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1 profess
profess [prə'fes]∎ to profess hatred for or of sb professer sa haine pour qn;∎ to profess oneself satisfied se déclarer satisfait;∎ to profess ignorance avouer son ignorance;∎ to profess an opinion professer ou proclamer une opinion;∎ Religion to profess Catholicism/Islam être catholique/musulman∎ he professes to be a socialist il se prétend ou se déclare socialiste;∎ I don't profess to be an expert (in the subject) je ne prétends pas être expert en la matière(c) (profession) exercer;∎ to profess medicine exercer la profession de médecinReligion prononcer ses vœux, faire sa profession -
2 profess
profess [prəˈfes]* * *[prə'fes]transitive verb2) ( declare openly) faire profession de [opinion, religion] -
3 profess
1 ( claim) prétendre (to do de faire ; that que) ; to profess total ignorance of the matter prétendre ne rien savoir de l'affaire ; I don't profess to be a lover of poetry je ne prétends pas adorer la poésie ;2 ( declare openly) faire profession de, professer [opinion, religion] ; she professed faith in their policies elle a déclaré sa confiance dans leur politique.
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