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1 preaches
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2 to practise what one preaches
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3 practise
a. ( = put into practice) [+ technique, meditation, one's religion] pratiquer ; [+ method] appliquer• to practise medicine/law exercer la médecine/la profession d'avocatb. ( = exercise in) [+ violin, song, chorus] travaillerb. [doctor, lawyer] exercer* * *1.GB, practice US ['præktɪs] transitive verb1) ( work at) travailler [song, speech, French]; s'exercer à [movement, shot]; réviser [technique]; répéter [play]to practise doing ou how to do — s'entraîner à faire
2) ( use) pratiquer [restraint, kindness]; utiliser [method]3) ( follow a profession) exercer4) ( observe) pratiquer [custom, religion]2.1) ( train) (at piano, violin) s'exercer; ( for sports) s'entraîner; (for play, concert) répéter2) ( follow a profession) exercerto practise as — exercer la profession de [doctor, lawyer]
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4 preach
preach [pri:t∫]• don't preach! pas de morale, s'il te plaît ![+ religion] prêcher ; [+ patience, advantage] prôner* * *[priːtʃ] 1.intransitive verb Religion prêcher (to à); fig pej sermonner2.transitive verb Religion prêcher (to à); fig prêcher, prôner [tolerance, virtue, pacifism]•• -
5 evangelist
[i-]noun (a person who preaches Christianity especially at large public meetings.) évangéliste -
6 preach
[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.) prêcher2) (to speak to someone as though giving a sermon: Don't preach at me!) sermonner3) (to advise: He preaches caution.) prêcher•- preacher -
7 practise
A vtr1 ( work at) travailler [song, speech, French] ; s'exercer à [movement, shot] ; réviser [technique] ; répéter [play, performance] ; to practise the piano travailler le piano ; to practise one's scales faire ses gammes ; she's practising what to say to him elle répète ce qu'elle va lui dire ; to practise doing ou how to do s'entraîner à faire ; to practise one's French on sb essayer son français sur qn ;3 ( follow a profession) exercer ; to practise medicine/law exercer la médecine/la profession de juriste ;4 ( observe) pratiquer [custom, religion].B vi1 ( train) (at piano, violin) s'exercer ; ( for sports) s'entraîner ; (for play, concert) répéter ; to practise for s'entraîner pour [match, game] ; répéter [play, speech] ;to practise what one preaches prêcher par l'exemple. -
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B vtr Relig prêcher (to à) ; fig prêcher, prôner [tolerance, virtue, pacifism etc] ; to preach a sermon faire un sermon, prêcher.to practise what one preaches conformer ses actes à ses paroles ; to preach to the converted enfoncer une porte ouverte. -
9 practise
(a) (for improvement → musical instrument) s'exercer à, travailler; (→ song) travailler, répéter; (→ foreign language) travailler, pratiquer; (→ stroke, shot) travailler;∎ she was practising a Chopin nocturne elle travaillait un nocturne de Chopin;∎ can I practise my French on you? est-ce que je peux parler français ou pratiquer mon français avec vous?;∎ to practise speaking French s'entraîner à parler français;∎ you should practise your backhand vous devriez travailler votre revers(b) (put into practice → principle, virtue) pratiquer, mettre en pratique;∎ in this school, we practise self-discipline dans cette école, on pratique l'autodiscipline;∎ you should practise what you preach vous devriez donner l'exemple;∎ he doesn't practise what he preaches il ne met pas en pratique ce qu'il prêche(c) (profession) exercer, pratiquer;∎ he practises medicine il pratique ou exerce la médecine;∎ to practise law exercer le métier de notaire/d'avocat;∎ he studied law/medicine, but never practised it il a étudié le droit/la médecine, mais n'a jamais exercé∎ the cruelty they practised on their victims les cruautés qu'ils infligeaient à ou les sévices qu'ils faisaient subir à leurs victimes(e) (customs, beliefs) observer, pratiquer;∎ pagan rituals are still practised in the area on pratique encore certains rites païens dans la région∎ I'm just practising je ne fais que m'entraîner;∎ she practises a few hours every day elle s'entraîne plusieurs heures par jour;∎ to practise on the guitar faire des exercices à la guitare(b) (professionally) exercer;∎ he practises in Edinburgh il exerce à Édimbourg -
10 preach
preach [pri:tʃ]∎ to preach to sb prêcher qn;∎ figurative to preach to the converted prêcher un converti∎ stop preaching at me! arrête tes sermons ou de me faire la leçon!∎ to preach a sermon prêcher, faire un sermon∎ to preach a new doctrine prêcher une doctrine nouvelle;∎ she preaches austerity and lives in luxury elle prêche l'austérité mais elle vit dans le luxe
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