Significado de practice en español

• 0 the act of doing an activity again and again to get better at it

  • We need a lot more practice before the concert.

• 1 the things people do or how they do them

  • business practices

  • the illegal practice of copying CDs

• 2 to not do something well because you have not done it recently

  • I didn’t play very well today – I’m out of practice.

• 3 used to say what really happens rather than what people think happens

  • In practice, the new laws have not been effective.

• 4 US spelling of practise

• 5 time or an occasion spent improving a skill by doing it repeatedly

  • It takes a lot of practice to be a dancer. Se necesita mucha práctica para ser un bailarín.

  • With practice your driving will become more automatic. Con la práctica conducirás de manera más automática.

  • football practice after school práctica de futbol después de clase

  • “Do you speak French?” “Yes, but I’m completely out of practice.” “¿Hablas francés?” “Sí, pero estoy completamente desentrenado”.

• 6 real situations, not ones that exist only in theory

  • This is an idea that will work in practice. Esta es una idea que funcionará en la práctica.

  • new ideas that the company is putting into practice nuevas ideas que la empresa está poniendo en práctica

• 7 a usual or traditional way of doing sth, or the thing that is done

  • ethical business practices prácticas comerciales éticas

  • groups working to end the practice of employing children grupos que trabajan para acabar con la práctica de emplear niños

  • It is common practice to buy votes in this country. Comprar votos es una práctica común este país.

• 8 the profession of being a doctor, lawyer, or dentist

  • How long have you been in practice? ¿Cuánto tiempo has estado haciendo ejercicio?

  • the practice of law el ejercicio de la ley

• 9 the office of a doctor, lawyer, or dentist

  • a dental practice on Main Street una clínica dental en la Calle Main

• 10 to improve a skill by doing it repeatedly

  • You’ll get better at it if you practice. Mejorarás si practicas.

  • She’s practicing her jump shot. Ella está practicando su tiro en suspensión.

• 11 to work as a doctor, lawyer, or dentist

  • Is Dr. Lawrence still practicing? ¿El Dr. Lawrence sigue ejerciendo?

  • She hopes to practice medicine some day. Ella espera ejercer en la medicina algún día.

• 12 to regularly behave in a particular way

  • encouraging people to practice safe sex animar a las personas a practicar sexo seguro

  • to practice a religion practicar una religión

• 13 to do what you tell others to do

  • If you don’t practice what you preach, why should your children listen to you? Si no predicas con el ejemplo, ¿por qué deberían escucharte tus hijos?