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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
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2 ♦ swear
♦ swear /swɛə(r)/n. (fam.)2 imprecazione; bestemmia; parolaccia● swear box (o, USA, swear jar), ‘cassetta (barattolo) delle parolacce’ (chi le dice vi mette un pegno in denaro).(to) swear /swɛə(r)/1 giurare; prestare giuramento: He swore he would never do it again, giurò che non l'avrebbe fatto mai più; Would you swear it on the Bible?, lo giureresti sulla Bibbia?; The witness swore to tell the truth, il testimone ha giurato di dire la verità2 (fam.) assicurare; proclamare; asserire; sostenere: I swear it was too bad of him, t'assicuro che non poteva comportarsi peggio; I swear the man's a fool!, sostengo che è un imbecille!3 far giurare; sottoporre a giuramento: (leg.) The witnessess were sworn (in), i testimoni furono fatti giurare (o prestarono giuramento)4 imprecare; bestemmiare● (leg.) to swear an affidavit, fare una dichiarazione giurata □ to swear allegiance, giurare fedeltà ( alla patria, ecc.) □ (leg.) to swear a charge against sb., muovere un'accusa formale (o sotto giuramento) contro q. □ to swear falsely, spergiurare; giurare il falso □ to swear like a trooper, bestemmiare come un turco □ to swear an oath, fare (o prestare) giuramento, giurare; ( anche) lanciare un'imprecazione, dire una bestemmia □ I could have sworn it, l'avrei giurato; me lo sentivo; lo sapevo. -
3 ■ swear out
■ swear outv. t. + avv.(leg., USA) ottenere ( un mandato d'arresto) giurando sulla colpevolezza dell'indiziato: How many warrants of arrest have been sworn out?, quanti mandati di cattura sono stati emessi su giuramento?
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