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1 profess
prə'fes
1. verb1) (to state or declare openly.) profesar2) (to claim or pretend: He professed to be an expert.) pretender•- professional
2. noun((abbreviation pro prou) a person who is professional: a golf professional/pro.) profesionaltr[prə'fes]1 (faith, religion) profesar2 (state) proclamar, manifestar, declarar3 (claim) pretenderprofess [prə'fɛs] vt1) declare: declarar, manifestar2) claim: pretender3) : profesar (una religión, etc.)v.• confesar v.• declarar v.• manifestar v.• profesar v.• protestar v.prə'fesa) ( claim) (frml) \<\<desire/outrage/belief\>\> manifestar*, expresarto profess to + INF: I don't profess to know anything about chemistry no presumo de saber (nada) de química; he professed to be an expert — se preciaba de ser un experto, pretendía ser un experto
b) ( Relig) \<\<faith/religion\>\> profesar[prǝ'fes]VT1) (Rel) [+ faith, religion] profesar2) (=state) [+ innocence] declarar; [+ regret, surprise] manifestar; [+ ignorance] confesarhe professes a belief in the equality of women — se precia or presume de creer en la igualdad de las mujeres
3) (=claim) pretenderhe professes to be 25 — dice or afirma tener 25 años
to profess o.s. satisfied — declararse satisfecho
to profess o.s. unable to do sth — declararse incapaz de hacer algo
* * *[prə'fes]a) ( claim) (frml) \<\<desire/outrage/belief\>\> manifestar*, expresarto profess to + INF: I don't profess to know anything about chemistry no presumo de saber (nada) de química; he professed to be an expert — se preciaba de ser un experto, pretendía ser un experto
b) ( Relig) \<\<faith/religion\>\> profesar
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