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secrecy n secret m ; in secrecy en secret ; why all the secrecy? pourquoi tous ces secrets? ; the secrecy surrounding their finances le secret qui entoure leurs finances ; there's no need for secrecy ce n'est pas un secret ; she's been sworn to secrecy on lui a fait jurer le secret ; a veil/an air of secrecy un voile/un air de mystère. -
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A vtr1 gen, Jur ( promise) jurer [loyalty, allegiance, revenge] ; to swear (an oath of) allegiance to faire serment d'allégeance à ; I swear!, I swear it! fml je le jure! ; I swear to God, I didn't know je ne le savais pas, je le jure ; to swear to do jurer de faire ; to swear (that) jurer que ; he swore he'd never write again/never to write again il a juré qu'il n'écrirait plus jamais/de ne plus jamais écrire ; I could have sworn she was there j'aurais juré qu'elle y était ; to swear to sb that jurer à qn que ; I swear by all that I hold dear that je jure sur la tête de tous ceux que j'aime que ; to swear blind (that) ○ jurer sur sa tête que ;2 ( by solemn oath) to swear sb to secrecy faire jurer le secret à qn ; she had been sworn to secrecy on lui avait fait jurer le secret ; to be sworn to do avoir prêté serment de faire ; to be sworn into office prêter serment ;3 ( curse) ‘damn!’ he swore ‘bon Dieu!’ jura-t-il ; to swear at pester contre ; to be ou get sworn at se faire injurier.B vi1 ( curse) jurer ; she swore loudly elle a lâché un juron ; he never swears il ne dit jamais de gros mots ; to swear in front of dire de gros mots devant ; stop swearing! arrête de jurer!, ne sois pas si grossier! ;2 ( attest) to swear to having done jurer d'avoir fait ; would he swear to having seen them? est-ce qu'il pourrait jurer de les avoir vus? ; I wouldn't ou couldn't swear to it je n'en jurerais pas ; to swear on jurer sur [Bible, honour].■ swear by ○:▶ swear by [sth/sb] ne jurer que par [remedy, electrician].■ swear in:▶ swear in [sb], swear [sb] in faire prêter serment à [jury, witness] ; to be sworn in prêter serment.■ swear off:▶ swear off [sth] renoncer à [alcohol, smoking].■ swear out US Jur to swear out a warrant for sb's arrest accuser qn sous serment pour obtenir un mandat d'arrêt. -
4 swear
swear [swεər]a. jurer ; [+ fidelity, allegiance] jurer• I swear it! je le jure !• I swear he said so! je vous jure qu'il l'a dit !b. [+ witness, jury] faire prêter serment àa. ( = take solemn oath) jurer• would you swear to having seen him? est-ce que vous jureriez que vous l'avez vu ?• I think he locked the door but I wouldn't swear to it je pense qu'il a fermé la porte à clé mais je n'en jurerais pas[+ jury, witness, president] faire prêter serment à* * *[sweə(r)] 1.2) ( curse)‘damn!’ he swore — ‘bon Dieu!’ jura-t-il
2.to be ou get sworn at — se faire injurier
1) ( curse) jurer2) ( attest)I wouldn't ou couldn't swear to it — je n'en jurerais pas
•Phrasal Verbs:- swear by- swear in -
5 swear
∎ to swear at sb injurier qn;∎ they started swearing at each other ils ont commencé à se traiter de tous les noms ou à s'injurier;∎ don't swear in front of the children ne dis pas de gros mots devant les enfants;∎ to swear like a trooper jurer comme un charretier(b) (vow, take an oath) jurer;∎ he swore on the Bible il jura sur la Bible;∎ she swore on her honour/on her mother's grave elle jura sur l'honneur/sur la tombe de sa mère;∎ I can't swear to its authenticity je ne peux pas jurer de son authenticité;∎ I would swear to it j'en jurerais;∎ I wouldn't swear to it, but I think it was him je n'en jurerais pas, mais je crois que c'était lui;∎ I swear I'll never do it again! je jure de ne plus jamais recommencer!;∎ he swears he's never seen her before il jure qu'il ne l'a jamais vue;∎ did YOU break it? - no, I swear I didn't c'est toi qui l'as cassé? - je vous jure que non ou que ce n'est pas moi;∎ it wasn't me, I swear! ce n'était pas moi, je le jure!;∎ they swore to defend the family honour ils jurèrent de défendre l'honneur de la famille(a) (pledge, vow)∎ to swear an oath prêter serment;∎ to swear allegiance to the Crown jurer allégeance à la couronne;∎ Law to swear a charge against sb faire une déposition sous serment contre qn∎ to swear sb to secrecy faire jurer à qn de garder le secret►► British swear box boîte f à gros mots (dans laquelle on est censé mettre, en guise de punition, une pièce de monnaie à chaque fois que l'on jure)∎ to swear by one's honour jurer sur l'honneur;∎ to swear by all that one holds sacred jurer sur tout ce qu'on a de plus sacré∎ she swears by that old sewing machine of hers elle ne jure que par sa vieille machine à coudre;∎ you should try honey and hot milk for your cold, my mother swears by it pour ton rhume, tu devrais essayer du miel dans du lait chaud, ma mère ne jure que par ça(witness, president) faire prêter serment à, formal assermenterfamiliar renoncer à□ ;∎ he has sworn off drinking il a renoncé à l'alcool ou arrêté de boire∎ he swore out a warrant for Baker's arrest il a témoigné sous serment afin de faire arrêter Baker
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