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Praktiken

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busi·ness ˈprac·tices N pl

business practices
Geschäftspraktiken pl
customary business practices
übliche Geschäftspraktiken pl

ˈtrade prac·tices N pl

trade practices
Handelspraktiken pl

mar·ket ˈprac·tices N pl

market practices
Marktusancen pl

re·stric·tive ˈtrade prac·tices N pl

restrictive trade practices
wettbewerbsbeschränkende Geschäftspraktiken

I. prac·tice [ˈpræktɪs] N

1. practice no pl (preparation):

practice
Übung f <->
it will take a lot of practice
ich werde noch viel üben müssen
I've had plenty of practice at answering difficult questions
ich bin es gewohnt, schwierige Fragen zu beantworten
to be out of/in practice
aus der/in Übung sein

2. practice (training session):

practice
[Übungs]stunde f
practice SPORTS
Training nt <-s, -s>
choir practice
Chorprobe f
driving practice
Fahrstunde f <-, -n>
football/hockey practice
Fußball-/Hockeytraining nt

3. practice no pl (actual performance):

practice
Praxis f <-> kein pl
in practice
in der Praxis
to put sth into practice
etw [in die Praxis] umsetzen
to put a method/theory into practice
eine Methode/Theorie anwenden
to put a plan into practice
einen Plan verwirklichen [o. ausführen]

4. practice no pl (usual procedure):

practice
Praxis f <-> kein pl
code of practice
Verhaltenskodex m <-(es), -e>
to be accepted [or normal][or standard]practice
üblich sein
to be accepted [or normal][or standard]practice (to be good/bad practice)
ratsam/inakzeptabel sein
it is very bad practice to ...
es zeugt von schlechten Geschäftspraktiken, wenn man ...

5. practice:

practice (regular activity)
Praktik f <-, -en>
practice (regular activity)
Gewohnheit f <-, -en>
practice (custom)
Sitte f <-, -n>
business/working practices
Geschäfts-/Arbeitspraktiken pl
a cruel practice
eine grausame Sitte
traditional religious practices
traditionelle religiöse Praktiken
to make a practice of sth
etw zu einer Gewohnheit werden lassen

6. practice (business):

practice
Praxis f <-, Prạ·xen>
dental/medical/veterinary practice
Zahnarzt-/Arzt-/Tierarztpraxis f
legal practice
[Rechtsanwalts]kanzlei f
private practice
[Privat]praxis f

7. practice no pl (work):

practice
Praktizieren nt
to go into private practice
eine eigene Praxis aufmachen
to be in practice
praktizieren

Phrases:

practice makes perfect prov
Übung macht den Meister! prov

II. prac·tice [ˈpræktɪs] N modifier

practice
Probe-
practice SPORTS
Trainings-
a practice session
ein Training

III. prac·tice [ˈpræktɪs] VB trans Am

practice → practise

I. prac·tise [ˈpræktɪs], Am prac·tice VB trans

1. practise (rehearse):

to practise [doing] sth
etw üben
to practise [doing] sth (improve particular skill)
an etw dat arbeiten
to practise one's backhand
die Rückhand trainieren
to practise the flute/piano/violin
Flöte/Klavier/Geige üben
to practise one's German/English
Deutsch/Englisch üben
to practise a sonata/song
eine Sonate/ein Lied proben

2. practise (do regularly):

to practise sth
etw [üblicherweise] machen [o. tun]
to practise sth
etw praktizieren
I have started practising meditation
ich habe angefangen zu meditieren
foot-binding is no longer practised in China
in China ist es nicht mehr üblich, den Mädchen die Füße zu binden
to practise austerity
ein einfaches Leben führen
to practise austerity
bescheiden leben
to practise birth control
verhüten
to practise black magic/sorcery/voodoo
schwarze Magie/Zauberei/Voodoozauber betreiben
to practise cannibalism
Kannibalismus praktizieren
to practise celibacy/monogamy/polygamy
zölibatär/monogam/polygam leben
to practise a custom
einen Brauch befolgen
to practise deceit [or deception]
[gewohnheitsmäßig] betrügen
to practise discrimination
diskriminieren
to practise a religion
eine Religion ausüben
to practise safe sex
sicheren Sex [o. Safer Sex] praktizieren
to practise thrift
sparsam leben

3. practise (work in):

to practise sth
etw praktizieren
she practised medicine for twenty years
sie war zwanzig Jahre lang als Ärztin tätig
to practise dentistry
als Zahnarzt/Zahnärztin praktizieren
to practise law
als Anwalt/Anwältin praktizieren
to practise medicine
als Arzt/Ärztin praktizieren
to practise medicine
den Arztberuf ausüben

