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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

to practise psychiatry: als Psychiater/Psychiaterin tätig sein

to practise self-criticism: selbstkritisch sein

to practise quackery: Kurpfuscherei [o. Quacksalberei] betreiben

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Übungsbuch (z. B. begleitend zu einem Kurs; für Musikinstrument) nt: practise book

etw üben: to practise [or Am practice] sth

etw üben: to practise [or Am practice] sth

etw üben: to practise [or Am practice] [playing] sth

etw üben: to practise [or Am practice] [on] sth

ich übe 20 Stunden in der Woche Klavier/Flöte: I practise [or Am practice] [playing] the piano/flute for 20 hours every week

ich übe 20 Stunden in der Woche Klavier/Flöte: I practise [or Am practice] [on] the piano/flute for 20 hours every week

sich acc in etw dat üben: to practise [or Am practice] sth

[mit jdm] üben: to practise [or Am practice] [with sb]

etw exerzieren: to practise [or Am -ice] sth

Tauschhandel treiben: to [practise [or Am -ce]] barter

Anwaltspraxis betreiben: to practise [or Am -ce] law

sabotieren: to practise sabotage

Present
I	practise
you	practise
he/she/it	practises
we	practise
you	practise
they	practise

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

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

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

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Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to set down codes of practise: Verfahrensregeln aufstellen

to practise [or Am practice] what one preaches: sich dat an die eigene Nase fassen

to practise [or Am practice] what one preaches: sich acc an der eigenen Nase nehmen A

to practise the flute/piano/violin: Flöte/Klavier/Geige üben

to practise one's German/English: Deutsch/Englisch üben

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

His fight for his peoples rights to the custodianship and ownership of their land and the capacity to practise their law, culture and language made him a national figure.

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And no prizes for guessing which lucky young buck she picked to practise chat-up lines with her.

Correspondents say this ruling allows clerics to practise Koranic law but leaves them no power to punish people.

In the same way, if we practise illusory body we will begin to dream about it, too.

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The practise of booleying provided a safety valve in that it allowed maximisation of available human resources.

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