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1 swear\ off
swear off smth. /smth. off/ coll. swear off smoking (drinking, bridge, etc.) поклясться больше не курить и т.д. -
2 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) -
3 swear
[swɛə] 1. сущ.; разг.1) зарок, клятваSyn:2) присяга3) богохульство; ругательствоSyn:2. гл.; прош. вр. swore; прич. прош. вр. sworn1) клясться; присягатьto swear revenge on smb. — поклясться отомстить кому-л.
They swore allegiance to the government. — Они поклялись в верности правительству.
I swear by the name of God that what I say is true. — Клянусь именем Господа, что говорю правду.
2)Will you swear to it that you were not present? — Вы подтвердите под присягой, что вас там не было?
б) = swear in заставлять поклясться (в чем-л.); приводить к присягеEveryone was sworn to secrecy / silence. — Все поклялись молчать.
The newly elected President was sworn in today. — Сегодня новоизбранный президент был приведен к присяге.
3) ругаться; ругать (кого-л.); богохульствоватьto swear like a trooper брит.; уст. — ругаться как извозчик
Don't swear at me, if you please! — А ну-ка брось кричать на меня!
4) ( swear by) разг. постоянно обращаться к чему-л., рекомендовать что-л.; безгранично верить чему-л.Everyone swears by her remedy for a cold. — Все используют её средство от простуды.
5) ( swear off) разг. давать зарок (не делать чего-л.)••it is enough to make smb. swear — этого достаточно, чтобы вывести кого-л. из себя
(not) enough to swear by — кот наплакал; незначительное количество
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4 swear
∎ 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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