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profess [prə'fes]∎ to profess hatred for or of sb professer sa haine pour qn;∎ to profess oneself satisfied se déclarer satisfait;∎ to profess ignorance avouer son ignorance;∎ to profess an opinion professer ou proclamer une opinion;∎ Religion to profess Catholicism/Islam être catholique/musulman∎ he professes to be a socialist il se prétend ou se déclare socialiste;∎ I don't profess to be an expert (in the subject) je ne prétends pas être expert en la matière(c) (profession) exercer;∎ to profess medicine exercer la profession de médecinReligion prononcer ses vœux, faire sa profession -
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profess [prəˈfes]* * *[prə'fes]transitive verb2) ( declare openly) faire profession de [opinion, religion] -
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1 ( claim) prétendre (to do de faire ; that que) ; to profess total ignorance of the matter prétendre ne rien savoir de l'affaire ; I don't profess to be a lover of poetry je ne prétends pas adorer la poésie ;2 ( declare openly) faire profession de, professer [opinion, religion] ; she professed faith in their policies elle a déclaré sa confiance dans leur politique. -
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transitive verb1) (declare openly) bekunden [Vorliebe, Abneigung, Interesse]profess to be/do something — erklären, etwas zu sein/tun
2) (claim) vorgeben; geltend machen [Recht, Anspruch]profess to be/do something — behaupten, etwas zu sein/tun
3) (affirm faith in) sich bekennen zu* * *[prə'fes] 1. verb1) (to state or declare openly.) öffentlich erklären2) (to claim or pretend: He professed to be an expert.) beteuern•- academic.ru/58196/profession">profession- professional 2. noun(( abbreviation pro [prou]) a person who is professional: a golf professional/pro.) Berufs-...* * *pro·fessvt▪ to \profess sthto \profess little enthusiasm wenig Begeisterung zeigento \profess love for sb seine Liebe zu jdm gestehenshe \professed herself a communist sie bekannte sich zum KommunismusI never \professed myself satisfied with my looks ich war mit meinem Aussehen noch nie zufrieden▪ to \profess to be sth behaupten, etw zu seinto \profess one's faith sich akk zu seinem Glauben bekennen* * *[prə'fes]1. vt1) faith, belief etc sich bekennen zu2) (= claim to have) interest, enthusiasm, distaste bekunden; belief, disbelief kundtun; weakness, ignorance zugebento profess to love sb/sth — seine Liebe zu jdm/etw bekennen
to profess to hate sb/sth — sich dazu bekennen, jdn/etw zu hassen
she professes to be 25/a good driver — sie behauptet, 25/eine gute Fahrerin zu sein
2. vrto profess oneself satisfied — seine Zufriedenheit bekunden (with über +acc
the judge professed himself satisfied that this was so — der Richter fand den Sachverhalt als hinlänglich erwiesen
to profess oneself unable/willing to do sth — sich außerstande or außer Stande sehen/sich bereit erklären, etw zu tun
* * *profess [prəˈfes] v/t1. ( auch öffentlich) erklären, Interesse, Reue etc bekunden, sich hinstellen oder bezeichnen ( to be als):profess o.s. a communist sich zum Kommunismus bekennen2. beteuern, versichern, pej auch zur Schau tragen, heucheln3. sich zu einem Glauben etc bekennen4. eintreten für, Grundsätze etc vertreten5. (als Beruf) ausüben, betreiben:profess surgery (von Beruf) Chirurg sein6. a) Fachmann sein in (dat), ein Fachgebiet beherrschenb) sich als Fachmann ausgeben in (dat)7. Professor sein für, lehren8. REL in einen Orden aufnehmen* * *transitive verb1) (declare openly) bekunden [Vorliebe, Abneigung, Interesse]profess to be/do something — erklären, etwas zu sein/tun
2) (claim) vorgeben; geltend machen [Recht, Anspruch]profess to be/do something — behaupten, etwas zu sein/tun
3) (affirm faith in) sich bekennen zu* * *v.erklären v. -
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prə'fes
1. verb1) (to state or declare openly.) profesar2) (to claim or pretend: He professed to be an expert.) pretender•- professional
2. noun((abbreviation pro prou) a person who is professional: a golf professional/pro.) profesionaltr[prə'fes]1 (faith, religion) profesar2 (state) proclamar, manifestar, declarar3 (claim) pretenderprofess [prə'fɛs] vt1) declare: declarar, manifestar2) claim: pretender3) : profesar (una religión, etc.)v.• confesar v.• declarar v.• manifestar v.• profesar v.• protestar v.prə'fesa) ( claim) (frml) \<\<desire/outrage/belief\>\> manifestar*, expresarto profess to + INF: I don't profess to know anything about chemistry no presumo de saber (nada) de química; he professed to be an expert — se preciaba de ser un experto, pretendía ser un experto
b) ( Relig) \<\<faith/religion\>\> profesar[prǝ'fes]VT1) (Rel) [+ faith, religion] profesar2) (=state) [+ innocence] declarar; [+ regret, surprise] manifestar; [+ ignorance] confesarhe professes a belief in the equality of women — se precia or presume de creer en la igualdad de las mujeres
3) (=claim) pretenderhe professes to be 25 — dice or afirma tener 25 años
to profess o.s. satisfied — declararse satisfecho
to profess o.s. unable to do sth — declararse incapaz de hacer algo
* * *[prə'fes]a) ( claim) (frml) \<\<desire/outrage/belief\>\> manifestar*, expresarto profess to + INF: I don't profess to know anything about chemistry no presumo de saber (nada) de química; he professed to be an expert — se preciaba de ser un experto, pretendía ser un experto
b) ( Relig) \<\<faith/religion\>\> profesar -
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[prə'fɛs]vtfeelings, opinions wyrażać (wyrazić perf)I do not profess to be an expert — nie twierdzę, że jestem znawcą
he professed ignorance, he professed not to know anything — utrzymywał, że nic nie wie
* * *[prə'fes] 1. verb1) (to state or declare openly.) oświadczyć2) (to claim or pretend: He professed to be an expert.) utrzymywać•- professional 2. noun(( abbreviation pro [prou]) a person who is professional: a golf professional/pro.) zawodowiec
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ignorance — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ complete, total, utter ▪ profound, sheer ▪ This showed a profound ignorance of local customs. ▪ appalling … Collocations dictionary
profess — verb Profess is used with these nouns as the object: ↑allegiance, ↑desire, ↑faith, ↑ignorance, ↑innocence, ↑love … Collocations dictionary
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