Similar words: breach · peach · reach · preacher · preface · prelacy · beach · bleach · broach · leach
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preach

1 verb REL give sermon
INTRANSITIVEseanmóir a thabhairtseanmóireacht a dhéanamhhe was preaching to the crowd bhí sé ag tabhairt seanmóra don slua
TRANSITIVEto preach a sermon seanmóir a dhéanamh, seanmóir a thabhairt
2 verb REL publicly proclaim TRANSITIVEcraobhscaoil verb  c m usoiscéalaigh verb  c m u
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3 verb advocate
TRANSITIVEmol verb  c m ushe preached caution mhol sí do dhaoine a bheith cúramachto practise what you preach beart a dhéanamh de réir do bhriathair
INTRANSITIVEhe was preaching against corruption bhí sé ag labhairt amach in éadan na caimiléireachta, bhí sé ag cur de faoi chaimiléireacht
4 verb pejorative advise (pompously) INTRANSITIVEbheith ag seanmóireacht  c m ubheith ag praeitseáilthey're tired of being preached at tá siad tuirseach de dhaoine a bheith ag seanmóireacht orthu
phrases

to preach the gospel

RELan soiscéal a chraobhscaoileadhan soiscéal a scaipeadh

to preach the gospel of sth

they're preaching the gospel of cutbacks tá ciorruithe á moladh go haer acu

to preach to the converted

bheith ag múineadh méilí don uan

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