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1 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...) -
2 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
- swear by
- swear in
- 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? -
3 brother
1) (the title given to a male child to describe his relationship to the other children of his parents: I have two brothers.) brat2) (a fellow member of any group ( also adjective): brother officers.) tovariš, brat3) ((plural also brethren ['breƟrən]) a member of a religious group: The brothers of the order prayed together; The brethren met daily.) brat•- brother-in-law* * *[brʌðə]nounbrat; kolega, tovarišBrother Jonathan — prebivalec Nove Anglije, Amerikanec -
4 enemy
['enəmi]plural - enemies; noun1) (a person who hates or wishes to harm one: She is so good and kind that she has no enemies.) sovražnik2) (( also noun plural) troops, forces, a nation etc opposed to oneself in war etc: He's one of the enemy; The enemy was/were encamped on the hillside; ( also adjective) enemy forces.) nasprotnik* * *I [énimi]nounsovražnik, nasprotnik; vragcolloquially how goes the enemy? — koliko je ura?the (Old) Enemy — satan, vragII [énimi]adjective (to) sovraženenemy alien — tujec, ki živi v državi, ki je v vojni z njegovo domovino -
5 secrecy
noun (the state of being or the act of keeping secret.) molk* * *[sí:krisi]nounmolčečnost, diskretnost; čuvanje skrivnosti (tajnosti), skrivnost, tajnost; skritost; oddaljenost, ločenost, samotnost; zaprtost vase, nekomunikativnost -
6 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 -
7 swear off
transitive verb s prisego se odreči ( drinking pijači)I've sworn off tobacco — zaklel sem se, da ne bom več kadilhe swore off bad habits — zaklel se je, da bo opustil (svoje) slabe navade (razvade) -
8 on/under oath
(having sworn an oath to tell the truth in a court of law: The witness is on/under oath.) pod prisego
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Sworn — Sworn, p. p. of {Swear}. [1913 Webster] {Sworn brothers}, originally, companions in arms who took an oath to share together good and bad fortune; hence, faithful friends. {Sworn enemies}, determined or irreconcilable enemies. {Sworn friends},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Sworn — Allgemeine Informationen … Deutsch Wikipedia
sworn — UK US /swɔːn/ adjective [before noun] LAW ► formally and officially stated to be true: »Investigators took sworn statements from a number of employees … Financial and business terms
sworn — past participle of SWEAR(Cf. ↑swearer). ► ADJECTIVE 1) given under oath. 2) determined to remain the specified thing: sworn enemies … English terms dictionary
sworn — [swôrn] vi., vt. pp. of SWEAR adj. bound, pledged, promised, etc. by or as by an oath … English World dictionary
sworn — index agreed (promised) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
sworn — sworn1 [ swɔrn ] adjective 1. ) made or given by someone who promises that everything they are going to say is true: sworn testimony The committee has begun taking sworn statements from people involved in this matter. 2. ) sworn enemies or… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sworn — [[t]swɔ͟ː(r)n[/t]] 1) Sworn is the past participle of swear. 2) ADJ: ADJ n If you make a sworn statement or declaration, you swear that everything that you have said in it is true. The allegations against them were made in sworn evidence to the… … English dictionary
sworn — sworn1 [swo:n US swo:rn] the past participle of ↑swear sworn 2 sworn2 adj 1.) sworn enemies two people or groups of people who will always hate each other 2.) sworn statement/evidence/testimony etc a statement etc that someone makes after… … Dictionary of contemporary English
sworn — man·sworn; sworn; un·sworn; … English syllables
sworn — I UK [swɔː(r)n] / US [swɔrn] adjective 1) made or given by someone who promises that everything they are going to say is true sworn testimony The committee has begun taking sworn statements from people involved in this matter. 2) sworn enemies or … English dictionary