he was sworn to secrecy

to swear revenge on smb. — поклясться отомстить кому-л.

to swear an oath — давать клятву

to swear allegiance — клясться в верности

to swear on the Bible — клясться на Библии

They swore allegiance to the government. — Они поклялись в верности правительству.

I swear by the name of God that what I say is true. — Клянусь именем Господа, что говорю правду.

Will you swear to it that you were not present? — Вы подтвердите под присягой, что вас там не было?

to swear in a witness — привести свидетеля к присяге

Everyone was sworn to secrecy / silence. — Все поклялись молчать.

The newly elected President was sworn in today. — Сегодня новоизбранный президент был приведен к присяге.

Don't swear at me, if you please! — А ну-ка брось кричать на меня!

he swears by quinine for malaria — он очень рекомендует принимать хинин от малярии

Everyone swears by her remedy for a cold. — Все используют её средство от простуды.

to swear off drinking — дать зарок не пить

it is enough to make smb. swear — этого достаточно, чтобы вывести кого-л. из себя

(not) enough to swear by — кот наплакал; незначительное количество

swear somebody to secrecy — jemanden auf Geheimhaltung einschwören

swear to something — (be certain of) etwas beschwören; einen Eid auf etwas (Akk.) ablegen

I wouldn't like to swear to it — (coll.) ich will es nicht beschwören

I swear it! — ich kann das beschwören!

to swear sb to secrecy — jdn schwören lassen, dass er nichts verrät

I've been sworn to secrecy — ich habe schwören müssen, dass ich nichts sage

to swear on the Bible — auf die Bibel schwören

to swear by all one holds dear — schwören bei allem, was einem lieb ist

to swear to sth — etw beschwören

to swear at sb/sth — jdn/etw beschimpfen

I could have sworn [that] it was him — ich hätte schwören können, dass er es war

swear somebody to secrecy — jemanden auf Geheimhaltung einschwören

swear to something — (be certain of) etwas beschwören; einen Eid auf etwas (Akk.) ablegen

I wouldn't like to swear to it — (coll.) ich will es nicht beschwören

I swear to God, I didn't know — giuro (davanti a Dio) che non lo sapevo

I could have sworn she was there — avrei giurato che lei ci fosse

to swear sb. to secrecy — fare giurare a qcn. di mantenere il segreto

she had been sworn to secrecy — le era stato fatto giurare di mantenere il segreto

to be sworn to do — avere giurato di fare

to be sworn into office — entrare in carica prestando giuramento

"damn!" he swore — "dannazione!" imprecò

to swear at — imprecare contro

to be o get sworn at — farsi insultare

he never swears — non bestemmia mai, non dice mai parolacce

I wouldn't o couldn't swear to it — non ci giurerei, non potrei giurarlo

to swear an oath — prestare giuramento

I swear it! — lo giuro!

I swear (that) I did not steal it — giuro che non l'ho rubato, giuro di non averlo rubato

to swear to do sth — promettere di fare qc

I could have sworn that was Louise — avrei giurato che fosse Louise

to swear sb to secrecy — far giurare a qn di mantenere il segreto

to swear on the Bible — giurare sulla Bibbia

to swear to the truth of sth — giurare che qc è vero

I can't swear to it — non posso giurarlo

I swear I didn't know — giuro che non lo sapevo

he swore he wouldn't do it again — ha giurato che non l'avrebbe rifatto

(use swearwords) to swear (at sb) — bestemmiare or imprecare (contro qn), dire parolacce (a qn)

he swore under his breath — ha imprecato sottovoce

to swear like a trooper — bestemmiare come uno scaricatore di porto

I swear to God, I didn't know — giuro (davanti a Dio) che non lo sapevo

I could have sworn she was there — avrei giurato che lei ci fosse

to swear sb. to secrecy — fare giurare a qcn. di mantenere il segreto

she had been sworn to secrecy — le era stato fatto giurare di mantenere il segreto

to be sworn to do — avere giurato di fare

to be sworn into office — entrare in carica prestando giuramento

"damn!" he swore — "dannazione!" imprecò

to swear at — imprecare contro

to be o get sworn at — farsi insultare

he never swears — non bestemmia mai, non dice mai parolacce

I wouldn't o couldn't swear to it — non ci giurerei, non potrei giurarlo

they swore an oath of obedience — juraron obediencia

I could have sworn I left it there — hubiera jurado que lo dejé ahí

we've all been sworn to secrecy — nos han hecho prometer que no diremos nada

I swear it! — ¡lo juro!

