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(a) (for improvement → musical instrument) s'exercer à, travailler; (→ song) travailler, répéter; (→ foreign language) travailler, pratiquer; (→ stroke, shot) travailler;∎ she was practising a Chopin nocturne elle travaillait un nocturne de Chopin;∎ can I practise my French on you? est-ce que je peux parler français ou pratiquer mon français avec vous?;∎ to practise speaking French s'entraîner à parler français;∎ you should practise your backhand vous devriez travailler votre revers(b) (put into practice → principle, virtue) pratiquer, mettre en pratique;∎ in this school, we practise self-discipline dans cette école, on pratique l'autodiscipline;∎ you should practise what you preach vous devriez donner l'exemple;∎ he doesn't practise what he preaches il ne met pas en pratique ce qu'il prêche(c) (profession) exercer, pratiquer;∎ he practises medicine il pratique ou exerce la médecine;∎ to practise law exercer le métier de notaire/d'avocat;∎ he studied law/medicine, but never practised it il a étudié le droit/la médecine, mais n'a jamais exercé∎ the cruelty they practised on their victims les cruautés qu'ils infligeaient à ou les sévices qu'ils faisaient subir à leurs victimes(e) (customs, beliefs) observer, pratiquer;∎ pagan rituals are still practised in the area on pratique encore certains rites païens dans la région∎ I'm just practising je ne fais que m'entraîner;∎ she practises a few hours every day elle s'entraîne plusieurs heures par jour;∎ to practise on the guitar faire des exercices à la guitare(b) (professionally) exercer;∎ he practises in Edinburgh il exerce à Édimbourg
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