practicar

to practice

practicar(prahk-tee-kahr)

transitive verb

1. (to train)

a. to practice

(United States)

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.

b. to do

¿Practicas algún deporte?

Do you do any sports?

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

(United States)

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

transitive verb

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

intransitive verb

4. (general)

a. to practice

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

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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;