practice

practice
practice [ˈpræktɪs]
1. noun
   a. ( = habits) pratique f
• to make a practice of doing sth avoir l'habitude de faire qch
• it's common practice c'est courant
   b. ( = exercises) exercices mpl ; ( = training) entraînement m ; ( = experience) expérience f ; ( = rehearsal) répétition f
• I need more practice je manque d'entraînement
• he does six hours' piano practice a day il fait six heures de piano par jour
• she's had lots of practice elle a de l'expérience
• it takes years of practice il faut de longues années d'expérience
• out of practice rouillé (fig)
• with practice avec de l'entraînement
   c. (as opposed to theory) pratique f
• in practice dans la pratique
• to put sth into practice mettre qch en pratique
   d. [of law, medicine] exercice m ; ( = business) cabinet m ; ( = clients) clientèle f
• he has a large practice il a une nombreuse clientèle
2. transitive and intransitive verb
(US) = practise
3. compounds
[flight, run] d'entraînement
► practice teacher noun (US) professeur mf stagiaire
* * *
['præktɪs] 1.
noun
1) [U] (exercises) exercices mpl; (experience) entraînement m

to have had practice in ou at something/in ou at doing — avoir l'expérience en quelque chose/pour ce qui est de faire

to be in practice — (for sport) être bien entraîné; (for music) être bien exercé

to be out of practice — être rouillé (colloq)

2) (meeting) (for sport) entraînement m; (for music, drama) répétition f
3) (procedure) pratique f, usage m

it's standard practice to do — il est d'usage de faire

business practice — usage en affaires

4) [C] (habit) habitude f

as is my usual practice — comme je le fais d'habitude

5) (custom) coutume f
6) (business of doctor, lawyer) cabinet m

to be in practice — exercer

to set up in ou go into practice — s'établir en tant que médecin or juriste

7) [U] (as opposed to theory) pratique f

in practice — en pratique

2.
noun modifier [game, match] d'essai; [flight] d'entraînement
3.
transitive verb, intransitive verb US = practise
••

practice makes perfect — Prov c'est en forgeant qu'on devient forgeron Prov


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