Phrases:

to practise what one preaches
nach den Grundsätzen leben, die man anderen predigt
to not practise what one preaches
Wasser predigen und Wein trinken prov

II. prac·tise [ˈpræktɪs], Am prac·tice VB intr

1. practise (improve skill):

practise
üben
practise SPORTS
trainieren

2. practise (work in a profession):

practise
praktizieren
practise
als etw tätig sein
he trained as a lawyer but he's no longer practising
er ist Anwalt, übt seinen Beruf aber nicht mehr aus
to practise as a doctor
praktizierender Arzt/praktizierende Ärztin sein
to practise as a lawyer
praktizierender Anwalt/praktizierende Anwältin sein

gen·er·al ˈprac·tice N no pl esp Brit, Aus

general practice
Allgemeinmedizin f <-> kein pl
to be in general practice
Arzt/Ärztin für Allgemeinmedizin sein
to be in general practice
praktischer Arzt/praktische Ärztin sein

sharp ˈprac·tice N no pl

sharp practice
üble Geschäftspraktiken pl
sharp practice
Tricks pl
OpenDict entry

practice N

best practice for replacing a component (procedure) TECH
optimale Vorgehensweise zum Auswechseln einer Baugruppe
German
German
English
English
Praktik
practice
undurchsichtige Praktiken
shady practices
Geschäftspraktiken
business practice
übliche Geschäftspraktiken
customary business practices
unlautere Geschäftspraktiken
sharp practice sing
wettbewerbsbeschränkende Geschäftspraktiken
restrictive trade practices

PONS Banking, Finance and Insurance Dictionary

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English
German
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market practices N FINMKT

market practices (feste Handelsbräuche bei der Geschäftsabwicklung an den Wertpapiermärkten)
Marktusancen f pl

business practices N MKT COMPET

business practices
Geschäftspraktiken f

customary business practices N MKT COMPET

customary business practices
übliche Geschäftspraktiken f pl

practice N MKT COMPET

practice (Usance, Gepflogenheiten im Geschäftsverkehr)
Usanz f

International Standby Practices N SUPRANAT ORGA

International Standby Practices
International Standby Practices (ISP 98) (Richtlinien zur Handhabung von Stand-by-Akkreditiven) pl

lending practice N INV-FIN

lending practice
Kreditvergabepraxis f

current practice N FINMKT

current practice (nicht immer ausdrücklich festgelegte Regeln und Geschäftsgebaren an einer Börse)
Praxisusance f

banking practice N INV-FIN

banking practice
Bankpraxis f
German
German
English
English
Geschäftspraktiken
business practices
Marktusancen (feste Handelsbräuche bei der Geschäftsabwicklung an den Wertpapiermärkten)
market practices
Present
Ipractice
youpractice
he/she/itpractices
wepractice
youpractice
theypractice
Past
Ipracticed
youpracticed
he/she/itpracticed
wepracticed
youpracticed
theypracticed
Present Perfect
Ihavepracticed
youhavepracticed
he/she/ithaspracticed
wehavepracticed
youhavepracticed
theyhavepracticed
Past Perfect
Ihadpracticed
youhadpracticed
he/she/ithadpracticed
wehadpracticed
youhadpracticed
theyhadpracticed
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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

working practices
Arbeitsweise f <-, -n>
customary business practices
übliche Geschäftspraktiken pl
restrictive trade practices
wettbewerbsbeschränkende Handelspraktiken
business/working practices
Geschäfts-/Arbeitspraktiken pl
traditional religious practices
traditionelle religiöse Praktiken
unnatural sexual practices
perverse Sexualpraktiken
Ärztehaus
medical building Am (building containing several doctors' surgeries/practices)
Abwehrkartelle bilden
to engage in defensive restrictive practices
Missbrauchsaufsicht LAW (Tätigkeit)
control of abusive [or restrictive] practices
schmutzige Hände haben form
to be involved in dubious practices

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

Maternal death is considered a natural phenomenon and encourages the use of herbs, while undermining safe birthing practices with a skilled birth attendant.
en.wikipedia.org
Teachers use such public practices to coerce other students to behave by humiliating, shaming or chastening badly behaved students.
theconversation.com
Other obstacles to the implementation of telemedicine include unclear legal regulation for some telemedical practices and difficulty claiming reimbursement from insurers or government programs in some fields.
en.wikipedia.org
Patients are more satisfied with the care provided in practices offering complementary medicine.
en.wikipedia.org
Such perceived inequality may cause dissatisfaction, mistrust and result in unfair practices.
en.wikipedia.org

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