practice

practice
practice
A n
1 ¢ (exercises) exercices mpl ; (experience) entraînement m ; it's just a matter of practice ce n'est qu'une question d'entraînement ; to do one's piano practice faire ses exercices de piano, travailler son piano ; to have had practice in ou at sth/in ou at doing avoir l'expérience en qch/pour ce qui est de faire ; it's all good practice cela fait partie de l'entraînement ; to be in practice (for sport) être bien entraîné ; (for music) être bien exercé ; to be out of practice être rouillé ○ ;
2 (meeting) (for sport) entraînement m ; (for music, drama) répétition f ; I've got football practice tonight j'ai un entraînement de football ce soir ;
3 (procedure) pratique f, usage m ; it's standard/common practice to do il est d'usage/courant de faire ; against normal practice contre l'usage ; business practice usage en affaires ; it's normal business practice to do il est courant de faire ;
4 ∁ (habit) habitude f ; my usual practice is to do j'ai l'habitude de faire ; to make a practice of doing, to make it a practice to do prendre l'habitude de faire ; as is my usual practice comme je le fais d'habitude ;
5 (custom) coutume f ; the practice of doing la coutume selon laquelle on fait ; they make a practice of doing, they make it a practice to do c'est la coutume chez eux de faire ;
6 (business of doctor, lawyer) cabinet m ; to have a practice in London avoir un cabinet à Londres ; to be in practice exercer ; to be in practice in Oxford exercer à Oxford ; to set up in ou go into practice (as doctor) s'établir en tant que médecin ; (in law) s'établir en tant que juriste ;
7 ¢ (as opposed to theory) pratique f ; in practice en pratique ; to put sth into practice mettre qch en pratique.
B modif [game, match] d'essai ; [flight] d'entraînement ; practice exam examen m blanc.
C vtr, vi US = practise.
Idiom
practice makes perfect Prov c'est en forgeant qu'on devient forgeron Prov.

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