practise
1 verb work on improving TRANSITIVEcleacht verb cleachtadh a dhéanamh ar bheith ag cleachtadh to practise the piano bheith ag cleachtadh ar an bpianó, cleachtadh a dhéanamh ar an bpianóthey were practising their Irish on me bhí siad ag cleachtadh a gcuid Gaeilge ormpractise hitting the ball cleacht an liathróid a bhualadh, déan cleachtadh ar an liathróid a bhualadh
INTRANSITIVEcleacht verb cleachtadh a dhéanamhbheith ag cleachtadh she's practising hard tá sí ag cleachtadh go dian
2 verb also REL, EMPL, SOCIOL profession, faith, lifestyle TRANSITIVEcleacht verb he practises Chinese medicine bíonn sé ag cleachtadh leigheas na Síne, bíonn sé ag plé le leigheas na Síneto practise a religion creideamh a chleachtadh
INTRANSITIVEcleacht verb she's practising as a lawyer tá sí ag cleachtadh mar dhlíodóir, is dlíodóir í
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3 verb regularly do activity TRANSITIVEdéan verb he started practising yoga thosaigh sé ag déanamh ióga 4 verb of principle etc TRANSITIVEthe organisation practises censorship bíonn cinsireacht ar bun ag an eagraíochtthey practise deception bíonn siad ag bualadh bob ar dhaoinethe law as it's practised here an dlí mar a chleachtar anseo é, an dlí mar atá sé i bhfeidhm anseo