practise

practise
'præktis
verb
1) (to do exercises to improve one's performance in a particular skill etc: She practises the piano every day; You must practise more if you want to enter the competition.) entrenarse, ejercitarse
2) (to make (something) a habit: to practise self-control.) practicar, ejercer
3) (to do or follow (a profession, usually medicine or law): He practises (law) in London.) ejercer, practicar
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practise vb practicar
you won't get better if you don't practise no mejorarás si no practicas
A diferencia del inglés británico, en inglés americano el verbo se escribe igual que el nombre, practice
El gerundio de practise se escribe practising
practise
tr['præktɪs]
transitive verb
1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (do repeatedly - language, serve, scales) practicar; (song, act) ensayar
2 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (religion, belief, economy) practicar
■ you should practise what you preach deberías predicar con el ejemplo
3 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (profession) ejercer
intransitive verb
1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (gen) practicar
■ to practise law ejercer la abogacía
■ to practise medicine ejercer la medicina
2 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (sports team) entrenar; (actors) ensayar
3 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (professionally) ejercer (as, de/como)
= practice (US) ['præktɪs]
1. VI
1) (to improve skill) (Sport)entrenar; (Theat)ensayar; (Mus)practicar

he practises for two hours every evening — entrena/ensaya/practica durante dos horas todas las tardes

I've been practising with a ball on my own — he estado entrenando por mi cuenta con un balón

I need someone to practise on — necesito practicar con algn

2) (=work professionally)
[lawyer, doctor]ejercer

to practise as a doctor/lawyer — ejercer de {or} como médico/abogado

2. VT
1) (=put into practice)
[+ medicine]practicar; [+ law]ejercer; [+ self-denial, one's religion, method]practicar
- to practise what one preaches
2) (=work on) (Sport)practicar; [+ piano, language, technique]practicar; [+ song, speech]ensayar

I need to practise my backhand — necesito practicar el revés

practise giving your speech in front of a mirror — ensaye su discurso delante de un espejo

I practised my Spanish on her — practiqué el español con ella


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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