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I. practice [Am ˈpræktəs, Brit ˈpraktɪs] N

1. practice U (training, repetition):

practice: práctica f

musicians must keep in practice: los músicos tienen que practicar or ensayar continuamente

he's out of practice: le falta práctica

his serve needs more practice: tiene que practicar más el saque

piano practice: ejercicios mpl de piano

target practice: prácticas fpl de tiro

practice teaching or Brit teaching practice: prácticas fpl de magisterio

practice makes perfect: la práctica hace al maestro

practice makes perfect attr game: de entrenamiento

practice session SPORTS: sesión f de entrenamiento

practice session MUS: ensayo m

2.1. practice U (carrying out, implementing):

practice: práctica f

theory and practice: la teoría y la práctica

to put sth into practice: llevar algo a la práctica

to put sth into practice: poner algo en práctica

a good idea, but it'll never work in practice: una buena idea pero, en la práctica, no va a funcionar

2.2. practice U (exercise of profession):

practice: ejercicio m

he's been in practice as a doctor/lawyer for 15 years: hace 15 años que ejerce de or como doctor/abogado

he's been in practice as a doctor/lawyer for 15 years: hace 15 años que ejerce la medicina/la abogacía

he is in general practice: se dedica a medicina general

3. practice C or U (custom, procedure):

practice: costumbre f

this is a common practice nowadays: esta es una costumbre muy común hoy en día

we must respect their practices: debemos respetar sus costumbres

that's the common practice in Spain: eso es lo que se suele or se acostumbra hacer en España

it's our practice to take up references: solemos or acostumbramos pedir referencias

it is not good commercial practice: no es una práctica comercial recomendable

working practices: métodos mpl de trabajo

he made a practice of always consulting his subordinates: tenía como norma consultar a sus subordinados

4.1. practice (place) C MED:

practice: consultorio m

practice: consulta f

4.2. practice (place) C LAW:

practice: bufete m

practice: estudio m jurídico CSur

4.3. practice C:

practice (place) (of accountants): estudio m contable

II. Brit practise VB trans

1.1. Brit practise (rehearse):

Brit practise scales/piece: practicar

Brit practise song/act: ensayar

1.2. Brit practise:

Brit practise language: practicar

Brit practise serve/tackles/kicks: practicar

I practiced my Greek on him: aproveché para practicar griego con él

2.1. Brit practise belief/Christianity:

Brit practise: practicar

he doesn't practice what he preaches: no hace lo que predica

he doesn't practice what he preaches: no predica con el ejemplo

2.2. Brit practise (carry out, perform):

he practiced a deception on us: nos engañó

he practices black magic: practica magia negra

2.3. Brit practise doctor/lawyer:

Brit practise: ejercer

to practice medicine: ejercer la medicina

he practices law in London: ejerce de or como abogado en Londres

he practices law in London: ejerce la abogacía en Londres

3.1. Brit practise <practicing, pres part > doctor/lawyer:

Brit practise: en ejercicio (de su profesión)

3.2. Brit practise <practicing, pres part > Catholic:

Brit practise: practicante

3.3. Brit practise <practicing, pres part > homosexual:

Brit practise: activo

III. Brit practise VB intr

1. Brit practise (rehearse, train):

Brit practise: practicar

2. Brit practise (professionally):

Brit practise: ejercer

to practice as a lawyer/doctor: ejercer de or como abogado/médico

sharp practice N U or C

sharp practice: artimañas fpl

sharp practice: triquiñuelas fpl

teaching practice N Brit

teaching practice: práctica f docente

family practice N Am

1. family practice U (general medicine):

family practice: medicina f general

2. family practice C (medical practice):

family practice: consultorio m

family practice: consulta f

group practice N

group practice: consultorio atendido por un grupo de médicos

good practice N U

good practice: prácticas fpl recomendables

it's good practice: es una práctica recomendable

restrictive practice N

restrictive practice: práctica f restrictiva (que protege a los miembros de un sindicato etc)

bad practice N U

bad practice: prácticas fpl no recomendables

it's bad practice: es una práctica no recomendable

target practice N U

target practice: ejercicios mpl de tiro

target practice: prácticas fpl de tiro

best practice N U

best practice: buena práctica f

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English

Spanish

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I. practice [ˈpræktɪs] N

1. practice no pl (act of practising):

practice: práctica f

to be out of practice: estar desentrenado

practice makes perfect: se aprende con la práctica

2. practice (custom, regular activity):

practice: costumbre f

traditional religious practices: tradiciones f pl religiosas

standard practice: práctica f habitual

to make a practice of sth: tener algo como norma

3. practice (training session):

practice: entrenamiento m

4. practice no pl of profession:

