practise russian
занима́ться
to be engaged in, to do, to be busy with
to practise, to do (sport), to go in for
to study (a subject), to learn
to study, to work (at one's lessons)
тренирова́ться
to train, to work out, to be in training
to practise, to practice
гада́ть
to guess, to conjecture, to speculate, to surmise
to tell fortunes, to read cards, to practise divination
практикова́ться
to practise, to train, to get practice (in something)
to be practised, to be used, to be applied
отрабо́тать
to work (for a set period), to put in (time), to complete (a shift)
to practise, to rehearse, to perfect, to work on
to work off (a debt), to pay off by working
практикова́ть
to practise, to employ regularly, to use
to practise medicine, to practise law, to be in practice
упражня́ться
to practise, to drill, to train
to exercise, to train, to work out
отраба́тывать
to practise, to perfect, to work out (a technique), to drill
to work off, to pay off (by working), to earn (by working)
to work (a set period), to put in (hours), to serve out (a shift)
колдова́ть
to practise witchcraft, to do magic, to conjure
to tinker (over something), to fuss (over something), to concoct
ворожи́ть
to tell fortunes, to divine, to practise fortune-telling, to do magic
шама́нить
to be a shaman, to practise shamanism
трениро́ванный
trained, fit, in good shape
practised, experienced, skilled
отраба́тываться
to be practised, to be honed, to be refined, to be developed
to be worked off, to be paid off, to be served (of a term)
наби́вший
having stuffed, having filled, having packed
skilled, experienced, practised
распе́тый
warmed up (voice), well-rehearsed, practised, well-sung
often sung, well-known, popular
прика́танный
rolled, compacted, pressed down, smoothed (by rolling)
broken-in, seasoned, well-practised, established (method)
отка́танный
run-in, broken-in
well-practised, rehearsed, perfected, fine-tuned
намета́вший
drifted, swept up, piled up, accumulated
experienced, skilled, practised, expert
вка́танный
well-practised, well-established, routine, broken-in
well-trodden, compacted, rolled flat, worn smooth
отраба́тывавшийся
being worked off, being compensated for by work, being served (of time)
being practised, being rehearsed, being developed, being refined
отраба́тывающийся
being worked off, being compensated for (through work)
being developed, being elaborated, being practised, being refined
Examples
Не то чтобы мне не нра́вился твой англи́йский, но для меня важно испо́льзовать ка́ждую возмо́жность занима́ться ру́сским языко́м.
It's not that I don't like your English, but for me it's important to use every opportunity to practise Russian.
Мне не то чтобы не нра́вится твой англи́йский, для меня важно испо́льзовать ка́ждую возмо́жность занима́ться ру́сским языко́м.
It's not that I don't like your English, but for me it's important to use every opportunity to practise Russian.



















