an activity in order to achieve mastery and fluency 3. the condition of having mastery of a skill or activity through repetition (esp in the phrases in practice, out of practice) 4. (Business / Professions) the exercise of a profession he set up practice as a lawyer 5. the act of doing something he put his plans into practice 6. (Law) the established method of conducting proceedings in a court of law vb
the US spelling of practise [from Medieval Latin practicāre to practise, from Greek praktikē practical science, practical work, from prattein to do, act] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
practice noun 1. custom, use, way, system, rule, method, tradition, habit, routine, mode, usage, wont, praxis, usual procedure a public inquiry into bank practices 2. training, study, exercise, work-out, discipline, preparation, drill, rehearsal, repetition netball practice 3. profession, work, business, career, occupation, pursuit, vocation improving his skills in the practice of medicine 4. business, company, office, firm, enterprise, partnership, outfit (informal) He worked in a small legal practice. 5. use, experience, action, effect, operation, application, enactment attempts to encourage the practice of safe sex in practice in reality, actually, practically, effectively, in real life, realistically In practice, this idea has proved very hard to follow up. out of practice rusty, not up to scratch, unpractised `How's your German?' - `Not bad, but I'm out of practice.' put something into practice apply, use, make use of, exercise, employ, draw on, utilize, put into effect, put to use, bring into play a chance to put his new ideas into practice Proverbs "Practice makes perfect" Translations practice [ˈpræktɪs] A. N 1. (= custom, tradition) → costumbre f, práctica f; (= procedure) → práctica f ancient pagan practices → las antiguas costumbres or prácticas paganas the practice of sending young offenders to prison → la práctica de enviar a prisión a los menores que han cometido un delito it is not our practice to do that → no tenemos por norma hacer eso unfair trade practices → prácticas fpl de comercio desleales it is bad practice → no es una práctica recomendable these mistakes do not point to bad practice in general → estos errores no apuntan a deficiencias en los métodos que se practican it is common practice among modern companies to hire all their office equipment → entre las empresas modernas es una práctica muy extendida alquilar todo su material y mobiliario de oficina it is good practice to interview several candidates before choosing one → es una práctica recomendable entrevistar a varios aspirantes antes de decidirse por uno to make a practice of doing sth → acostumbrar a hacer algo it is normal or standard practice for newspapers not to disclose such details → los periódicos tienen por norma no revelar ese tipo de detalles this procedure has become standard practice in most hospitals → en la mayoría de los hospitales este procedimiento se ha convertido en norma see also business B see also restrictive, sharp A3 2. (= experience, drilling) → práctica f I need more practice (= practical experience) → necesito más práctica; (= to practise more) → necesito practicar más it takes years of practice → requiere años de práctica he does six hours' piano practice a day → practica el piano seis horas al día I haven't got a job yet but the interviews are good practice → aún no tengo trabajo pero las entrevistas me sirven de práctica skating's just a matter of practice → aprender a patinar es sólo cuestión de práctica to be out of practice (at sport) → no estar en forma it gets easier with practice → resulta más fácil con la práctica practice makes perfect → la práctica hace al maestro see also target C see also teaching B 3. (Sport) (= training session) → sesión f de entrenamiento, entrenamiento m 5. (= reality) → práctica f we must combine theory with practice → tenemos que combinar la teoría con la práctica in practice → en la práctica to put sth into practice → poner