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make a practice of

  • 1 make a practice of

    (to do (something) habitually: He makes a practice of arriving late at parties.) hafa fyrir vana

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  • 2 practice

    ['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.) framkvæmd, reynd, praxís
    2) (the usual way(s) of doing things; (a) habit or custom: It was his usual practice to rise at 6.00 a.m.) venja
    3) (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.) æfing
    4) (a doctor's or lawyer's business: He has a practice in Southampton.) lögfræði-/læknastofa
    - make a practice of
    - put into practice

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  • 3 drill

    [dril] 1. verb
    1) (to make (a hole) with a drill: He drilled holes in the wood; to drill for oil.) bora
    2) ((of soldiers etc) to exercise or be exercised: The soldiers drilled every morning.) æfa
    2. noun
    1) (a tool for making holes: a hand-drill; an electric drill.) borvél, bor
    2) (exercise or practice, especially of soldiers: We do half-an-hour of drill after tea.) heræfing

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  • 4 experience

    [ik'spiəriəns] 1. noun
    1) ((knowledge, skill or wisdom gained through) practice in some activity, or the doing of something: Learn by experience - don't make the same mistake again; Has she had experience in teaching?) reynsla
    2) (an event that affects or involves a person etc: The earthquake was a terrible experience.) (lífs)reynsla
    2. verb
    (to have experience of; to feel: I have never before experienced such rudeness!) reyna, upplifa

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  • 5 knock up

    1) ((of opponents in a tennis match) to have a short practice before starting on the match (noun knock-up).) upphitun
    2) ((slang) to make a woman pregnant.)

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  • 6 torture

    ['to: ə] 1. verb
    (to treat (someone) cruelly or painfully, as a punishment, or in order to make him/her confess something, give information etc: He tortured his prisoners; She was tortured by rheumatism/jealousy.) pynta
    2. noun
    1) (the act or practice of torturing: The king would not permit torture.) pyntingar
    2) ((something causing) great suffering: the torture of waiting to be executed.) e-ð sem orsakar kvöl

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  • 7 train

    I [trein] noun
    1) (a railway engine with its carriages and/or trucks: I caught the train to London.) lest
    2) (a part of a long dress or robe that trails behind the wearer: The bride wore a dress with a train.) slóði
    3) (a connected series: Then began a train of events which ended in disaster.) atburðarás
    4) (a line of animals carrying people or baggage: a mule train; a baggage train.) -lest
    II [trein] verb
    1) (to prepare, be prepared, or prepare oneself, through instruction, practice, exercise etc, for a sport, job, profession etc: I was trained as a teacher; The race-horse was trained by my uncle.) æfa, þjálfa
    2) (to point or aim (a gun, telescope etc) in a particular direction: He trained the gun on/at the soldiers.) miða, beina
    3) (to make (a tree, plant etc) grow in a particular direction.) láta plöntu vaxa á sérstakan hátt
    - trainee
    - trainer
    - training

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См. также в других словарях:

  • make a practice of — (doing something) to do something regularly or as a habit. I don t make a practice of recommending restaurants, but this one is really special …   New idioms dictionary

  • make a practice of — {v. phr.} To make a habit of; do regularly. * /Make a practice of being on time for work./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • make a practice of — {v. phr.} To make a habit of; do regularly. * /Make a practice of being on time for work./ …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • make\ a\ practice\ of — v. phr. To make a habit of; do regularly. Make a practice of being on time for work …   Словарь американских идиом

  • make a practice of doing something — make a practice of (doing something) to do something regularly or as a habit. I don t make a practice of recommending restaurants, but this one is really special …   New idioms 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

  • Practice — Prac tice, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Practiced}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Practicing}.] [Often written practise, practised, practising.] 1. To do or perform frequently, customarily, or habitually; to make a practice of; as, to practice gaming. Incline not my… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • practice — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 actual doing of sth VERB + PRACTICE ▪ put sth into ▪ I can t wait to put what I ve learned into practice. PREPOSITION ▪ in practice ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • practice — [ præktɪs] group local medical nursing private practice professional practice unethical unfair universal practice unscrupulous practices usual i …   Combinatory dictionary

  • practice, practise — I n. habit 1) to make a practice, practise of smt. 2) a common, usual; local; universal practice, practise 3) a practice, practise to + inf. (it was her practice, practise to drink a glass of wine every evening) exercise 4) to have practice,… …   Combinatory dictionary

  • practice — prac•tice [[t]ˈpræk tɪs[/t]] n. v. ticed, tic•ing 1) habitual or customary course of action or way of doing something: office practice[/ex] 2) a habit; custom: to make a practice of borrowing money[/ex] 3) repeated performance or systematic… …   From formal English to slang

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