practice

práctica

Repetición de una actividad para aprender a hacerla mejor.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Sinónimos: training

Expresiones frecuentes: daily practice, piano practice, practice makes perfect

entrenamiento, ensayo

Tiempo programado en que varias personas se reúnen para mejorar una habilidad, sobre todo deportiva o musical.

En inglés sencillo: 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?

Sinónimos: training session, rehearsal

Expresiones frecuentes: football practice, band practice, go to practice

práctica

Lo que realmente ocurre o se hace, frente a lo que se cree que debería ocurrir.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Cómo se usa: in practice (The idea is hard to carry out in practice.); put something into practice (We put her suggestions into practice.)

Sinónimos: reality, application

Antónimos: theory

Expresiones frecuentes: in practice, put into practice, theory and practice

practicar, ensayar

Hacer algo repetidamente para mejorar en ello.

En inglés sencillo: To do something repeatedly to become better at it.

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

Cómo se usa: practice doing something (We practice speaking English together.)

Sinónimos: rehearse, train

Expresiones frecuentes: practice the piano, practice every day, practice doing something

ejercer

Trabajar en una profesión especializada, especialmente como médico o abogado.

En inglés sencillo: 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.

Expresiones frecuentes: practice law, practice medicine