practice in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for practice in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

practice in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for practice in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

to practice deception on sb

engañar a alguien

extinct practice

extinto, -a

outlaw product, practice

prohibir

Translations for practice in the Spanish»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

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

ejercicio

practice

tener falta de ejercicio

to be out of practice

abrir bufete

to set up in practice

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

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

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He tamed the devil of inflation, started the practice of cleaning up bank books and waged a war against crony capitalists.

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

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Foot worship is a practice in foot fetishism.

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This wardrobe malfunction went unnoticed until his pre-practice class room session with his warriors.

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He became a barrister in 1974, again specialising in commercial law, and built up a successful practice.

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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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Although it is an officer rank, it strongly resembles an NCO rank in practice.

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A slow ascent, and therefore slow pressure reduction, is a good decompression practice.

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