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1 practise
'præktis1) (to do exercises to improve one's performance in a particular skill etc: She practises the piano every day; You must practise more if you want to enter the competition.) entrenarse, ejercitarse2) (to make (something) a habit: to practise self-control.) practicar, ejercer3) (to do or follow (a profession, usually medicine or law): He practises (law) in London.) ejercer, practicar•practise vb practicarA diferencia del inglés británico, en inglés americano el verbo se escribe igual que el nombre, practicetr['præktɪs]1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (do repeatedly - language, serve, scales) practicar; (song, act) ensayar2 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (religion, belief, economy) practicar3 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (profession) ejercer1 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (gen) practicar3 SMALLBRITISH ENGLISH/SMALL (professionally) ejercer (as, de/como)= practice (US) ['præktɪs]1. VI1) (to improve skill) (Sport)entrenar; (Theat)ensayar; (Mus)practicarhe practises for two hours every evening — entrena/ensaya/practica durante dos horas todas las tardes
2) (=work professionally)[lawyer, doctor]ejercerto practise as a doctor/lawyer — ejercer de {or} como médico/abogado
2. VT1) (=put into practice)[+ medicine]practicar; [+ law]ejercer; [+ self-denial, one's religion, method]practicar- to practise what one preaches2) (=work on) (Sport)practicar; [+ piano, language, technique]practicar; [+ song, speech]ensayar -
2 mime
1. noun1) (the art of using movement to perform the function of speech, especially in drama: She is studying mime.) mimo2) (a play in which no words are spoken and the actions tell the story: The children performed a mime.) pantomima, representación de mimo3) (an actor in such a play; someone who practises this art: Marcel Marceau is a famous mime.) mimo
2. verb(to act, eg in such a play, using movements rather than words: He mimed his love for her by holding his hands over his heart.) hacer mimo, imitarmime1 n mimo / mímicamime2 vb1. imitar / hacer mímicacan you mime a piano player? ¿sabes hacer mímica de un pianista?2. hacer playbackshe's not singing, she's miming no canta, hace playbacktr[maɪm]1 (art) mimo2 (performance) pantomima, representación nombre femenino de mimo1 (express by mime) expresar haciendo mímica1 (pretend to sing) hacer playbackmimic: imitar, remedarmime vipantomime: hacer la mímicamime n1) : mimo mf2) pantomime: pantomima fn.• mimo s.m.• mímica s.f.• mímico s.m.• pantomima s.f.v.• hacer en pantomima v.• remedar v.maɪm
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a) u ( technique) mímica fb) c mime (artist) mimo mfc) c ( performance) pantomima f
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transitive verb imitar, hacer* la mímica de
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vi hacer* la mímica[maɪm]1.N (=acting) mimo m, mímica f ; (=play) teatro m de mimo; (=actor) mimo mf2.VT imitar, remedar3.VI (=act) hacer mímica4.CPDmime artist N — mimo mf
* * *[maɪm]
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a) u ( technique) mímica fb) c mime (artist) mimo mfc) c ( performance) pantomima f
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transitive verb imitar, hacer* la mímica de
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3 socialist
noun (a person who believes in and/or practises socialism.) socialistasocialist adj-n socialistatr['səʊʃəlɪst]1 socialista1 socialista nombre masulino o femeninosocialist ['so:ʃəlɪst] adj: socialista: socialista mfadj.• socialista adj.n.• socialista s.m.,f.
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Socialist 'səʊʃələst adjective socialista
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Socialist noun socialista mf['sǝʊʃǝlɪst]1.ADJ socialista2.N socialista mf* * *
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Socialist ['səʊʃələst] adjective socialista
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4 sorcerer
feminine - sorceress; noun (a person who practises sorcery.) hechicero; hechiceratr['sɔːsərəSMALLr/SMALL]1 hechicero, brujosorcerer ['sɔrsərər] n: hechicero m, brujo m, mago mn.• brujo s.m.• hechicero, -era s.m.,f.'sɔːrsərərnoun (liter) hechicero m, brujo m['sɔːsǝrǝ(r)]N hechicero m, brujo m* * *['sɔːrsərər]noun (liter) hechicero m, brujo m -
5 stale
steil1) ((of food etc) not fresh and therefore dry and tasteless: stale bread.)2) (no longer interesting: His ideas are stale and dull.)3) (no longer able to work etc well because of too much study etc: If she practises the piano for more than two hours a day, she will grow stale.)stale adj duro / pasadotr[steɪl]1 (food - gen) no fresco,-a, pasado,-a; (- bread, cake) duro,-a; (tobacco) rancio,-a; (wine, beer) picado,-a4 (person) quemado,-a, cansado,-a, harto,-astale bread: pan durostale news: viejas noticiasadj.• añejo, -a adj.• duro, -a adj.• fiambre adj.• manido, -a adj.• mohoso, -a adj.• pasado, -a adj.• rancio, -a adj.• trasnochado, -a adj.• viciado, -a adj.steɪladjective staler, stalesta) < bread> no fresco, añejo (fam); ( hard) duro; <butter/cheese> rancio; < beer> pasado; < air> viciado[steɪl]1. ADJ(compar staler) (superl stalest)1) (=not fresh) [cheese, butter, sweat, cigarette smoke] rancio; [breath] maloliente; [air] viciado; [biscuit, beer] pasado; [cake] seco; [bread] correoso; (=hard) duroto go stale — [biscuit, beer] pasarse; [cake] secarse; [bread] ponerse correoso; (=become hard) ponerse duro
to have gone stale — (lit) estar pasado
2) (fig) [news, joke] viejo; [idea] marchitotheir relationship had become stale — la relación se había estancado or anquilosado
to get or become stale — [person] estancarse, anquilosarse
I'm getting stale — me estoy estancando or anquilosando
2.VI liter [relationship, author, writing] quedarse estancado or anquilosado; [pleasures] perder la frescura liter* * *[steɪl]adjective staler, stalest -
6 telepathist
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7 yogi
- ɡinoun (a person who practises and/or teaches the yoga philosophy.) yoguitr['jəʊgɪ]1 yogui nombre masculinon.• yogui s.m.['jǝʊɡɪ]N (pl yogis or yogin) [ˌ'jǝʊɡɪn] yogui m -
8 ejercer
ejercer ( conjugate ejercer) verbo transitivo 1 2 ‹influencia/poder/presión› to exert verbo intransitivo [abogado/médico] to practice( conjugate practice);
ejercer
I verbo transitivo
1 (un oficio, una profesión) to practise: ejerce la medicina, she practises medicine
2 (una influencia, acción) to exert: ejerces demasiada presión, you exert too much pressure
3 (un derecho) ejerceremos nuestro derecho al voto, we'll exercise our right to vote
II verbo intransitivo to practise [de, as] ' ejercer' also found in these entries: Spanish: destinar - ejercitar - abogacía - practicar English: exercise - exert - lobby - ply - practice - practise - pressure - pursue - solicit - wield - bring - certify - licensed - qualify - strain - sway -
9 sparring-partner
1) (a person with whom a boxer practises.) compañero de entrenamiento2) (a person with whom one enjoys a lively argument.) oponente
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