practically

practically
adverb
1) (almost: The room was practically full.) prácticamente, casi
2) (in a practical way: Practically, it's more difficult than you think.) en la práctica
practically adv prácticamente / casi
it's practically ready está casi listo
practically
tr['præktɪkəlɪ]
adverb
1 (almost) casi, prácticamente
■ it cost us practically nothing no nos costó casi nada
■ he smoked practically all the time fumaba prácticamente todo el tiempo
2 (in a practical way) de manera práctica, con sentido práctico
practically ['præktɪkli] adv
1) : de manera práctica
2) almost: casi, prácticamente
practically
adv.
• casi adv.
• poco más o menos adv.
• prácticamente adv.
'præktɪkli
adverb
1) (almost, virtually) casi, prácticamente

he practically broke my arm! — casi or por poco me rompe el brazo!

2) (in a practical way) <consider/think> con sentido práctico
['præktɪklɪ]
ADV
1) (=almost) casi, prácticamente

practically everybody — casi todos, prácticamente todos

the town was practically deserted — el pueblo estaba casi or prácticamente desierto

there has been practically no rain — apenas ha llovido, casi no ha llovido

you've eaten practically nothing — apenas has comido, casi no has comido

it practically killed me — por poco me mata, casi me mata

this disease has been practically eliminated — esta enfermedad ha sido erradicada casi completamente

2) (=sensibly) con sentido práctico

"how can we pay for it?" Bertha asked practically — -¿cómo vamos a pagarlo? -preguntó Bertha con sentido práctico

3) (=in practical terms)

we are interested in how this might be used practically — nos interesa saber cómo se podría usar en la práctica, estamos interesados en las aplicaciones prácticas de esto

what this means practically is unclear — se desconocen las ramificaciones prácticas de esto, se desconoce lo que esto supondría en la práctica

the work this term is more practically based — el trabajo de este trimestre es más práctico

practically speaking — en la práctica

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['præktɪkli]
adverb
1) (almost, virtually) casi, prácticamente

he practically broke my arm! — casi or por poco me rompe el brazo!

2) (in a practical way) <consider/think> con sentido práctico

English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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