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1 schwören
vt/i; schwört, schwor, hat geschworen1. swear; vor Gericht: take the oath; (Rache, Treue etc.) swear, vow; einen Eid schwören take an oath; auf die Bibel schwören swear on the Bible; ich hätte geschworen, dass umg. I could have sworn that; sich (Dat) etw. schwören swear s.th. to o.s.; sich (Dat) schwören, dass man... swear to... (+ Inf.) da habe ich mir geschworen, nie wieder zu viel zu trinken I swore ( oder vowed) never again to drink too much; ich schwöre es ( dir) I’m prepared to swear it; nachgestellt: I swear; er hat’s mir geschworen he gave me his oath on it; geschworen* * *to swear* * *schwö|ren ['ʃvøːrən] pret schwor [ʃvoːɐ] ptp geschworen [gə'ʃvoːrən]1. vtto swear; Eid auch to takeich schwöre es(, so wahr mir Gott helfe) — I swear it (so help me God)
er schwor bei Gott/seiner Ehre, nichts davon gewusst zu haben — he swore by God/by or on his honour (Brit) or honor (US) that he knew nothing about it
ich kann darauf schwö́ren, dass... — I could swear to it that...
ich hätte schwö́ren mögen or hätte geschworen, dass... — I could have sworn that...
jdm/sich etw schwö́ren — to swear sth to sb/oneself
ich spreche nie mehr mit ihm, das habe ich mir geschworen — I have sworn never to speak to him again
er macht das nie wieder, das hat er ihr geschworen — he has sworn to her that he'll never do it again
aber das hast du mir geschworen! — but you swore...!
2. vito swearauf jdn/etw schwö́ren (fig) — to swear by sb/sth
auf die Bibel/die Verfassung etc schwö́ren — to swear on the Bible/the Constitution etc
* * *1) (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.) swear2) (to threaten: He vowed revenge on all his enemies.) vow* * *schwö·ren<schwor, geschworen>[ˈʃvø:rən]I. vi1. (einen Eid leisten) to swearauf die Verfassung \schwören to swear on the constitution▪ [auf jdn/etw] \schwören to swear [by sb/on [or by] sth]er schwört auf Vitamin C he swears by vitamin CII. vt▪ etw \schwören to swear sthich könnte \schwören/ich hätte \schwören können, dass ich das Fenster zugemacht habe/hatte I could have sworn [that] I closed the window▪ jdm etw \schwören to swear sth to sb▪ jdm \schwören, etw zu tun to swear [to sb] to do sth* * *1.unregelmäßiges transitives, intransitives Verb swear <fidelity, allegiance, friendship>; swear, take < oath>ich schwöre es[, so wahr mir Gott helfe] — I swear it[, so help me God]
2.jemandem/sich etwas schwören — swear something to somebody/oneself
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb swear an/the oath* * *einen Eid schwören take an oath;auf die Bibel schwören swear on the Bible;ich hätte geschworen, dass umg I could have sworn that;sich (dat)etwas schwören swear sth to o.s.;sich (dat)schwören, dass man … swear to … (+inf)da habe ich mir geschworen, nie wieder zu viel zu trinken I swore ( oder vowed) never again to drink too much;ich schwöre es (dir) I’m prepared to swear it; nachgestellt: I swear;2.schwören auf (+akk) fig (vertrauen auf) swear by* * *1.unregelmäßiges transitives, intransitives Verb swear <fidelity, allegiance, friendship>; swear, take < oath>ich schwöre es[, so wahr mir Gott helfe] — I swear it[, so help me God]
2.jemandem/sich etwas schwören — swear something to somebody/oneself
unregelmäßiges intransitives Verb swear an/the oath* * *v.(§ p.,pp.: schwor, geschworen)= to swear v.(§ p.,p.p.: swore, sworn)to vow v.
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