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practicar

to practice

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Conjugation

practicar(

)

1. (to train)

a. to practice

Pasé tres horas practicando piano.I spent three hours practicing piano.

b. to practise (United Kingdom)

Hay que practicar mucho para mejorar cualquier destreza.You need to practise a lot in order to improve any skill.

2. (sports)

a. to play

Practicar tenis es un ejercicio estupendo para el cuerpo entero.Playing tennis is a great workout for the entire body.

3. (medicine)

a. to perform

Puede que sea preciso practicar un transplante para salvarlo.It may be necessary to perform a transplant to save him.

4. (religious)

a. to practice

Nació católico, pero ahora practica el budismo.He was born a Catholic, but now he practices Buddhism.

b. to practise (United Kingdom)

¿Practicas el anglicanismo, Nigel?Do you practise Anglicanism, Nigel?

practicar

1. (ejercitar)

a. to practice

2. (deporte)

a. to play

es creyente pero no practica su religiónhe's a believer, but he doesn't practice his religion

3. (realizar)

a. to carry out, to perform

le practicaron la autopsiathey carried out or performed an autopsy on him

tuvieron que practicar un hueco en la pared para poder salirthey had to make a hole in the wall to get out

4. (general)

a. to practice

es católico pero no practicahe's a Catholic, but not a practicing one

practicar

transitive verb

1 [+habilidad, virtud] to practise; practice; (EEUU) exercise

2 (hacer prácticas de) [+actividad, profesión] to practise; practice; (EEUU) [+deporte] to play

le conviene practicar algún deporte it would be good for him to play a sport o do some sport; practica el francés con su profesor she practises French with her teacher

3 (ejecutar) [+operación quirúrgica] to carry out; do; perform (formal)

practicar un trasplante/una histerectomía

[+detención] to make; [+incisión] to make

4 [+hoyo] to cut; make

intransitive verb

(en deporte, juego) to practise; practice; (EEUU) (en profesión) to do one's training o practice;

Phrases with "practicar"

Here are the most popular phrases with "practicar." Click the phrases to see the full entry.

practicar deportes		to play sports
practicar la plancha de vela		to go sailboarding
te gusta practicar deportes		you like to play sports
te gusta practicar deportes después de las clases		you like to play sports after class
¿Te gusta practicar deportes después de las clases?		Do you like to play sports after class?
me gusta practicar deportes		I like to play sports
practicar un deporte		to play a sport
si no hay viento, no puedes practicar		if there's no wind, you can't go
practicar surfing		to surf
son necesarios para practicar deportes		are needed to practice sports
¿Te gusta practicar deporte después de clase?		Do you like to play sports after class?
para practicar deportes		to play sports
practicar natación		to do swimming
antes de practicar deportes, me gusta beber		before playing sports, I like to drink
necesitas una plancha de vela si vas a practicar el surfing		you need a sailboard if you're going to practice surfing
después, me gusta practicar		afterward, I like to play
necesito practicar más		I need to practice more
practicar yoga		to practice yoga
te gusta practicar deporte después de clase		you like to play sports after class
vas a practicar deportes este año		you're going to play sports this year

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Verb Conjugations for practicar

Present Participle: practicando

Past Participle: practicado

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	Present	Preterite	Imperfect	Conditional	Future
yo	practico	practiqué	practicaba	practicaría	practicaré
tú	practicas	practicaste	practicabas	practicarías	practicarás
él/ella/Ud.	practica	practicó	practicaba	practicaría	practicará
nosotros	practicamos	practicamos	practicábamos	practicaríamos	practicaremos
vosotros	practicáis	practicasteis	practicabais	practicaríais	practicaréis
ellos/ellas/Uds.	practican	practicaron	practicaban	practicarían	practicarán