práctico

adj.

1 practical, no-nonsense, down-to-earth, matter-of-fact.

2 practical, handy, helpful, useful.

m.

1 coast pilot.

2 practitioner.

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práctico

► adjetivo

1 (gen) practical

2 (hábil) skilful (US skillful)

3 (pragmático) practical

► nombre masculino práctico

1 MARÍTIMO pilot

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práctico

► nombre masculino

1 MARÍTIMO pilot

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(f. - práctica)

adj.

practical

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1. ADJ

1) (=útil) [gen] practical; [herramienta] handy; [ropa] sensible, practical

no resultó ser muy práctico — it turned out to be not very practical

resulta práctico vivir tan cerca de la fábrica — it's convenient o handy to live so close to the factory

2) (=no teórico) [estudio, formación] practical

conocimientos prácticos de informática — practical experience of computers

3) (=pragmático)

sé práctico y búscate un trabajo que dé dinero — be practical o sensible and find a job with money

4) frm (=experto)

ser muy práctico en algo — to be very skilled at sth, be an expert at sth

2. SM

1) (Náut) pilot ( in a port )

2) (Med) practitioner

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I

-ca adjetivo

1) <envase/cuchillo> useful, handy; <falda/diseño> practical

regalémosle algo práctico — let's give her something useful o practical

es muy práctico tener el coche para hacer la compra — it's very handy o convenient having the car to do the shopping

2) (no teórico) practical

3) <persona> [SER] (desenvuelto) practical

tiene gran sentido práctico — she's very practically minded

II

masculino y femenino (Náut) pilot

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= workable, hands-on, practical, utilitarian, instrumental, working, down-to-earth, practice-oriented, hardheaded [hard-headed], serviceable, how-to, experiential, practically minded, worldly [worldlier -comp., worldliest -sup.], matter-of-fact.

Ex. The type of environment in which the principles of pre-coordination are workable are restricted by the acceptable bulk or length of index headings.

Ex. As an aid to evaluation, hands-on practical work is rarely cost effective, even in undertaken by inexperienced staff.

Ex. Yet, in its own way, the press was taking the lead in putting pressure on the Community to adopt a more practical outlook, and by so doing kept the subject alive in the minds of the public.

Ex. Descriptive bibliography has long been acknowledged as one primary field of bibliographical activity and greeted especially warmly by those who wish to see a strictly utilitarian end for these studies.

Ex. There are five types of 'gratification', instrumental, prestige, reinforcement, aesthetic and respite, to be derived from the reading of literature.

Ex. As they grow up, children have to develop an identity and a working philosophy of life.

Ex. The report gives a down-to-earth account of the way in which membership of the European Community has materially affected major British industries.

Ex. This paper describes a computerised index of the articles contained in 6 practice-oriented medical periodicals.

Ex. Managers should be encouraged to raise critical questions, and the criteria for evaluating progress must be as hardheaded as possible.

Ex. He provided us with this very serviceable definition: 'Bibliographical control is the development and maintenance of a system of adequate recording of all forms of material published and unpublished, printed, audio-visual or otherwise, which add to the sum of human knowledge and information'.

Ex. In addition, adult education in general has moved from an emphasis on the liberal arts to a concentration on practical, 'how-to' courses.

Ex. This necessitates the sharing of experiential knowledge at various levels and in various forms.

Ex. He is practically minded, not taking unnecessary risks or deliberately hurting his victims if nothing is to be gained.

Ex. There exist sets of duality in this philosophy; body versus soul, worldly versus unworldly and life versus salvation.

Ex. The videotape of the interviews showed the offender to be impassive and matter-of-fact in describing what he had done.

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* a efectos prácticos = to all intents and purposes, for all practical purposes, for all intents and purposes, to all intents.

* basado en un método práctico = enquiry-based [inquiry-based, -USA].

* caso práctico = case.

* casos prácticos = best practices.

* consejo práctico = tip.

* con una mente práctica = practically minded.

* cuestión práctica = practicality.

* de un modo práctico = practically.

* ejercicio práctico = practical, practical exercise.

* escritor de casos prácticos = case writer [case-writer].

* examen práctico = practical examination.

* experiencia práctica = field experience, hands on experience, practical experience.

* guía práctica = working guide.

* información práctica = practical information.

* poco práctico = impractical, awkward.

* razón práctica = practical reason.

* supuesto práctico = case.

* trabajo práctico = fieldwork [field work], practical work.

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I

-ca adjetivo

1) <envase/cuchillo> useful, handy; <falda/diseño> practical

regalémosle algo práctico — let's give her something useful o practical

es muy práctico tener el coche para hacer la compra — it's very handy o convenient having the car to do the shopping

2) (no teórico) practical

3) <persona> [SER] (desenvuelto) practical

tiene gran sentido práctico — she's very practically minded

II

masculino y femenino (Náut) pilot

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= workable, hands-on, practical, utilitarian, instrumental, working, down-to-earth, practice-oriented, hardheaded [hard-headed], serviceable, how-to, experiential, practically minded, worldly [worldlier -comp., worldliest -sup.], matter-of-fact.

Ex: The type of environment in which the principles of pre-coordination are workable are restricted by the acceptable bulk or length of index headings.

Ex: As an aid to evaluation, hands-on practical work is rarely cost effective, even in undertaken by inexperienced staff.

Ex: Yet, in its own way, the press was taking the lead in putting pressure on the Community to adopt a more practical outlook, and by so doing kept the subject alive in the minds of the public.

Ex: Descriptive bibliography has long been acknowledged as one primary field of bibliographical activity and greeted especially warmly by those who wish to see a strictly utilitarian end for these studies.

Ex: There are five types of 'gratification', instrumental, prestige, reinforcement, aesthetic and respite, to be derived from the reading of literature.

