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1 swear
[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.) priseči2) (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!) preklinjati•- sworn- swear-word
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- swear to* * *I [swʌ/ə]nounkletev, kletvica, preklinjanjeII [swʌ/ə]transitive verbprisegati (kaj), s prisego potrditi, priseči (na kaj); položiti prisego; zapriseči (koga); intransitive verb priseči, izjaviti pod prisego; zatrjevati; zakleti se; preklinjati, zmerjati (at koga)sworn friends — prijatelji na življenje in smrt, pobratimito swear a charge against s.o. — s prisego koga obtožitito swear a crime against s.o. — s prisego koga zločina obtožitito swear s.o. to (secrecy) — s prisego koga obvezati k (tajnosti)I can swear to the man — lahko prisežem, da je to onto swear falsely, to swear a false oath — po krivem prisečiI swear to God that... — prisegam pri bogu, da...to swear a solemn oath — slovesno priseči, obljubitihe swore at me for getting in his way — ozmerjal me je, češ da sem mu napotihe swears by the quality of his goods — prisega, da je njegovo blago dobrohave you sworn the witness? — ste zaprisegli pričo? -
2 oath
[əuƟ]plural - oaths; noun1) (a solemn promise: He swore an oath to support the king.) prisega2) (a word or phrase used when swearing: curses and oaths.) kletev•* * *[óum]nounprisega, zaprisega; kletevupon my oath! — na to lahko prisežemto put s.o. on his oath — zapriseči kogato take ( —ali make, swear) an oath — priseči, zapriseči (on, to) -
3 swear in
(to introduce (a person) into a post or office formally, by making him swear an oath: The new Governor is being sworn in next week.) zapriseči* * *transitive verb zapriseči -
4 swear to
(to make a solemn statement, with an oath, in support of: I'll swear to the truth of what he said; I think he was here this morning, but I wouldn't like to swear to it.) s prisego potrditi -
5 sworn
[swo:n]1) ((of friends, enemies etc) (determined, as if) having taken an oath always to remain so: They are sworn enemies.) zaklet2) ((of evidence, statements etc) given by a person who has sworn to tell the truth: The prisoner made a sworn statement.) zaprisežen* * *[swɔ:n]1.past participle od to swear;2.adjective juridically (sodno) zaprisežensworn enemies — zakleti, smrtni sovražnikisworn friends — prijatelji na življenje in smrt, pobratimiI'll be sworn, I dare be sworn — prisežem (da...)
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