praticar

Portuguese

From Medieval Latin prāctica (“practical affairs; business”), from Ancient Greek πρᾱκτική (prāktikḗ, “practice, experience”), from πρακτικός (praktikós, “practical”), from πράσσω (prássō, “to do”).

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾa.t͡ʃiˈka(ʁ)/ [pɾa.t͡ʃiˈka(h)]
- (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /pɾa.t͡ʃiˈka(ɾ)/
- (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /pɾa.t͡ʃiˈka(ʁ)/ [pɾa.t͡ʃiˈka(χ)]
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /pɾa.t͡ʃiˈka(ɻ)/

praticar (first-person singular present pratico, first-person singular preterite pratiquei, past participle praticado)

to practice (repeat an activity as a way of improving one’s skill)
to practice (perform or observe in a habitual fashion)
Synonyms: exercitar, treinar

As pessoas deveriam praticar desporto. ― People should practice sport.

Conjugation of praticar (c-qu alternation) (See Appendix:Portuguese verbs)

¹Brazil.
²Portugal.

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