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transitive verb* * *[ə'fə:m](to state something positively and firmly: Despite all the policeman's questions the lady continued to affirm that she was innocent.) beteuern, zusichern- academic.ru/1009/affirmation">affirmation- affirmative
- affirmative action* * *af·firm[əˈfɜ:m, AM -ˈfɜ:rm]vt▪ to \affirm sth1. (state) etw versichern [o beteuern2. (confirm) etw bekräftigento \affirm a judgement eine Entscheidung aufrechterhalten, ein Urteil bestätigen* * *[ə'fɜːm]1. vt1) (= assert) versichern; (very forcefully) beteuernhe affirmed his innocence — er versicherte, dass er unschuldig sei, er beteuerte seine Unschuld
2) (= ratify) bestätigen2. vi (JUR)eidesstattlich or an Eidesstatt erklären* * *A v/t1. a) versichernb) beteuern3. JUR an Eides statt versichernB v/i1. JUR eine Versicherung an Eides statt abgeben; weitS. eine eidesstattliche Versicherung abgeben2. JUR das Urteil bestätigen* * *transitive verb(assert) bekräftigen [Absicht]; beteuern [Unschuld]; (state as a fact) bestätigen* * *v.behaupten v.bejahen v.bekräftigen v.bestätigen v.versichern v.
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