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I. practise, practice [Brit ˈpraktɪs, Am ˈpræktəs] VB trans

1. practise (work at):

practise song, speech: provare

practise Italian: esercitarsi in

practise movement, shot: esercitare

practise technique: perfezionare

practise play, performance: fare le prove per

to practise the piano: esercitarsi al pianoforte

to practise one's scales: (esercitarsi a) fare le scale

she's practising what to say to him: sta ripetendosi il discorso che vuole fargli

to practise doing or how to do: esercitarsi a fare

to practise one's Italian on sb: fare pratica di italiano or mettere in pratica il proprio italiano con qn

2. practise (use):

practise method: utilizzare, praticare

practise torture: fare uso di

to practise restraint: esercitare l'autocontrollo

to practise kindness: essere gentile

to practise economy: fare economia

3. practise (follow a profession):

practise: praticare

practise: esercitare

to practise medicine, law: esercitare la professione di medico, la professione giuridica

4. practise (observe):

practise custom, religion: osservare, praticare

II. practise, practice [Brit ˈpraktɪs, Am ˈpræktəs] VB intr

1. practise (train):

practise (at piano, violin): esercitarsi

practise (for sports): allenarsi

practise (for play, concert): provare

to practise for match, game: allenarsi per

to practise for play, speech: provare

2. practise (follow a profession):

practise: esercitare una professione

to practise as doctor, lawyer: fare il

III. practise, practice [Brit ˈpraktɪs, Am ˈpræktəs]

to practise what one preaches: mettere in pratica ciò che si predica

he doesn't practise what he preaches: predica bene e razzola male

to practise one-upmanship: cercare di surclassare gli altri

to practise contraception: utilizzare un metodo contraccettivo

to practise birth control couple:: usare metodi contraccettivi

to practise birth control before n method, device: di contraccezione, contraccettivo

to practise birth control advice: in tema di contraccezione

to practise safe sex: fare or praticare sesso sicuro

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allenarsi (prepararsi fisicamente) atleta:: to practise Brit

allenarsi (esercitarsi): to practise Brit

allenarsi nel salto in lungo: to train or practise for the long jump

allenarsi in matematica: to practise in mathematics

praticare la scherma col fioretto: to practise foil-play

praticare sport: to practise Brit

praticare la professione di medico, di avvocato: to practise medicine, law

praticare la magia: to practise magic

praticare il sesso sicuro: to practise safe sex

praticare sconto: to practise Brit

praticare: to practise Brit

praticare: to practise Brit

è medico, ma non pratica: he is a doctor, but he does not practise

esercitare: to practise Brit

esercitare la professione di medico, avvocato: to practise medicine, law

esercitarsi musicista:: to practise Brit

esercitarsi al pianoforte: to do one's piano practice, to practise the piano

esercitarsi alla sbarra: to practise on the bars

esercitare l'usura: to practise usury

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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If there's any one-upmanship going on, it's a competition with himself -- a personal challenge to keep improving, he said.

news.nationalpost.com

Fictional accounts of this nature only serve as trashy one-upmanship.

en.wikipedia.org

Unfortunately, he goofed when, in an unprecedented act of one-upmanship, he opted to become the power behind the throne of his successor/s.

thenationonlineng.net

In this climate of one-upmanship, events tumbled on one after another.

en.wikipedia.org

For this reason, high scores are inherently competitive and may sometimes involve one-upmanship against other players.

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