algo en práctica 6. (= exercise) 6.1. [of profession] → ejercicio m the practice of medicine → el ejercicio de la medicina to be in practice (as a doctor/lawyer) → ejercer(de médico/abogado) he is no longer in practice → ya no ejerce to go into practice (Med) → empezar a ejercer de médico to set up in practice (Med) → poner consulta (Jur) → poner bufete to set up in practice as a doctor/solicitor → establecerse de or como médico/abogado 6.2. [of religion] → práctica f 7. (= premises, firm) (Jur) → bufete m (Med) → consultorio m, consulta f; (veterinary, dental) → clínica f a new doctor has just joined the practice → acaba de llegar un médico nuevo al consultorio see also family B see also general C see also group D see also private C B. VT & VI (US) = practise C. CPD practice flight N → vuelo m de entrenamiento practice match N → partido m de entrenamiento practice run N (Sport) → carrera f de entrenamiento practice session N (Sport) → sesión f de entrenamiento (Scol, Mus) → ensayo m practice [ˈpræktɪs] n (= way of doing sth) → pratique f an illegal practice → une pratique illégale bank practices → les pratiques bancaires it's normal practice → c'est une pratique normale It's normal practice in our school → C'est une pratique normale dans notre école. It's normal practice for your work to be checked by a supervisor → C'est une pratique normale que votre travail soit vérifié par un superviseur. it's standard practice → c'est une pratique standard it's common practice → c'est une pratique courante (= custom) → pratique f (= practical application) → pratique f We must combine theory with practice → Nous devons associer la théorie et la pratique. in practice → en pratique to put sth into practice → mettre qch en pratique (= training) → entraînement m football practice → l'entraînement de football with practice → avec de l'entraînement I've got to do my piano practice → je dois travailler mon piano 2 hours' piano practice → 2 heures de travail or d'exercices au piano to be out of practice → être rouillé(e) practice makes perfect → à force de pratique, on y arrive [profession] → pratique f (= business) → cabinet m a medical practice → un cabinet médical a dental practice → un cabinet dentaire vt (US) = practise vi (US) = practise practice game n → match m d'entraînement practice manager n [medical practice] → directeur/trice m/f de cabinet médical practice match n → match m d'entraînement practice nurse n → infirmier/ière m/f auxiliaire practice session n (SPORT) → session f d'entraînement practice n (= habit, custom) (of individual) → Gewohnheit f, → Angewohnheit f; (of group, in country) → Brauch m, → Sitte f; (= bad habit) → Unsitte f; (in business) → Verfahrensweise, Praktik f; he opposes the practice of pubs being open on Sundays → er ist dagegen, dass Lokale am Sonntag geöffnet sind; this is normal business practice → das ist im Geschäftsleben so üblich; as is my (usual) practice → wie es meine Gewohnheit ist; to make a practice of doing something, to make it a practice to do something → es sich (dat) → zur Gewohnheit machen, etw zu tun; Christian practice dictates … → das christliche Brauchtum verlangt …; it is the practice of this Court to … → es ist an diesem Gericht üblich, zu …; that’s common practice → das ist allgemeine Praxis, das ist allgemein üblich (= exercise, training) → Übung f; (= rehearsal, trial run) → Probe f; (Sport) → Training nt; (= practice game) → Trainingsspiel nt; practice makes perfect (Prov) → Übung macht den Meister (Prov); Michael Schuhmacher had the fastest time in practice → Michael Schuhmacher fuhr im Training die schnellste Zeit; this piece of music needs a lot of practice → für dieses (Musik)stück muss man viel üben; you should do 10 minutes’ practice each day → du solltest täglich 10 Minuten (lang) üben; to be out of practice → aus der Übung sein; that was just a practice run → das war nur mal zur Probe; to have a practice session → üben; (= rehearse) → Probe haben; (Sport) → trainieren; the first practice session → die erste Übung/Probe/das