prêcher pour sa paroisse: meaning & examples

Meanings:

• 1.

  Franceneutral
  • to preach on behalf of one's own parish.

  Examples

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  • Le curé prêchait pour sa paroisse en encourageant les fidèles à participer aux activités.

    The priest preached on behalf of his parish by encouraging the faithful to participate in activities.

  • Chaque dimanche, il aimait prêcher pour sa paroisse en parlant des valeurs locales.

    Every Sunday, he liked to preach on behalf of his parish by talking about local values.

  • Ils ont invité le pasteur à prêcher pour sa paroisse lors de la fête annuelle.

    They invited the pastor to preach on behalf of his parish during the annual festival.

  • Le sermon visait à prêcher pour sa paroisse en soulignant l'importance de la communauté.

    The sermon aimed to preach on behalf of his parish by emphasizing the importance of community.

• 2.

  Franceinformal
  • to advance one's own interests or to argue in favour of one's own cause, often in a self-serving way.

  Examples

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  • En défendant ce projet, il ne faisait que prêcher pour sa paroisse, cherchant à avantager son entreprise.

    By defending this project, he was just advocating for his own interests, trying to benefit his company.

  • Tu as l'impression qu'il prêche pour sa paroisse chaque fois qu'il parle de budget ?

    Do you feel like he always argues in favor of his own interests whenever he talks about the budget?

  • Les politiciens ont souvent tendance à prêcher pour leur paroisse plutôt qu'à penser au bien commun.

    Politicians often tend to advocate for their own interests rather than think about the common good.