-
1 preach
1. I1) be fond of preaching любить поучать /читать нравоучения/: shut up! don't preach замолчи, хватит читать мораль!; practise what one preaches действовать согласно провозглашаемым принципам2) they went to church to hear him preach они пошли в церковь, чтобы послушать его проповедь2. II1) he felt that his teachers preached too much ему казалось, что его наставники слишком много занимаются поучениями2) preach eloquently (zealously, militantly, tiresomely, etc.) читать яркие и т.д. проповеди3. IIIpreach smth. preach Buddism (the Gospel, etc.) проповедовать буддизм и т.д.; preach patience (economy, international peace, war, etc.) призывать и терпению и т.д.; preach physical fitness (exercises and fresh air, etc.) пропагандировать необходимость сохранения здоровья и т.д.4. Vpreach smb. smth. preach smb. a sermon читать кому-л. мораль, поучать кого-л.; don't preach me a sermon about being lazy now, please не читай мне, пожалуйста, морали о том, что нельзя лениться5. XVIpreach against smth. preach against drinking (against intemperance, against covetousness, etc.) выступать претив пьянства и т.д.; осуждать пьянство и т.д.; preach to (at) smb., smth. preach to the boys (to the audience, etc.) наставлять /поучать/ мальчиков и т.д.; preach to deaf ears (to a hungry man) взывать к глухим и т.д.; preach at smb. читать кому-л. мораль /нравоучение/; preach in (at, from, etc.) some place preach in the streets (at the abbey, in church, etc.) читать проповеди /проповедовать/ на улицах и т.д.; preach from the pulpit читать проповедь с кафедры; preach on smth. preach on a subject выступать с проповедью на какую-л. тему; preach for some time preach for two hours прочитать двухчасовую проповедь6. XVIIIpreach oneself to some state preach oneself hoarse читать нравоучения до хрипоты7. XXI1preach smth. to smb. preach temperance (patience, economy, etc.) to people проповедовать людям воздержание и т.д., призывать людей к воздержанию и т.д.
См. также в других словарях:
Militantly — Militant Mil i*tant, a. [L. militans, antis, p. pr. of militare to be soldier: cf. F. militant. See {Militate}.] Engaged in warfare; fighting; combating; serving as a soldier. {Mil i*tant*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] At which command the powers… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… … Universalium
Anarchism in Spain — Anarchism has historically gained more support and influence in Spain than anywhere else, especially before Francisco Franco s victory in the Spanish Civil War of 1936 1939.There were several variants of anarchism in Spain: the peasant anarchism… … Wikipedia
History of the Ukrainian minority in Poland — The history of the Ukrainian minority in Poland dates back to the Late Middle Ages,[1] preceding the 14th century Galicia–Volhynia Wars between Casimir III the Great of Poland, and Liubartas of Lithuania. Following the extinction of the Rurikid… … Wikipedia
Atheism — Atheism, as an explicit position, can be either the affirmation of the nonexistence of gods, [The Oxford American Dictionary defines atheist as a person who does not believe in the existence of a god or gods. New York: Avon Press, 1980.] or the… … Wikipedia
Santé engagé — Infobox Music genre bgcolor = #FF8020 color = white name = Santé engazé stylistic origins = Sega music, Oriental music and Occidental music cultural origins = 1970s Mauritius instruments = Typical Mauritian Sega instruments: ravanne maravane… … Wikipedia
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… … Universalium
ancient Rome — ▪ ancient state, Europe, Africa, and Asia Introduction the state centred on the city of Rome. This article discusses the period from the founding of the city and the regal period, which began in 753 BC, through the events leading to the… … Universalium
German Resistance — The German Resistance refers to those individuals and groups in Nazi Germany who opposed the regime of Adolf Hitler between 1933 and 1945. Some of these engaged in active plans to remove Hitler from power and overthrow his regime. Their plans… … Wikipedia
Mexico — /mek si koh /, n. 1. a republic in S North America. 97,563,374; 761,530 sq. mi. (1,972,363 sq. km). Cap.: Mexico City. 2. a state in central Mexico. 6,245,000; 8268 sq. mi. (21,415 sq. km). Cap.: Toluca. 3. Gulf of, Mexican, Golfo de México /gawl … Universalium