PREACHES - Translation from English into German

in the PONS Dictionary

I. preach [pri:tʃ] VB intr

1. preach (give a sermon):

preach

predigen

to preach to sb

vor jdm predigen [o. eine Predigt halten]

2. preach 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

II. preach [pri:tʃ] VB trans

1. preach (give):

to preach a sermon

eine Predigt halten

(proclaim) to preach the Gospel

das Evangelium verkünden

2. preach (advocate):

to preach sth

etw predigen fig

to preach austerity/peace

Enthaltsamkeit/Frieden predigen inf

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

to practise [or Am practice] what one preaches

sich acc an der eigenen Nase nehmen A

OpenDict entry

preach VB

you are preaching to the choir (already in agreement) fig

mir brauchst du das nicht zu sagen, ich bin ganz deiner Meinung

they are just preaching to the choir (wasting your time) fig

sie richten sich sowieso immer nur an diejenigen, die schon überzeugt sind

OpenDict entry

preach VB

you're wasting your time, you are preaching to the choir fig

das ist Zeitverschwendung, das ist wie Eulen nach Athen tragen

Present

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Past

I	preached
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Present Perfect

I	have	preached
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Past Perfect

I	had	preached
you	had	preached
he/she/it	had	preached
we	had	preached
you	had	preached
they	had	preached