preach to the choir

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19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Chinese Mandarin: 多此一舉 /多此一举 (duōcǐyījǔ) — speaking to those who already believe
• Dutch: een open deur intrappen — speaking to those who already believe
• Dutch: voor eigen parochie preken — speaking to those who already believe
• Finnish: puhua uskovaisille — speaking to those who already believe
• French: prêcher un converti — speaking to those who already believe
• French: prêcher un convaincu — speaking to those who already believe
• German: offene Türen einrennen — speaking to those who already believe
• Hungarian: nyitott kapukat dönget — speaking to those who already believe
• Italian: sfondare una porta aperta — speaking to those who already believe
• Japanese: 釈迦に説法 (shaka ni seppō) — speaking to those who already believe
• Norwegian Bokmål: slå inn åpne dører — speaking to those who already believe
• Polish: wyważać otwarte drzwi — speaking to those who already believe
• Polish: wyważyć otwarte drzwi — speaking to those who already believe
• Portuguese: pregar aos convertidos — speaking to those who already believe
• Russian: ломи́ться в откры́тую дверь (lomítʹsja v otkrýtuju dverʹ) — speaking to those who already believe
• Spanish: hablar a Noé de lluvia — speaking to those who already believe
• Swedish: predika för de redan frälsta — speaking to those who already believe
• Swedish: slå in öppna dörrar — speaking to those who already believe
• Thai: สอนหนังสือสังฆราช (sɔ̌ɔn-nǎng-sʉ̌ʉ-sǎng-ká-râat) — speaking to those who already believe