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1 swear
[sweə(r)] 1.1) (promise) giurare (anche dir.)I swear to God, I didn't know — giuro (davanti a Dio) che non lo sapevo
to swear sb. to secrecy — fare giurare a qcn. di mantenere il segreto
2) (curse)2."damn!" he swore — "dannazione!" imprecò
1) (curse) bestemmiare, imprecarehe never swears — non bestemmia mai, non dice mai parolacce
2) (attest)I wouldn't o couldn't swear to it — non ci giurerei, non potrei giurarlo
•- swear by- swear in* * *[sweə]past tense - swore; verb1) (to state, declare, or promise solemnly with an oath, or very definitely and positively: The witness must swear to tell the truth; He swore an oath of loyalty; Swear never to reveal the secret; I could have sworn (= I'm sure) she was here a minute ago.) giurare2) (to use the name of God and other sacred words, or obscene words, for emphasis or abuse; to curse: Don't swear in front of the children!) imprecare, bestemmiare•- sworn- swear-word
- swear by
- swear in
- swear to* * *[swɛə(r)] swore pt sworn pp1. vt(gen) giurareI swear (that) I did not steal it — giuro che non l'ho rubato, giuro di non averlo rubato
2. vi1) (solemnly: witness etc) giurare2)to swear (at sb) — bestemmiare or imprecare (contro qn), dire parolacce (a qn)•- swear by- swear in* * *[sweə(r)] 1.1) (promise) giurare (anche dir.)I swear to God, I didn't know — giuro (davanti a Dio) che non lo sapevo
to swear sb. to secrecy — fare giurare a qcn. di mantenere il segreto
2) (curse)2."damn!" he swore — "dannazione!" imprecò
1) (curse) bestemmiare, imprecarehe never swears — non bestemmia mai, non dice mai parolacce
2) (attest)I wouldn't o couldn't swear to it — non ci giurerei, non potrei giurarlo
•- swear by- swear in
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