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practicar

to practise

verb prak-tee-KAHR Less Common

Also means

to perform

Usage Note

Practicar means to practise a skill or sport — practicar el piano, practicar natación. It also has the medical/formal sense of 'to perform': practicar una operación ('to perform an operation'). Note the spelling change c→qu before : practiqué. The noun is práctica and the adjective is práctico.

Examples

"Practica el español todos los días."

Natural Translation

She practises Spanish every day.

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