practice in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for practice in the English»French Dictionary

I.practice [Brit ˈpraktɪs, Am ˈpræktəs] N

1. practice U:

practice (exercises)

exercices mpl

practice (experience)

entraînement m

it's just a matter of practice

ce n'est qu'une question d'entraînement

to do one's piano practice

faire ses exercices de piano, travailler son piano

to have had practice in or at sth/in or at doing

avoir l'expérience en qc/pour ce qui est de faire

it's all good practice

cela fait partie de l'entraînement

to be in practice (for sport)

être bien entraîné

to be in practice (for music)

être bien exercé

to be out of practice

être rouillé inf

2. practice (meeting):

practice (for sport)

entraînement m

practice (for music, drama)

répétition f

I've got football practice tonight

j'ai un entraînement de football ce soir

3. practice (procedure):

practice

pratique f

practice

usage m

it's standard/common practice to do

il est d'usage/courant de faire

against normal practice

contre l'usage

4. practice C (habit):

practice

habitude f

my usual practice is to do

j'ai l'habitude de faire

to make a practice of doing, to make it a practice to do

prendre l'habitude de faire

as is my usual practice

comme je le fais d'habitude

5. practice (custom):

practice

coutume f

the practice of doing

la coutume selon laquelle on fait

they make a practice of doing, they make it a practice to do

c'est la coutume chez eux de faire

6. practice (business of doctor, lawyer):

practice

cabinet m

to have a practice in London

avoir un cabinet à Londres

to be in practice

exercer

to be in practice in Oxford

exercer à Oxford

to set up in or go into practice (as doctor)

s'établir en tant que médecin

to set up in or go into practice (in law)

s'établir en tant que juriste

7. practice U (as opposed to theory):

practice

pratique f

in practice

en pratique

to put sth into practice

mettre qc en pratique

II.practice [Brit ˈpraktɪs, Am ˈpræktəs] ADJ attr

practice game, match

d'essai

practice flight

d'entraînement

practice exam

examen m blanc

III.practice [Brit ˈpraktɪs, Am ˈpræktəs] VB trans, intr Am

practice → practise

IV.practice [Brit ˈpraktɪs, Am ˈpræktəs]

practice makes perfect prov

c'est en forgeant qu'on devient forgeron prov

See also practise

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

1. practise (work at):

practise song, speech, French

travailler

practise movement, shot

s'exercer à

practise technique

réviser

practise play, performance

répéter

to practise the piano

travailler le piano

to practise one's scales

faire ses gammes

she's practising what to say to him

elle répète ce qu'elle va lui dire

to practise doing or how to do

s'entraîner à faire

to practise one's French on sb

essayer son français sur qn

2. practise (use):

practise restraint, kindness, economy

pratiquer

practise method

utiliser

practise torture

employer

3. practise (follow a profession):

practise

exercer

to practise medicine/law

exercer la médecine/la profession de juriste

4. practise (observe):

practise custom, religion

pratiquer

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

1. practise (train):

practise (at piano, violin)

s'exercer

practise (for sports)

s'entraîner

practise (for play, concert)

répéter

to practise for match, game

s'entraîner pour

to practise for play, speech

répéter

2. practise (follow a profession):

practise

exercer

to practise as doctor, lawyer

exercer la profession de

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

to practise what one preaches

prêcher par l'exemple

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

1. practise (work at):

practise song, speech, French

travailler

practise movement, shot

s'exercer à

practise technique

réviser

practise play, performance

répéter

to practise the piano

travailler le piano

to practise one's scales

faire ses gammes

she's practising what to say to him

elle répète ce qu'elle va lui dire

to practise doing or how to do

s'entraîner à faire

to practise one's French on sb

essayer son français sur qn

2. practise (use):

practise restraint, kindness, economy

pratiquer

practise method

utiliser

practise torture

employer

3. practise (follow a profession):

practise

exercer

to practise medicine/law

exercer la médecine/la profession de juriste

4. practise (observe):

practise custom, religion

pratiquer

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

1. practise (train):

practise (at piano, violin)

s'exercer

practise (for sports)

s'entraîner

practise (for play, concert)

répéter

to practise for match, game

s'entraîner pour

to practise for play, speech

répéter

2. practise (follow a profession):

