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[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.) jurar2) (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!) praguejar•- sworn- swear-word
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- swear to* * *[swɛə] n praga, imprecação, palavrão. • vt (ps swore, pp sworn) 1 jurar, prestar juramento. I have sworn to myself never to drink again / jurei nunca mais beber. he was sworn a member / ele prestou juramento como membro. 2 fazer jurar. 3 declarar (sob juramento). 4 contratar ou admitir sob juramento. 5 prometer solenemente, fazer voto ou promessa. 6 xingar. 7 praguejar, blasfemar, falar palavrões. to swear at maldizer, rogar pragas. he swears at his work / ele maldiz seu trabalho. to swear by ter confiança em. he swears by his friend / ele tem muita confiança em seu amigo. he swears by his daily bath / ele acredita no efeito de seu banho diário. to swear off prometer que vai parar de fazer algo que faz mal. I have sworn off cards / jurei nunca mais jogar cartas. to swear someone in fazer com que alguém prometa em público ser fiel a alguma instituição, emprego oficial, etc. all witnesses were sworn in / todas as testemunhas prestaram juramento. to swear someone to secrecy fazer alguém jurar que não vai contar para outras pessoas o que acabou de ser dito. he was sworn to secrecy / ele prestou juramento de guardar segredo. to swear to afirmar ou identificar sob juramento. I could swear to it / eu poderia confirmar isso sob juramento.
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