German

Noun

Praktik f ‎(genitive Praktik, plural Praktiken)

1. practice, method, procedure
2. (chiefly plural) practice, habit, custom

Usage notes

The term is often, but not always, used to indicate questionable or improper practices.

Declension

External links

• Praktik on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^de
• Praktik in Duden online

Swedish

Noun

praktik c

1. (uncountable) practice, actual operation (the opposite of theory)

   I praktiken framkallas i de elektriska motorerna de magnetiska fälten aldrig annat än genom elektriska strömmar

   In practice, the magnetic fields in electric motors are never generated otherwise than by electric currents

   när de skola utföra teorier i praktiken, stå de handfallna.

   when they are to execute their theories in practice, they are bewildered.

2. a practice, a habit, the traditional way of doing things
3. a practice, a clinic, a doctor's (or lawyer's) office
4. practice, an internship as part of an education

Declension

Related terms

• praktiker
• praktisk
• praxis