I swear (that) I did not steal it — juro que no lo robé

to swear to do sth — jurar hacer algo

I could have sworn that it was Janet — juraría que fue Janet

to swear sb to secrecy — hacer que algn jure guardar el secreto

to swear allegiance to — jurar lealtad a

they swore an oath of allegiance to him — le prestaron juramento de fidelidad

they swore an oath not to fight again — juraron no volver a pelear

to swear on the Bible — jurar sobre la Biblia

I could swear to it — juraría que fue así

I can't swear to it — no lo juraría

don't swear in front of the children — no digas palabrotas estando los niños delante

they swore an oath of obedience — juraron obediencia

I could have sworn I left it there — hubiera jurado que lo dejé ahí

we've all been sworn to secrecy — nos han hecho prometer que no diremos nada

jure-moi de ne rien dire — swear you won't say anything

on leur a fait jurer le secret — they were sworn to secrecy

jure-le! — swear!

on jurerait (que c'est) de la soie — you'd swear it was silk

j'en jurerais — I would swear to it

ne jurer que par — to swear by

jurer obéissance à qn — to swear allegiance to sb

jurer que — to swear that, to vow that

Je jure que je reviendrai avant l'hiver. — I swear that I'll be back before winter.

jurer de faire — to swear to do, to vow to do

jurer que — to swear that

Je jure que c'est vrai! — I swear it's true!, I swear that it's true!

jurer avec — to clash with

jurer de qch — to swear to sth

ne jurer que par qch — to swear by sth

ne jurer que par qn — to swear by sb

Ils ne jurent que par lui. — They swear by him.

Elle ne jure que par cette voiture. — She swears by that car.

je vous jure! — honestly!

to swear to do smth. - поклясться /торжественно обещать/ сделать что-л.

he swore to say nothing /that he would say nothing/ - он поклялся /побожился/ ничего не говорить /что ничего не скажет/

he had sworn a solemn oath to return - он дал торжественную клятву /торжественно обещал/ вернуться

to swear friendship [eternal fidelity] - клясться в дружбе [в вечной верности]

to swear by smth., smb. - клясться чем-л., кем-л.

I swear by Jupiter [by Almighty God, by all that is holy] - клянусь Юпитером [всемогущим богом, всем святым]

he swore by all the gods - он призывал всех богов в свидетели

to swear on the Bible - (по)клясться на Библии

I swear he's right - клянусь, он прав

I would swear he was there - я готов побожиться, что он там был

he swears by this doctor - он молится на этого врача

he swears by quinine for fever - он рекомендует принимать хинин от малярии

take these tablets if you feel run down, I swear by them - принимайте эти таблетки, если почувствуете слабость, мне они всегда помогают

to swear smb. to secrecy - взять с кого-л. клятву хранить тайну

to swear a witness [a jury] - привести свидетеля [присяжных] к присяге

the judges were sworn into office - судей привели к присяге при вступлении в должность

to swear to smth. - показывать что-л. под присягой

will you swear to it that you were not there? - вы можете показать под присягой, что вас там не было?

to swear an accusation /a charge/ against smb. - подтвердить обвинение кого-л. под присягой

the affidavit should be sworn to before a notary public - письменное показание должно быть дано под присягой у нотариуса

to swear allegiance - присягнуть на верность /в верности/

he swore under his breath - он тихо выругался

he swore a profane oath - он крепко выругался

to swear at smb. - (об)ругать кого-л.

to swear like a fishwife /like a lord, like a sailor, like a trooper, like blazes/ - ≅ ругаться как извозчик; ругаться на чём свет стоит

it is enough to make smb. swear - это кого угодно выведет из себя

(not) enough to swear by - немного; ≅ кот наплакал

these two colours swear at each other - эти два цвета не сочетаются