erste Training (= doing, as opposed to theory) → Praxis f; in practice → in der Praxis; that won’t work in practice → das lässt sich praktisch nicht durchführen; to put one’s ideas into practice → seine Ideen in die Praxis umsetzen (of doctor, lawyer etc) → Praxis f; he returned to the practice of law/medicine → er praktizierte wieder als Rechtsanwalt/Arzt; to go into or set up in practice → eine Praxis aufmachen or eröffnen, sich als Arzt/Rechtsanwalt etc niederlassen; he’s not in practice any more → er praktiziert nicht mehr; to retire from practice → sich aus der Praxis zurückziehen; a large legal practice → eine große Rechtsanwaltspraxis vti (US) = practise practice [ˈpræktɪs] 1. n a. (habit) → abitudine f, consuetudine f it's common practice → è d'uso it is not our practice to do that → generalmente non lo facciamo to make a practice of doing sth → avere l'abitudine di fare qc b. (exercise) → esercizio; (training) → allenamento; (rehearsal) → prove fpl target practice → pratica di tiro piano practice → esercizi mpl al piano football practice → allenamento di calcio to be out of practice → esser fuori esercizio (or allenamento) practice makes perfect → le cose si imparano a forza di pratica d. (of doctor, lawyer) to be in practice → esercitare la professione he has a small practice (doctor) → ha un numero ristretto di pazienti (lawyer) → ha un numero ristretto di clienti his practice is in Trieste → il suo studio è a Trieste to set up in practice as → cominciare ad esercitare la professione di 2. vt & vi (Am) = practise practice [ˈpræktɪs] 1. n a. (habit) → abitudine f, consuetudine f it's common practice → è d'uso it is not our practice to do that → generalmente non lo facciamo to make a practice of doing sth → avere l'abitudine di fare qc b. (exercise) → esercizio; (training) → allenamento; (rehearsal) → prove fpl target practice → pratica di tiro piano practice → esercizi mpl al piano football practice → allenamento di calcio to be out of practice → esser fuori esercizio (or allenamento) practice makes perfect → le cose si imparano a forza di pratica d. (of doctor, lawyer) to be in practice → esercitare la professione he has a small practice (doctor) → ha un numero ristretto di pazienti (lawyer) → ha un numero ristretto di clienti his practice is in Trieste → il suo studio è a Trieste to set up in practice as → cominciare ad esercitare la professione di 2. vt & vi (Am) = practise n practice [ˈprӕktis] 1 the actual doing of something, as opposed to the theory or idea In theory the plan should work, but in practice there are a lot of difficulties. praktyk تَمْرين практика praxe praksis; virkelighed die Praxis πράξη, εφαρμογή práctica praktika عمل käytäntö pratique יִישוּם व्यवहार praksa gyakorlat praktek framkvæmd, reynd, praxís pratica 実際 실천 praktika prakse praktik praktijk praksis praktyka prática practică практика prax praksa praksa praktik, i praktiken วิธีปฏิบัติ uygulama 實踐 практика; застосування عمل thực hành 实践 2 the usual way(s) of doing things; (a) habit or custom It was his usual practice to rise at 6.00 a.m. gewoonte عادَه، شيء عادي практика zvyk vane die Gewohnheit συνήθεια, έθιμο costumbre tava عادت tapa habitude נוֹהָל, נוֹהָג, מִנהָג आदत običaj szokás kebiasaan venja abitudine 習慣 관행 įprotis paradums kebiasaan gewoonte skikk, vane zwyczaj costume obicei привычка; обычай zvyk navada praksa vana กิจวัตร alışkanlık, âdet 慣例,習慣 звичай; заведений порядок عادت، معمول thói quen 惯例,习惯 3 the repeated performance or exercise of something in order to learn to do it well She has musical talent, but she needs a lot of practice; Have a quick practice before you start. oefening مُمارَسَه، تَدْريب тренировка cvik, trénink øvelse die Übung εξάσκηση entrenamiento, ejercicio harjutus تمرین harjoitus exercice, entraînement אִימוּן अभ्यास, मश्क़ vježba gyakorlás latihan æfing pratica, esercizio 練習 연습 pratybos, treniravimasis treniņš; vingrināšanās latihan oefening øving, øvelse ćwiczenie treino antrenament, exerciţiu тренировка; упражнение cvičenie; tréning vaja vežba