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1 to swear off
to swear offprometer que vai parar de fazer algo que faz mal. I have sworn off cards / jurei nunca mais jogar cartas. -
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.) jurar2) (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!) praguejar•- sworn- swear-word
- swear by
- swear in
- swear to* * *[swɛə] n praga, imprecação, palavrão. • vt (ps swore, pp sworn) 1 jurar, prestar juramento. I have sworn to myself never to drink again / jurei nunca mais beber. he was sworn a member / ele prestou juramento como membro. 2 fazer jurar. 3 declarar (sob juramento). 4 contratar ou admitir sob juramento. 5 prometer solenemente, fazer voto ou promessa. 6 xingar. 7 praguejar, blasfemar, falar palavrões. to swear at maldizer, rogar pragas. he swears at his work / ele maldiz seu trabalho. to swear by ter confiança em. he swears by his friend / ele tem muita confiança em seu amigo. he swears by his daily bath / ele acredita no efeito de seu banho diário. to swear off prometer que vai parar de fazer algo que faz mal. I have sworn off cards / jurei nunca mais jogar cartas. to swear someone in fazer com que alguém prometa em público ser fiel a alguma instituição, emprego oficial, etc. all witnesses were sworn in / todas as testemunhas prestaram juramento. to swear someone to secrecy fazer alguém jurar que não vai contar para outras pessoas o que acabou de ser dito. he was sworn to secrecy / ele prestou juramento de guardar segredo. to swear to afirmar ou identificar sob juramento. I could swear to it / eu poderia confirmar isso sob juramento.
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swear off something — ˌswear ˈoff sth derived (informal) to promise that you will not do or use sth again • I decided to swear off burgers forever. • He has sworn off drinking, drugs and clubs. Main entry: ↑sw … Useful english dictionary
swear off — ► swear off informal promise to abstain from. Main Entry: ↑swear … English terms dictionary
swear off something — swear off (something) to decide to stop doing or using something. He says he has sworn off candy. She won $10,000 on the slots and was so shocked, she swore off gambling completely … New idioms dictionary
swear off — (something) to decide to stop doing or using something. He says he has sworn off candy. She won $10,000 on the slots and was so shocked, she swore off gambling completely … New idioms dictionary
swear off — index forgo, refrain, renounce Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
swear off — verb promise to abstain from (Freq. 2) I have sworn off cigarettes altogether • Hypernyms: ↑promise, ↑assure • Verb Frames: Somebody s something * * * (informal) … Useful english dictionary
swear off — phrasal verb [transitive] Word forms swear off : present tense I/you/we/they swear off he/she/it swears off present participle swearing off past tense swore off past participle sworn off swear off something to promise to stop doing or using… … English dictionary
swear off — phrasal to vow to abstain from ; renounce < swear off smoking > … New Collegiate Dictionary
swear off — verb To quit or cease completely, or to promise to quit, as of a bad habit. One of these days, he thinks he will swear off his nightly television regimen and get some exercise … Wiktionary
To swear off — Swear Swear, v. i. [imp. {Swore}, formerly {Sware}; p. p. {Sworn}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Swearing}.] [OE. swerien, AS. swerian; akin to D. zweren, OS. swerian, OHG. swerien, G. schw[ o]ren, Icel. sverja, Sw. sv[ a]rja, Dan. sv[ae]rge, Icel. & Sw.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
swear off — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. quit, reform, resolve; see halt 2 , suspend 2 , stop 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. give up, abjure, renounce, forswear, forego, quit, *turn one s back on. III (Roget s Thesaurus II) I verb Informal. To cease trying… … English dictionary for students