practice

Übung

Das wiederholte Ausführen einer Tätigkeit, um darin besser zu werden.

In einfachem Englisch: Doing something repeatedly so that you become better at it.

• You need more practice.
• Daily practice improved her writing.
• He learned the song with very little practice.

Synonyme: training

Häufige Wendungen: daily practice, piano practice, practice makes perfect

Training, Probe

Ein geplanter Termin, bei dem Menschen gemeinsam eine Fähigkeit verbessern, besonders im Sport oder in der Musik.

In einfachem Englisch: An arranged time when people meet to improve a skill, especially in sport or music.

• Practice starts at four.
• I missed two practices last week.
• Do you have band practice tonight?

Synonyme: training session, rehearsal

Häufige Wendungen: football practice, band practice, go to practice

Praxis

Das, was tatsächlich geschieht oder getan wird, im Unterschied zu Vorstellungen darüber, wie es sein sollte.

In einfachem Englisch: What actually happens or is done, rather than what people think should happen.

• In practice, it takes longer.
• They put the new method into practice.
• The rules sound fair, but practice is different.

So benutzt man es: in practice (The idea is hard to carry out in practice.); put something into practice (We put her suggestions into practice.)

Synonyme: reality, application

Gegenteile: theory

Häufige Wendungen: in practice, put into practice, theory and practice

üben

Etwas wiederholt tun, um darin besser zu werden.

In einfachem Englisch: To do something repeatedly to become better at it.

• I practice every day.
• She practiced parking the car.
• Have you practiced your speech?

So benutzt man es: practice doing something (We practice speaking English together.)

Synonyme: rehearse, train

Häufige Wendungen: practice the piano, practice every day, practice doing something

ausüben, praktizieren

In einem Fachberuf arbeiten, besonders als Arzt oder Anwalt.

In einfachem Englisch: To work in a skilled profession, especially as a doctor or lawyer.

• She wants to practice law.
• He practiced medicine in a small town.
• You need a license to practice here.

Häufige Wendungen: practice law, practice medicine