♦ (to) practise

♦ (to) practise
♦ (to) practise /ˈpræktɪs/
A v. t.
1 esercitare; praticare: to practise medicine, esercitare la medicina; to practise law, esercitare l'avvocatura; to practise several sports, praticare diversi sport
2 mettere in pratica; seguire: to practise the same method, seguire lo stesso metodo; to practise economy, fare economia; risparmiare; to practise what one preaches, mettere in pratica quello che si predica
3 professare, praticare (una religione, ecc.)
4 esercitarsi a; allenarsi a (o in): to practise the piano, esercitarsi al piano; (calcio) to practise penalties, esercitarsi nei calci di rigore
B v. i.
1 far pratica; esercitarsi; fare esercizio; allenarsi: to practise for an hour every morning, far esercizio per un'ora tutte le mattine; to practise on the piano, fare esercizi di pianoforte
2 esercitare la professione di; esercitare: to practise as a doctor, esercitare la professione di medico; I've stopped practising, non esercito più.
NOTA D'USO: -to practise to do o to practise doing?-

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