Ex: As they grow up, children have to develop an identity and a working philosophy of life.

Ex: The report gives a down-to-earth account of the way in which membership of the European Community has materially affected major British industries.

Ex: This paper describes a computerised index of the articles contained in 6 practice-oriented medical periodicals.

Ex: Managers should be encouraged to raise critical questions, and the criteria for evaluating progress must be as hardheaded as possible.

Ex: He provided us with this very serviceable definition: 'Bibliographical control is the development and maintenance of a system of adequate recording of all forms of material published and unpublished, printed, audio-visual or otherwise, which add to the sum of human knowledge and information'.

Ex: In addition, adult education in general has moved from an emphasis on the liberal arts to a concentration on practical, 'how-to' courses.

Ex: This necessitates the sharing of experiential knowledge at various levels and in various forms.

Ex: He is practically minded, not taking unnecessary risks or deliberately hurting his victims if nothing is to be gained.

Ex: There exist sets of duality in this philosophy; body versus soul, worldly versus unworldly and life versus salvation.

Ex: The videotape of the interviews showed the offender to be impassive and matter-of-fact in describing what he had done.

* a efectos prácticos = to all intents and purposes, for all practical purposes, for all intents and purposes, to all intents.

* basado en un método práctico = enquiry-based [inquiry-based, -USA].

* caso práctico = case.

* casos prácticos = best practices.

* consejo práctico = tip.

* con una mente práctica = practically minded.

* cuestión práctica = practicality.

* de un modo práctico = practically.

* ejercicio práctico = practical, practical exercise.

* escritor de casos prácticos = case writer [case-writer].

* examen práctico = practical examination.

* experiencia práctica = field experience, hands on experience, practical experience.

* guía práctica = working guide.

* información práctica = practical information.

* poco práctico = impractical, awkward.

* razón práctica = practical reason.

* supuesto práctico = case.

* trabajo práctico = fieldwork [field work], practical work.

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práctico¹ -ca

adjective

A ‹envase/cuchillo› useful, handy; ‹falda/bolso› practical

es un diseño muy práctico it's a very practical design

regalémosle algo práctico let's give her something useful o practical

es muy práctico tener el coche para hacer las compras it's very handy o convenient having the car to do the shopping

B (no teórico) practical

C ‹persona›

1 [ SER] (desenvuelto) practical

tiene gran sentido práctico she's very practically minded

2 (RPl) [ ESTAR] (experimentado) experienced

cuando estés más práctica, te presto el auto when you're more experienced o when you've had more practice, I'll lend you the car

práctico²

masculine and feminine

(Náut) pilot

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Del verbo practicar: (conjugate practicar)

practico es:

1ª persona singular (yo) presente indicativo

practicó es:

3ª persona singular (él/ella/usted) pretérito indicativo

Multiple Entries:
practicar    
práctico
practicar (conjugate practicar) verbo transitivo
1

a) ‹idioma/pieza musical› to practice^{(conjugate practice)};

‹tenis› to play;

◊ práctico la natación to swim;

no practica ningún deporte he doesn't play o do any sport(s)

b) ‹profesión› to practice^{(conjugate practice)}

2 (frml) (llevar a cabo, realizar) ‹corte/incisión› to make;
‹autopsia/operación› to perform, do;
‹redada/actividad› to carry out;
‹detenciones› to make
verbo intransitivo (repetir) to practice^{(conjugate practice)};
(ejercer) to practice^{(conjugate practice)}
práctico

◊ -ca adjetivo

1 ‹envase/cuchillo› useful, handy;
‹falda/diseño› practical;

◊ es muy práctico tener el coche para hacer la compra it's very handy o convenient having the car to do the shopping

2 (no teórico) practical
3 ‹persona› [SER] (desenvuelto) practical
practicar
I verbo transitivo
1 (una profesión) to practise, US practice
2 (una actividad) to play, practise: deberías practicar el tenis más a menudo, you should play tennis more regularly
3 (una operación, etc) to carry out, do, perform: tuvieron que practicarle una autopsia, they had to perform a post mortem on him
4 Rel to practise
II verbo intransitivo to practise: si quieres hablar bien el inglés, debes practicar más, if you want to speak good English, you must practise more ➣ Ver nota en practise
práctico,-a
I adjetivo
1 (un objeto) handy, useful
2 (una persona, disciplina) practical
II m Náut pilot
'práctico' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
ejercicio
- práctica
- realista
- útil
- utilitaria
- utilitario
- aplicación
English:
convenient
- down-to-earth
- exercise
- handy
- impractical
- inconvenient
- inconveniently
- matter-of-fact
- practical
- practicality
- sandwich course
- sensible
- serviceable
- skilled
- starry-eyed
- tip
- useful
- down
- hand
- hard
- matter
- pilot
- practically

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práctico¹, -a adj

1. [objeto, situación] practical;

[útil] handy, useful;

un regalo práctico a practical gift;

es muy práctico vivir cerca del centro it's very handy o convenient living near the centre

2. [curso, conocimientos] practical;

un curso práctico de fotografía a practical photography course;

estudiaremos varios casos prácticos we will study a number of practical examples

3. [persona] [pragmático] practical;

es una persona muy práctica she's a very practical o pragmatic person

4. [casi]

la práctica desaparición de la variedad silvestre the virtual extinction of the wild variety

5. RP [persona] [experimentado]

estar práctico to be experienced, to have experience

práctico² nm

Náut pilot

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práctico

I adj practical

II m MAR pilot

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práctico, -ca adj

: practical, useful

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práctico adj

1. (en general) practical

los coches pequeños son muy prácticos small cars are very practical

2. (útil) handy [comp. handier; superl. handiest]