practise

exercer

to practise as doctor, lawyer

exercer la profession de

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

to practise what one preaches

prêcher par l'exemple

fire practice N

fire practice → fire drill

See also fire drill

fire drill N

fire drill

exercice m d'évacuation en cas d'incendie

teaching practice N Brit

teaching practice

stage m de formation pédagogique

to be on or be doing teaching practice

être en stage

choir practice N

choir practice

répétition f de la chorale

good practice N

good practice

bonnes pratiques fpl

business practice N U

business practice

usage m en affaires

it's normal business practice to do

il est courant de faire

practice run N

practice run

essai m

practice teacher N Am

practice teacher (secondary)

professeur m stagiaire

practice teacher (primary)

instituteur/-trice m/f stagiaire

general practice N

1. general practice (field of doctor's work):

general practice

médecine f générale

to go into general practice

devenir (médecin) généraliste

2. general practice (health centre):

general practice

cabinet m de médecine générale

practice in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for practice in the English»French Dictionary

I.practice [ˈpræktɪs] N

1. practice no pl (action, performance):

practice

pratique

I've had a lot of practice

j'ai eu beaucoup d'entraînement

in practice

en pratique

to put sth into practice

mettre qc en pratique

2. practice (normal procedure):

practice

pratique f

it's common practice to +infin

c'est une pratique courante de +infin

to make a practice of sth

prendre l'habitude de qc

3. practice (training session):

practice

entraînement m

ballet/music practice

exercices mpl de danse/de musique

to be out of/in practice

être rouillé/entraîné

4. practice (business):

practice of a doctor

cabinet m

legal practice

cabinet m juridique f

5. practice no pl (work):

practice

exercice m

Phrases:

practice makes perfect

c'est en forgeant qu'on devient forgeron prov

II.practice [ˈpræktɪs] VB trans Am

practice → practise

See also practise

I.practise [ˈpræktɪs] Brit, Aus VB trans

1. practise (do, carry out):

practise

pratiquer

practise good hygiene

avoir

2. practise (improve skill):

practise

s'exercer à

practise backhand

améliorer

practise flute, one's English

travailler

to practise doing sth

s'entraîner à faire qc

3. practise (work in):

practise dentistry, law, medicine

exercer

Phrases:

to practise what one preaches

mettre en pratique ses propres préceptes

II.practise [ˈpræktɪs] Brit, Aus VB intr

1. practise (train):

practise

s'exercer

2. practise SPORTS:

practise

s'entraîner

3. practise (work in a profession):

practise

exercer

group practice N

group practice

cabinet m de groupe

target practice N

target practice

exercices mpl de tir

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corrupt practice

malhonnête

Translations for practice in the French»English Dictionary

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entraînement

practice

c'est une question d'entraînement

it's a matter of practice

pratiquement

in practice

jachère

practice of fallowing land

application d'une idée

putting into practice

mettre qc en application

to put sth into practice

c'est un usage bien établi

it's a well established practice

pratique

practice

dans la [ou en] pratique

in practice

mettre en pratique

to put into practice

c'était une pratique courante

it was common practice

pratique

practice

practice Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to put one's ideas into practice

mettre ses idées en pratique

I've had a lot of practice

j'ai eu beaucoup d'entraînement

to put sth into practice

mettre qc en pratique

it's common practice to +infin

c'est une pratique courante de +infin

to make a practice of sth

prendre l'habitude de qc

ballet/music practice

exercices mpl de danse/de musique

to be out of/in practice

être rouillé/entraîné

practice makes perfect

c'est en forgeant qu'on devient forgeron prov

to be common practice

être d'usage

to differentiate between theory and practice

séparer la théorie de la pratique

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

In practice, replicating portfolios are seldom, if ever, "exact" replications.

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Target practice occupied most of his idle time.

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Eventually, this practice ceased to exist after anger over government subsidization of agriculture.

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In response, proponents of meat eating have adduced various scientific, nutritional, cultural and religious arguments in support of the practice.

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Some labels can respond to events such as mouse clicks, allowing the text of the label to be copied, but this is not standard user-interface practice.

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She advised against reimbursement by the compulsory health insurance and advised that only doctors would be allowed to practice homeopathy.

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Another commonly used marking technique uses dots of white-out on the fingerboard, which wear off in a few weeks of regular practice.

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In this practice, teachers would pull their pants up and attach them there using zip ties.

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However, the third option is not advised since this may be the unauthorized practice of law.

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Slaves were forbidden to practice their culture, as the planters realized their music and dance were used to communicate, and to plan their release strategies.

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