practical

practical
'præktikəl
adjective
1) (concerned with the doing of something: practical difficulties; His knowledge is practical rather than theoretical.) práctico
2) ((of a thing, idea etc) useful; effective: You must try to find a practical answer to the problem.) práctico
3) ((negative unpractical) (of a person) able to do or deal with things well or efficiently: He can look after himself - he's a very practical child.) práctico
- practically
- practical joke

practical adj práctico
he is very practical and sensible es muy práctico y sensato
practical
tr['præktɪkəl]
adjective
1 (gen) práctico,-a; (useful) práctico,-a, útil; (sensible) práctico,-a, realista
for all practical purposes en la práctica
2 (person - sensible) práctico,-a, sensato,-a, realista; (good with hands) hábil, mañoso,-a
3 (real) real, verdadero,-a
noun
1 (lesson) clase nombre femenino práctica
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
practical joke broma
practical ['præktɪkəl] adj
: práctico
practical
adj.
práctico, -a adj.
viable adj.

I 'præktɪkəl
adjective
1) práctico

for all practical purposes — a efectos prácticos

2) (feasible) factible, viable

II
noun (Educ) práctica f
['præktɪkǝl]
1. ADJ
1) (=not theoretical) práctico

the practical applications of this research — las aplicaciones prácticas de estas investigaciones

I did better in the written exam than in the practical test — la prueba escrita me salió mejor que la práctica

for all practical purposes — a efectos prácticos

in practical terms — en términos prácticos

to put one's knowledge to practical use — hacer uso de or poner en práctica sus conocimientos

the information was of no practical use — la información no tenía ninguna utilidad práctica

2) (=sensible) [person] práctico

let's be practical (about this) — seamos prácticos (con respecto a esto)

3) (=feasible) factible

what's the most practical way of doing this? — ¿cuál es la forma más factible de hacer esto?

4) (=useful, functional) [clothing, suggestion, guide] práctico

shoes which are both practical and stylish — zapatos mpl que son prácticos y a la vez tienen estilo

his clothes weren't very practical for wet weather — su ropa no era muy práctica or apropiada or adecuada para la lluvia

5) (=virtual)

it's a practical certainty — es casi seguro

2.
N (Scol, Univ) (=exam) examen m práctico; (=lesson) práctica f
3.
CPD

practical joke N — broma f

to play a practical joke on sb — gastar una broma a algn

practical joker N — bromista mf

practical nurse N(US) enfermero(-a) m / f práctica or sin título

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I ['præktɪkəl]
adjective
1) práctico

for all practical purposes — a efectos prácticos

2) (feasible) factible, viable

II
noun (Educ) práctica f

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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