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1 ♦ practice
♦ practice /ˈpræktɪs/n.1 [u] pratica: Theory is useless without practice, la teoria è inutile senza la pratica; in practice, in pratica; to put into practice, mettere in pratica2 [uc] pratica; abitudine; consuetudine; uso; procedura; prassi: the practice of getting up early, l'abitudine d'alzarsi presto; common practice, uso corrente; good practice, buona prassi; the usual practice, la procedura corrente; Roman Catholic practices, pratiche religiose cattoliche; riti cattolici; to make a practice of doing st., prendere l'abitudine di fare qc.; sharp practice, comportamento disonesto; intrallazzi3 [u] esercizio; esercitazione; allenamento: ( sport) ball practice, allenamento col pallone; (mil.) gun practice, esercitazione ai pezzi; piano practice, esercizi al piano; You need more practice, hai bisogno di più esercizio; to keep in practice, tenersi in esercizio; to be out of practice, essere fuori esercizio5 [u] ( di dottore, avvocato) esercizio della professione; pratica: the practice of law, l'esercizio della professione forense; We are in practice together, siamo soci; Dr Jones has retired from practice, il dottor Jones non esercita più6 ( di dottore) gabinetto, studio, ambulatorio; ( di avvocato) studio; ( per estens.) clientela: a dental practice, un gabinetto dentistico; a legal practice, uno studio legale; Dr Brown has a large practice, il dottor Brown ha una vasta clientela; Where is his practice?, dove esercita?; dov'è il suo studio (ambulatorio, ecc.)?7 [u] (leg.) procedura8 (mat.) metodo delle quote● ( golf) practice green, campo per fare pratica □ (prov.) Practice makes perfect, è tutta questione di esercizio.NOTA D'USO: - practice o practise?- (to) practice /ˈpræktɪs/ -
2 usual
['juːʒl] 1.aggettivo [behaviour, route, place, time] solito; [form, procedure] solito, consueto; [word, term, problem] comuneit is usual for sb. to do — è normale per qcn. fare
2.it is usual to do, the usual practice is to do è normale fare; they did all the usual things fecero le solite cose; she was her usual cheerful self era allegra, come suo solito; as usual come al solito; "business as usual" "siamo aperti"; it was business as usual at the school a scuola è andata come al solito; as usual with such accidents come è normale in simili incidenti; as is usual at this time of year come è normale in questo periodo dell'anno; more, less than usual — più, meno del solito
nome colloq."what did he say?" - "oh, the usual" — "che ha detto?" - "le solite cose"
* * *['ju:ʒuəl](done, happening etc most often; customary: Are you going home by the usual route?; There are more people here than usual; Such behaviour is quite usual with children of that age; As usual, he was late.) solito, abituale- usually* * *['juːʒl] 1.aggettivo [behaviour, route, place, time] solito; [form, procedure] solito, consueto; [word, term, problem] comuneit is usual for sb. to do — è normale per qcn. fare
2.it is usual to do, the usual practice is to do è normale fare; they did all the usual things fecero le solite cose; she was her usual cheerful self era allegra, come suo solito; as usual come al solito; "business as usual" "siamo aperti"; it was business as usual at the school a scuola è andata come al solito; as usual with such accidents come è normale in simili incidenti; as is usual at this time of year come è normale in questo periodo dell'anno; more, less than usual — più, meno del solito
nome colloq."what did he say?" - "oh, the usual" — "che ha detto?" - "le solite cose"
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3 practice
= practise* * *['præktis]1) (the actual doing of something, as opposed to the theory or idea: In theory the plan should work, but in practice there are a lot of difficulties.) pratica2) (the usual way(s) of doing things; (a) habit or custom: It was his usual practice to rise at 6.00 a.m.) abitudine3) (the repeated performance or exercise of something in order to learn to do it well: She has musical talent, but she needs a lot of practice; Have a quick practice before you start.) pratica, esercizio4) (a doctor's or lawyer's business: He has a practice in Southampton.) studio•- make a practice of
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4 convention
[kən'venʃn]1) (meeting) (of party, union) congresso m., convention f.; (of society) assemblea f.; (of fans) raduno m.3) (usual practice) convenzione f.4) (agreement) convenzione f., accordo m. (on su)* * *[kən'venʃən]1) (a way of behaving that has become usual; (an) established custom: Shaking hands when meeting people is a normal convention in many countries; He does not care about convention.) convenzione2) (in the United States a meeting of delegates from a political party for nominating a presidential candidate.) convention, convegno3) (an assembly of people of a particular profession etc.) convention, assemblea•- conventionality* * *[kən'venʃn]1) (meeting) (of party, union) congresso m., convention f.; (of society) assemblea f.; (of fans) raduno m.3) (usual practice) convenzione f.4) (agreement) convenzione f., accordo m. (on su)
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usual practice — index matter of course Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
practice — prac‧tice [ˈprækts] noun 1. [uncountable] the work done by a particular profession, especially lawyers or doctors who are working for themselves rather than a public organization: • Mr. Barr returned to private law practice in the mid 1990s. •… … Financial and business terms
usual — u|su|al [ juʒuəl ] adjective *** normal or typical of what happens or what people do in most situations: She gave us her usual polite smile. Dan was wearing his usual T shirt and blue jeans. more/better/worse etc. than usual: The journey to work… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
usual */*/*/ — UK [ˈjuːʒʊəl] / US [ˈjuʒuəl] adjective normal, or typical of what happens or of what people do in most situations She gave us her usual polite smile. Dan was wearing his usual T shirt and jeans. more/better/worse etc than usual: The journey to… … English dictionary
usual*/*/*/ — [ˈjuːʒʊəl] adj typical of what happens in most situations, or of what people do in most situations She gave us her usual polite smile.[/ex] The journey to work took longer than usual.[/ex] It s usual practice to exchange business cards at the… … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
usual — / ju:ʒυəl/ adjective normal or ordinary ● Our usual terms or usual conditions are thirty days’ credit. ● The usual practice is to have the contract signed by the MD. ● The usual hours of work are from 9.30 to 5.30 … Dictionary of banking and finance
practice — prac·tice n 1: the form and manner of conducting judicial and quasi judicial proceedings 2 a: the continuous exercise of a profession; also: the performance of services that are considered to require an appropriate license engaged in the… … Law dictionary
practice — [prak′tis] vt. practiced, practicing [ME practisen < MFr practiser, altered < practiquer < ML practicare < LL practicus < Gr praktikos, concerning action, practical < prassein, to do] 1. to do or engage in frequently or usually; … English World dictionary
usual — usual, customary, habitual, wonted, accustomed can mean familiar through frequent or regular repetition. Usual stresses the absence of strangeness and is applicable to whatever is normally expected or happens in the ordinary course of events… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
usual — [yo͞o′zhə wəl, yo͞ozh′wəl] adj. [ME < MFr < LL usualis < L usus: see USE] such as is in common or ordinary use; such as is most often seen, heard, used, etc.; common; ordinary; customary SYN. NORMAL as usual in the usual way usually adv … English World dictionary
practice — [n1] routine, usual procedure convenance, convention, custom, fashion, form, habit, habitude, manner, method, mode, praxis, proceeding, process, rule, system, tradition, trick, usage, use, usefulness, utility, way, wont; concept 688 Ant.… … New thesaurus