padre

IPA: pˈædreɪ

Examples of "padre" in Sentences

"You failed to mention that the padre is a drunk."
I should much rather be called a padre than a Brass Hat.
The evening would be spent at study, for the padre was a scholar of no mean ability.
As a rule a padre is a padre, an officially recognised representative of religion, whatever church he belongs to.
[133] Spanish, _ni hay padre para hijo, ni hijo para padre_ -- "there is neither father for child, nor child for father."
To the side of the padre was a card table covered with a white cloth, and on it a new helmet and a pair of black combat boots represented the man they had come to mourn.
"I'll come, of course, if he'd like it; but I'm afraid I shared my men's dread of church parade, though our padre was a merciful being on the whole and fairly sensible."
He also mentioned as one of her miracles, that living on a solitary mountain she had never been robbed; but I fear the good padre is somewhat oblivious, as this sacrilege has happened more than once.
He took Paige to their parish priest -- probably because the padre was the only adult Bob feared might act on Paige's behalf if he knew the truth -- and disclosed that his adopted daughter was a slut.