practice: ejercicio m

II. practice [ˈpræktɪs] VB trans Am

practice → practise

I. practise [ˈpræktɪs] Brit, Aus VB trans

1. practise (do, carry out):

practise: practicar

2. practise (improve skill):

practise: hacer ejercicios de

to practise the piano: estudiar el piano

3. practise (work in):

practise: ejercer

Phrases:

to practise what one preaches: predicar con el ejemplo

II. practise [ˈpræktɪs] Brit, Aus VB intr

1. practise (improve skill):

practise: practicar

practise SPORTS: entrenar

2. practise (work in profession):

practise: ejercer

to practise as a doctor: ejercer de médico

group practice [ˈgru:pˌpræktɪs] N

group practice: práctica f colectiva

sharp practice N

sharp practice: artimañas f pl

target practice N

target practice: prácticas f pl de tiro

code of practice N

code of practice: código m deontológico

devotional music, practices: piadoso, -a

unnatural sexual practices: perverso, -a

corrupt practices: prácticas f pl corruptas

extinct practice: extinto, -a

Spanish

Spanish

English

English

perder la práctica: to get out of practice

práctica: practice

práctica profesional: professional practice

práctica: practice

en la práctica: in practice

poner en práctica: to put into practice

poner en práctica una posibilidad: to put an idea into practice

práctica: practice

práctica judicial: normal legal practice

la práctica hace al maestro prov: practice makes perfect

English

English

Spanish

Spanish

I. practice [ˈpræk·tɪs] N

1. practice (act of practicing):

practice: práctica f

to be out of practice: estar desentrenado

practice makes perfect: se aprende con la práctica

2. practice (custom, regular activity):

practice: costumbre f

traditional religious practices: tradiciones f pl religiosas

standard practice: práctica f habitual

to make a practice of sth: tener algo como norma

3. practice (training session):

practice: entrenamiento m

4. practice (of a profession):

practice: ejercicio m

5. practice:

practice (business, office): bufete m

practice (medical): consulta f

II. practice [ˈpræk·tɪs] VB trans

1. practice (do, carry out):

practice: practicar

2. practice (improve skill):

practice: hacer ejercicios de

to practice the piano: estudiar el piano

3. practice (work in):

practice medicine, law: ejercer

Phrases:

to practice what one preaches: predicar con el ejemplo

III. practice [ˈpræk·tɪs] VB intr

1. practice (improve skill):

practice: practicar

practice SPORTS: entrenarse

2. practice (work in profession):

practice: ejercer

to practice as a doctor: ejercer de médico

target practice N

target practice: prácticas f pl de tiro

devotional music, practices: religioso, -a

unnatural sexual practices: perverso, -a

corrupt practices: prácticas f pl corruptas

to practice deception on sb: engañar a alguien

extinct practice: extinto, -a

Spanish

Spanish

English

English

ejercer (profesión): to practice

ejercer (como abogado, médico): to practice

ejercer la abogacía: to practice law

perder la práctica: to get out of practice

práctica: practice

práctica profesional: professional practice

práctica: practice

en la práctica: in practice

poner en práctica: to put into practice

práctica: practice

práctica judicial: normal legal practice

la práctica hace al maestro prov: practice makes perfect

Present
I	practice
you	practice
he/she/it	practices
we	practice
you	practice
they	practice

Past
I	practiced
you	practiced
he/she/it	practiced
we	practiced
you	practiced
they	practiced

Present Perfect
I	have	practiced
you	have	practiced
he/she/it	has	practiced
we	have	practiced
you	have	practiced
they	have	practiced

Past Perfect
I	had	practiced
you	had	practiced
he/she/it	had	practiced
we	had	practiced
you	had	practiced
they	had	practiced

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to be out of practice: estar desentrenado

practice makes perfect: se aprende con la práctica

traditional religious practices: tradiciones f pl religiosas

standard practice: práctica f habitual

to make a practice of sth: tener algo como norma

corrupt practices: prácticas f pl corruptas

to put into practice: poner en práctica

la dificultad estriba en la falta de práctica: the problem lies in the lack of practice

vosear: The term vosear means to address someone in a familiar way using ‘vos’ instead of ‘tu’. This is very common practice in Argentina and other Spanish-speaking countries of Latin America.

poner en práctica una posibilidad: to put an idea into practice

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

The teaching practice accompanied by the songs became popular among students.

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The 200 working days will include teaching practice, revision examination and study holidays.

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Both have at least one hundred hours of instruction and six hours of supervised teaching practice.

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The idea behind the standardized testing policy movement is that testing is the first step to improving schools, teaching practice, and educational methods through data collection.

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Good education policy is about changing teaching practice; making it continually improve.

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