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1 profess
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 -
2 profess
profess [prəˈfes]* * *[prə'fes]transitive verb2) ( declare openly) faire profession de [opinion, religion] -
3 profess
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. -
4 profess
[prə'fes] 1. verb1) (to state or declare openly.) professer2) (to claim or pretend: He professed to be an expert.) prétendre•- professional 2. noun(( abbreviation pro [prou]) a person who is professional: a golf professional/pro.) professionnel/-elle -
5 profess, to, to
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6 affirm
affirm [ə'fɜ:m]∎ she affirms that it's the truth elle affirme ou soutient que c'est la vérité;∎ "I will be there," he affirmed "j'y serai," assura-t-il∎ she affirmed her intention to sell elle proclamait son intention de vendre(c) (support → person) soutenirLaw faire une affirmation ou déclaration solennelle
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Profess — Pro*fess , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Professed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Professing}.] [F. prof[ e]s, masc., professe, fem., professed (monk or nun), L. professus, p. p. of profiteri to profess; pro before, forward + fateri to confess, own. See {Confess}.]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
profess — [prō fes′, prəfes′] vt. [< L professus, pp. of profiteri, to avow publicly < pro , before (see PRO 2) + fateri, to avow, akin to fari, to speak: see FABLE] 1. to make an open declaration of; affirm [to profess one s love] 2. to claim to… … English World dictionary
Profess — Pro*fess (pr[ o]*f[e^]s ), v. i. 1. To take a profession upon one s self by a public declaration; to confess. Drayton. [1913 Webster] 2. To declare friendship. [Obs.] Shak. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Profess — Profess, das Ordensgelübde, welches in einem Kloster nach überstandenem Noviciat abgelegt wird. –s … Damen Conversations Lexikon
profess — I (avow) verb acknowledge, admit, advocate, affirm, announce, assert, asseverate, assure, attest, aver, avouch, contend, declare, disclose, divulge, hold out, lay bare, lay open, maintain, make a statement, make an assertion, make clear, make… … Law dictionary
profess — (v.) early 14c., to take a vow (in a religious order), from O.Fr. profes, from L. professus having declared publicly, pp. of profitieri declare openly, from pro forth (see PRO (Cf. pro )) + fateri (pp. fassus) acknowledge, confess, akin to fari … Etymology dictionary
profess — *assert, declare, affirm, aver, protest, avouch, avow, predicate, warrant Analogous words: allege, *adduce, advance … New Dictionary of Synonyms
profess — [v] declare, assert acknowledge, act as if, admit, affirm, allege, announce, asseverate, aver, avouch, avow, blow hot air*, certify, claim, come out*, confess, confirm, constate, croon, cross heart*, depose, dissemble, fake, feign, get off chest* … New thesaurus
profess — ► VERB 1) claim that one has (a quality or feeling). 2) affirm one s faith in or allegiance to (a religion). ORIGIN Latin profiteri declare publicly … English terms dictionary
Profess — Ein Ordensgelübde (Profess von lat. professio = Bekenntnis) ist das öffentliche Versprechen eines Anwärters (Novizen) in einer christlichen Ordensgemeinschaft, nach den Grundprinzipien des Evangeliums und unter einem Oberen nach einer Ordensregel … Deutsch Wikipedia
profess — pro|fess [prəˈfes] v [T] formal [Date: 1400 1500; : Latin; Origin: professus, past participle of profiteri to profess, confess ] 1.) to say that you do, are etc something, especially when it is not really true profess to do/be sth ▪ The… … Dictionary of contemporary English