practise

practise
practise GB, practice US
A vtr
1 (work at) travailler [song, speech, French] ; s'exercer à [movement, shot] ; réviser [technique] ; répéter [play, performance] ; to practise the piano travailler le piano ; to practise one's scales faire ses gammes ; she's practising what to say to him elle répète ce qu'elle va lui dire ; to practise doing ou how to do s'entraîner à faire ; to practise one's French on sb essayer son français sur qn ;
2 (use) pratiquer [restraint, kindness, economy] ; utiliser [method] ; employer [torture] ;
3 (follow a profession) exercer ; to practise medicine/law exercer la médecine/la profession de juriste ;
4 (observe) pratiquer [custom, religion].
B vi
1 (train) (at piano, violin) s'exercer ; (for sports) s'entraîner ; (for play, concert) répéter ; to practise for s'entraîner pour [match, game] ; répéter [play, speech] ;
2 (follow a profession) exercer ; to practise as exercer la profession de [doctor, lawyer].
Idiom
to practise what one preaches prêcher par l'exemple.

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