practise

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practise [prak-tis]
sustantivo
1Práctica, uso, costumbre (habit).
2Práctica, el ejercicio de alguna cosa en cuanto se distingue de la teoría.
  • He’s out of practice -> le falta práctica
3Práctica, método, modo (method).
4Una regla de aritmética.
  • Gun practice -> ejercicio de cañón
  • To be in good practice -> tener buena parroquia, clientela
  • To make it one’s practice to -> acostumbrarse a

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practise
practice (US)
[ˈpræktɪs]
verb:intransitive
1 (to improve skill) (Dep) entrenar; (Teat) ensayar; (Mús) practicar
to practise every day
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
if you have never given a massage before,it might be better to practise on someone you know well and feel at ease with
2 (work professionally) [+lawyer, doctor] ejercer
a number of different therapists practise under one roof
to practise as a doctor/lawyer ejercer de como médico/abogado;or
he had been practising as a lawyer for 12 years he practised as a barrister at the Temple you don't have to be a medically qualified doctor to practise as a homoeopath
verb:transitive
1 (put into practice) [+medicine] practicar; [+law] ejercer; [+self-denial, one's religion, method] practicar
people should be free to practise their different religions it has been shown that practising relaxation methods regularly has a marked effect on lowering blood pressure I reminded her of the importance of practising safe sex
to practise what one preaches predicar con el ejemplo
the conservatives don't practise what they preach where family morals are concerned
2 (work on) (Dep) practicar; [+piano, language, technique] practicar; [+song, speech] ensayar
I need to practise my backhand necesito practicar el revés
we practised the song over and over again he had been practising the technique all week on the training pitch she practises the piano every day I like to practise my German the incident took place while she was practising the technique under the guidance of a more experienced practitioner to practise do[ing] sth
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

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Verb Conjugation for "practise"

Imperative
  • practise
  • you practise
  • he/she practises
  • we practise
  • you practise
  • they practise
Preterite
  • I practised
  • you practised
  • he/she practised
  • we practised
  • you practised
  • they practised
Present Continuous
  • I am practising
  • you are practising
  • he/she is practising
  • we are practising
  • you are practising
  • they are practising
Present Perfect
  • I have practised
  • you have practised
  • he/she has practised
  • we have practised
  • you have practised
  • they have practised
Past Continuous
  • I was practising
  • you were practising
  • he/she was practising
  • we were practising
  • you were practising
  • they were practising
Past Perfect
  • I had practised
  • you had practised
  • he/she had practised
  • we had practised
  • you had practised
  • they had practised
Future
  • I will practise
  • you will practise
  • he/she will practise
  • we will practise
  • you will practise
  • they will practise
Future Perfect
  • I will have practised
  • you will have practised
  • he/she will have practised
  • we will have practised
  • you will have practised
  • they will have practised
Future Continuous
  • I will be practising
  • you will be practising
  • he/she will be practising
  • we will be practising
  • you will be practising
  • they will be practising
Present Perfect Continuous
  • I have been practising
  • you have been practising
  • he/she has been practising
  • we have been practising
  • you have been practising
  • they have been practising
Future Perfect Continuous
  • I will have been practising
  • you will have been practising
  • he/she will have been practising
  • we will have been practising
  • you will have been practising
  • they will have been practising
Past Perfect Continuous
  • I had been practising
  • you had been practising
  • he/she had been practising
  • we had been practising
  • you had been practising
  • they had been practising
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