övning, träning การฝึกฝน alıştırma, antreman 練習 вправа, тренування مشق luyện tập 练习 4 a doctor's or lawyer's business He has a practice in Southampton. praktyk عَمَل، زبائِن طَبيب أو مُحامٍ практикуване praxe praksis die Praxis άσκηση επαγγέλματος, επαγγελματική βάση consultorio, gabinete, bufete; clientela praksis کسب؛ محل کسب praktiikka clientèle, cabinet פְּרַקטִיקָה वकील, डॉक्टर आदि की व्यावसायिक वृत्ति या संबंध, व्यवसाय, पेशा praksa,vršenje zvanja praxis praktek lögfræði-/læknastofa studio 業務 영업 사무소 praktika prakse firma guaman; klinik praktijk (lege-/advokat)praksis praktyka escritório cabinet; clientelă практика prax praksa praksa praktik การฝึกหัด doktorluk/avukatlık yapmak 業務,開業 практика, діяльність ڈاکٹر يا وکيل کا پيشہ sự hành nghề 业务,开业 be in / out of practice (not) having had a lot of practice recently I haven't played the piano for months – I'm very out of practice. geoefend, van stryk wees مُتَمَرِّن، غَيْر مَتَمَرِّن в добра/лоша форма съм mít cvik; vyjít ze cviku ude af træning; ude af øvelse in/aus der Übung σε φόρμα, αγύμναστος, ξεσυνηθισμένος estar entrenado/desentrenado; estar/no estar en forma harjutamise tõttu heas / halvas vormis olema تمرین داشتن یا نداشتن olla terässä/ruosteessa être bien entraîné; être rouillé לא לִהיוֹת בְּכּוֹשֶׁר निष्प्रवृत्त, अव्यवहृत, व्यवहार या प्रयोग में nedostaje mu vježba gyakorlott vmiben/kijön a gyakorlatból banyak/kurang latihan vera (ekki) í æfingu essere allenato; essere fuori allenamento 練習十分[] 연습 충분/부족 įgudęs, atpratęs []būt ilgi trenējušamies lama tdk ha/være ute av trening mieć wprawę/wyjść z wprawy (des)treinado a fi pregătit; a-şi pierde antrenamentul, a-şi ieşi din mână (не) упражняться mať cvik; vyjsť z cviku biti v vaji/iz vaje uvežban vara i/ur form การขาดการฝึกฝน pratiğini korumuş/yitirmiş 常練習(久不練習) (не) тренуватися, практикуватися مشق ہونا، مشق کا نہ ہونا có/ không có thời gian luyện tập 常练习(久不练习) make a practice of to do (something) habitually He makes a practice of arriving late at parties. doen dit gereeld لَدَيه عادَة، يَعتاد ان става ми навик mít ve zvyku gøre sig noget til vane zur Gewohnheit haben έχω τη συνήθεια να tener el hábito/la costumbre de kombeks olema از روی عادت انجام دادن olla tapana avoir l'habitude de לִנהוֹג व्यवहार postupak,prakticirati rászokik vmire biasa hafa fyrir vana avere l'abitudine di 習慣になる 늘(~) 하다 būti įpratusiam būt paradušam menjadikan sst satu kebiasaan een gewoonte maken van gjøre (noe) til en vane mieć zwyczaj ter o hábito de a-şi face un obicei din, a avea obiceiul să иметь обыкновение mať vo zvyku imeti navado imati običaj da ha för vana, bruka การทำเป็นประจำ alışkanlık haline getirmek, âdet edinmek 養成...的習慣 мати звичку عادت بنالينا có thói quen 养成...的习惯 put into practice to do, as opposed to planning etc He never gets the chance to put his ideas into practice. in werking stel يُطَبِّق прилагам uvést do praxe praktisere; føre ud i livet in die Praxis umsetzen βάζω σε εφαρμογή, πραγματοποιώ poner en práctica praktiliselt teostama جامه عمل پوشاندن panna käytäntöön mettre en pratique לְהוֹצִיא לְפוֹעַל योजना पद्धति को पूर्ण बनाना, कार्यान्वित करना staviti u praksu megvalósít melaksanakan hrinda í framkvæmd, gera mettere in pratica ~を実行する 실행하다 įgyvendinti realizēt, iemiesot mempraktikkan in praktijk brengen sette ut i livet wprowadzić w czyn pôr em prática a pune în practică осуществить uviesť do praxe izvesti sprovesti u delo praktisera, tillämpa ได้ทำ uygulamaya koymak 實施 упроваджувати عملي جامہ پہنانا thực hiện 实施 practice is a noun: practice (not practise ) makes perfect. practice → ممارسة, يُمارِس praxe, procvičit øve (sig), praksis üben, Übung εξάσκηση, εξασκούμαι práctica, practicar harjoittaa, käytäntö pratique, pratiquer praksa, vježbati abitudine, esercitarsi 練習, 練習する 실행, 실행하다 intrigeren, praktijk øve, vane praktyka, zastosować w praktyce prática, praticar практика, практиковать öva, praktik การฝึกซ้อมที่ทำเป็นประจำ, ฝึกซ้อม pratik, pratik yapmak hành nghề, thực tiễn 实践 How to thank TFD for its existence? 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