WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| preach⇒ vi | (by priest, minister) | predicar⇒ vtr |
| | An angry man was preaching on the street corner. |
| | Un hombre enojado estaba predicando en la esquina. |
| preach to [sb] vi + prep | (priest, minister: to congregation) | predicar a vi + prep |
| | The vicar is preaching to the congregation. |
| | El vicario está predicándole a la congregación. |
| preach vi | figurative (annoyingly, tell how to live) | sermonear⇒ vi |
| | Robert's father seems to disapprove of everything Robert does and is always preaching. |
| | El padre de Roberto nunca aprueba lo que él hace y siempre está sermoneando. |
| preach [sth]⇒ vtr | (teach religious message) | predicar⇒ vtr |
| | Lena travels the world to preach the gospel. |
| | Lena viaja por el mundo predicando el evangelio. |
| Additional Translations |
| preach about [sth] vi + prep | (moralize on the subject of) | sermonear sobre vi + prep |
| | My uncle gave up smoking years ago and now he's always preaching about the dangers of tobacco. |
| | Mi tío dejó de fumar hace algunos años y ahora siempre está sermoneando sobre los peligros del tabaco. |
| preach at [sb] vi + prep | (tell [sb] how to live) | sermonear a vi + prep |
| | Robert told his father to stop preaching at him. |
| | Robert le dijo a su padre que dejara de sermonearlo. |
| preach [sth] vtr | figurative (promote) | predicar⇒ vtr |
| | | abogar⇒ vi |
| | | recomendar⇒ vtr |
| | Edward preaches the health benefits of a vegetarian diet to anyone who will listen. |
| | Edward predica los beneficios de una dieta vegetariana a cualquiera que lo escuche. |
'preach' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
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