A padre is a priest, especially one who works with soldiers in the army (and sometimes with the navy or air force). Soldiers often say padre the way they might say Father to a priest: it is respectful, a little warm, and not stiff.

A padre is a priest padre是神父, especially one who works with soldiers in the army尤其是指在陸軍中和士兵一起工作的神父 (and sometimes with the navy or air force)（有時也包括海軍或空軍）。Soldiers often say padre the way they might say Father to a priest士兵常常用padre這個稱呼，就像對神父說Father一樣: it is respectful, a little warm, and not stiff這帶著敬意、一點溫暖，而不會顯得生硬。

In English it is military talk more than high-street church talk. In a town church you would more often say priest, minister, or Father plus a name.

In English在英文裡 it is military talk more than high-street church talk這更像是軍中用語，而不是一般教會街坊的說法。In a town church在一般市鎮的教會裡 you would more often say你比較常會說 priest, minister, or Father plus a namepriest、minister，或是Father加上名字。

Though actually, padre is simply the ordinary word for “father” in Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese, and in those languages it is the normal way to address a priest. English borrowed it. So in a film set in Spain or Mexico, padre may just mean a priest, with no army in sight.

Though actually不過其實, padre is simply the ordinary word for “father” in Italian, Spanish, and Portuguese padre在義大利文、西班牙文和葡萄牙文裡，就只是「父親」的日常用詞, and in those languages it is the normal way to address a priest在這些語言裡，這也是稱呼神父的正常方式。English borrowed it英文把這個字借了過來。So所以 in a film set in Spain or Mexico在一部背景設在西班牙或墨西哥的電影裡, padre may just mean a priestpadre可能就只是指神父, with no army in sight跟軍隊完全無關。

In British and American military English, it is the priest or minister who goes with the soldiers — the person they see for a funeral, a wedding, or a quiet talk. In that army use it is not only Catholic, even though in church English Father often is.

In British and American military English在英美的軍中英語裡, it is the priest or minister who goes with the soldiers它指的是跟著士兵一起行動的神父或牧師——the person they see for a funeral, a wedding, or a quiet talk也就是他們辦喪禮、辦婚禮，或需要靜靜聊聊時會找的人。In that army use在這種軍中用法裡 it is not only Catholic它不限於天主教, even though in church English Father often is儘管在教會英語裡Father常常是指天主教。

The word still feels a little old-soldier and a little foreign, which is why it has colour.

The word still feels a little old-soldier and a little foreign這個字仍然帶點老兵的味道、也有點異國感, which is why it has colour這正是它有韻味的原因。