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∎ to swear at sb injurier qn;∎ they started swearing at each other ils ont commencé à se traiter de tous les noms ou à s'injurier;∎ don't swear in front of the children ne dis pas de gros mots devant les enfants;∎ to swear like a trooper jurer comme un charretier(b) (vow, take an oath) jurer;∎ he swore on the Bible il jura sur la Bible;∎ she swore on her honour/on her mother's grave elle jura sur l'honneur/sur la tombe de sa mère;∎ I can't swear to its authenticity je ne peux pas jurer de son authenticité;∎ I would swear to it j'en jurerais;∎ I wouldn't swear to it, but I think it was him je n'en jurerais pas, mais je crois que c'était lui;∎ I swear I'll never do it again! je jure de ne plus jamais recommencer!;∎ he swears he's never seen her before il jure qu'il ne l'a jamais vue;∎ did YOU break it? - no, I swear I didn't c'est toi qui l'as cassé? - je vous jure que non ou que ce n'est pas moi;∎ it wasn't me, I swear! ce n'était pas moi, je le jure!;∎ they swore to defend the family honour ils jurèrent de défendre l'honneur de la famille(a) (pledge, vow)∎ to swear an oath prêter serment;∎ to swear allegiance to the Crown jurer allégeance à la couronne;∎ Law to swear a charge against sb faire une déposition sous serment contre qn∎ to swear sb to secrecy faire jurer à qn de garder le secret►► British swear box boîte f à gros mots (dans laquelle on est censé mettre, en guise de punition, une pièce de monnaie à chaque fois que l'on jure)∎ to swear by one's honour jurer sur l'honneur;∎ to swear by all that one holds sacred jurer sur tout ce qu'on a de plus sacré∎ she swears by that old sewing machine of hers elle ne jure que par sa vieille machine à coudre;∎ you should try honey and hot milk for your cold, my mother swears by it pour ton rhume, tu devrais essayer du miel dans du lait chaud, ma mère ne jure que par ça(witness, president) faire prêter serment à, formal assermenterfamiliar renoncer à□ ;∎ he has sworn off drinking il a renoncé à l'alcool ou arrêté de boire∎ he swore out a warrant for Baker's arrest il a témoigné sous serment afin de faire arrêter Baker -
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trooper [ˈtru:pər](US = state trooper) ≈ CRS m* * *['truːpə(r)]1) Military homme m de troupe2) US ( policeman) policier m••to swear like a trooper — jurer comme un charretier or troupier
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swear like a trooper — informal phrase to swear a lot Thesaurus: to use offensive languagesynonym Main entry: swear * * * swear a great deal * * * swear like a ˈtrooper idiom … Useful english dictionary
swear like a trooper — ► swear like a trooper swear a great deal. Main Entry: ↑trooper … English terms dictionary
swear like a trooper — Someone who is foul mouthed and uses bad language all the time, swears like a trooper … The small dictionary of idiomes
swear like a trooper — in. to curse and swear with great facility. □ Mrs. Wilson was known to swear like a trooper on occasion. □ The clerk started swearing like a trooper, and the customer started crying … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
swear like a trooper — to swear a lot. He came in drunk and swearing like a trooper … New idioms dictionary
swear like a trooper — Someone who is foul mouthed and uses bad language all the time, swears like a trooper. (Dorking School Dictionary) … English Idioms & idiomatic expressions
Swear like a trooper — Someone who is foul mouthed and uses bad language all the time, swears like a trooper … Dictionary of English idioms
swear like a trooper — swear a great deal. → trooper … English new terms dictionary
Swear like a trooper — swear strongly and often … Dictionary of Australian slang
swear like a trooper — verb To swear a lot; to utter many swear words … Wiktionary
swear like a trooper — Australian Slang swear strongly and often … English dialects glossary