nounnoun

la pratica

practice

Definition & meaning

The word pratica has several meanings depending on the context in which it is used:

  1. Practice or practical application: It refers to the repeated exercise of an activity or skill to improve it, or the application of an idea or theory in reality.
  2. Professional experience: It denotes the actual experience gained in a specific field or trade.
  3. Formal procedure: It refers to a set of documents, paperwork, or a specific process managed by an office or bureaucracy (e.g., a visa application or a legal file).
  4. Custom or habit: It describes a habitual way of acting or a social convention.
  5. Adjective (practical): As an adjective (feminine form of pratico), it describes someone who is efficient, skilled, or a person who prefers concrete results over theory. It can also describe an object that is useful or functional.

Grammar & Word origin

  • Grammar: It functions primarily as a feminine noun (la pratica, le pratiche) or as the feminine singular adjective of pratico.
  • Word origin: It derives from the Late Latin practica, which in turn comes from the Greek praktikós, meaning "fit for action" or "active," related to the verb prássein (to do or perform).

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms:

  • Esercizio pratica (exercise)
  • Abitudine pratica (habit)
  • Procedura pratica (procedure)
  • Esperienza pratica (experience)
  • Convenienza pratica (usefulness/convenience)

Antonyms:

  • Teoria pratica (theory)
  • Inesperienza pratica (inexperience)
  • Astrattezza pratica (abstractness)
  • Incomodità pratica (inconvenience)

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Io faccio pratica ogni giorno con l’italiano.noun

I practice every day with Italian.

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