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preach to the converted

  • 1 preach

    1. intransitive verb
    predigen (to zu, vor + Dat.; on über + Akk.); (fig.) eine Predigt halten (ugs.)

    preach to the converted — (fig.) offene Türen einrennen (ugs.)

    2. transitive verb
    1) halten [Predigt, Ansprache]; predigen [Evangelium, Botschaft]; verkündigen [Glauben, Lehre]
    2) (advocate) predigen (ugs.)

    practice what one preaches — (fig.) was man [anderen] predigt, selbst auch tun

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    [pri: ]
    1) (to give a talk (called a sermon), usually during a religious service, about religious or moral matters: The vicar preached (a sermon) on/about pride.) predigen
    2) (to speak to someone as though giving a sermon: Don't preach at me!) eine Predigt halten
    3) (to advise: He preaches caution.) predigen
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    [pri:tʃ]
    I. vi
    1. (give a sermon) predigen
    ▪ to \preach to sb vor jdm predigen [o eine Predigt halten
    2. ( pej: lecture)
    ▪ to \preach at [or to] sb jdm eine Predigt halten fig
    she's always \preaching at me about keeping my room tidy sie predigt mir immer, dass ich mein Zimmer in Ordnung halten soll
    3.
    ▶ to \preach to the converted offene Türen einrennen fig
    II. vt
    to \preach a sermon eine Predigt halten; (proclaim)
    to \preach the Gospel das Evangelium verkünden
    ▪ to \preach sth etw predigen fig
    to \preach austerity/peace Enthaltsamkeit/Frieden predigen fam
    to \preach communism den Kommunismus propagieren
    to \preach a doctrine eine Doktrin verkünden
    to practise [or AM practice] what one \preaches sich dat an die eigene Nase fassen, sich akk an der eigenen Nase nehmen ÖSTERR
    * * *
    [priːtʃ]
    1. vt
    predigen; (fig) advantages etc propagieren
    2. vi
    (= give a sermon, be moralistic) predigen

    who is preaching today? — wer predigt heute?, wer hält heute die Predigt?

    to preach to/at sb — jdm eine Predigt halten

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    preach [priːtʃ]
    A v/i
    1. (to) predigen (zu oder vor einer Gemeinde etc), eine Predigt halten (dat oder vor dat):
    preach to the converted fig offene Türen einrennen
    2. fig predigen:
    preach at sb jemandem eine (Moral)Predigt halten ( about wegen)
    B v/t
    1. etwas predigen:
    preach the gospel das Evangelium predigen oder verkündigen;
    preach a sermon eine Predigt halten
    2. etwas predigen, lehren, ermahnen zu:
    preach charity Nächstenliebe predigen
    3. preach down predigen gegen, herziehen über (akk)
    4. preach up predigen für, (in Predigten) loben oder (an)preisen
    C s umg Predigt f, Sermon m
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    1. intransitive verb
    predigen (to zu, vor + Dat.; on über + Akk.); (fig.) eine Predigt halten (ugs.)

    preach to the converted — (fig.) offene Türen einrennen (ugs.)

    2. transitive verb
    1) halten [Predigt, Ansprache]; predigen [Evangelium, Botschaft]; verkündigen [Glauben, Lehre]
    2) (advocate) predigen (ugs.)

    practice what one preaches — (fig.) was man [anderen] predigt, selbst auch tun

    * * *
    v.
    predigen v.

    English-german dictionary > preach

  • 2 preach

    [pri:tʃ] vi
    1) ( give a sermon) predigen;
    to \preach to sb vor jdm predigen [o eine Predigt halten];
    2) (pej: lecture)
    to \preach at [or to] sb jdm eine Predigt halten ( fig)
    she's always \preaching at me about keeping my room tidy sie predigt mir immer, dass ich mein Zimmer in Ordnung halten soll
    PHRASES:
    to \preach to the converted offene Türen einrennen ( fig) vt
    1) ( give)
    to \preach a sermon eine Predigt halten;
    to \preach the Gospel das Evangelium verkünden
    2) ( advocate)
    to \preach sth etw predigen ( fig)
    to \preach austerity/ peace Enthaltsamkeit/Frieden predigen ( fam)
    to \preach communism den Kommunismus propagieren;
    to \preach a doctrine eine Doktrin verkünden;
    to practise [or (Am) practice] what one \preaches sich dat an die eigene Nase fassen

    English-German students dictionary > preach

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  • preach to the converted — phrase to try to persuade people to accept opinions and beliefs that they already have, and that they do not need to know Thesaurus: to persuade someone to agree with or support yousynonym Main entry: preach * * * preach to the conˈverted idiom… …   Useful english dictionary

  • preach to the converted — to talk about something with a group of people who already agree with you. Many websites seem to only preach to the converted, but others attract all sorts of people …   New idioms dictionary

  • preach to the choir/preach to the converted — tell people who already know the message, talk to the wrong audience,    When I complained to the class about students who were absent, Ed reminded me that I was preaching to the choir! …   English idioms

  • preach to the converted — try hard to convince someone of something they already believe …   English contemporary dictionary

  • preach to the converted — to try to persuade people to accept opinions and beliefs that they already have, and that they do not need to know …   English dictionary

  • preach to the choir — (or the converted) advocate something to people who already share one s convictions about its merits or importance * * * preach to the choir see ↑preach • • • Main Entry: ↑choir preach to the choir (chiefly US) (or preach to the converted) : to… …   Useful english dictionary

  • preach to the choir — verb Speaking as if to convince a person or group of something which that person or group already believes. Jay Branegan says each side will be preaching to the choir. Democrats will make the argument thats been successful with their base . . .… …   Wiktionary

  • preach — [pri:tʃ] v [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: prechier, from Late Latin praedicare, from Latin dicare to say publicly ] 1.) [I and T] to talk about a religious subject in a public place, especially in a church during a service preach to ▪… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • preach — (v.) late O.E. predician, a loan word from Church Latin, reborrowed 12c. as preachen, from O.Fr. prechier (11c.), from L.L. predicare to proclaim publicly, announce (in Medieval Latin to preach ), from L. prae before (see PRE (Cf. pre )) + dicare …   Etymology dictionary

  • preach */ — UK [priːtʃ] / US [prɪtʃ] verb Word forms preach : present tense I/you/we/they preach he/she/it preaches present participle preaching past tense preached past participle preached 1) [intransitive/transitive] to talk about a religious subject at a… …   English dictionary

  • preach — verb 1 (I, T) to give a talk in public about a religious subject, especially about the correct moral way for people to behave (+ to/on/about): Christ began preaching to large crowds. | preach sth: The pastor preached a sermon on brotherly love. 2 …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

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