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oath [əʊθ, pl əʊðz]∎ he took or swore an oath never to return il fit le serment ou il jura de ne jamais revenir;∎ to take the oath of allegiance faire (le) serment d'allégeance;∎ to swear on oath jurer (sous serment);∎ it's true, on my oath! c'est vrai, je vous le jure!;∎ Law to be on or under oath être sous serment, être assermenté;∎ Law to put sb on or under oath faire prêter serment à qn;∎ she swore/testified under oath that… elle a juré/témoigné sous serment que…(b) (swearword) juron m;∎ he let out a string of oaths il a laissé échapper un torrent d'injures -
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oath n1 Jur serment m ; under oath, on oath GB sous serment ; to take the oath, to swear an oath prêter serment (to do de faire ; that que) ; to administer the oath to sb, to put sb under oath faire prêter serment à qn ; she swore on ou under oath elle a juré sous la foi du serment ; I'll take my oath on it j'en jurerais ; oath of office serment ; oath of allegiance serment d'allégeance ;2 ( swearword) juron m ; a stream ou torrent of oaths un torrent de jurons ; to let out an oath lâcher un juron. -
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swear [swεər]a. jurer ; [+ fidelity, allegiance] jurer• I swear it! je le jure !• I swear he said so! je vous jure qu'il l'a dit !b. [+ witness, jury] faire prêter serment àa. ( = take solemn oath) jurer• would you swear to having seen him? est-ce que vous jureriez que vous l'avez vu ?• I think he locked the door but I wouldn't swear to it je pense qu'il a fermé la porte à clé mais je n'en jurerais pas[+ jury, witness, president] faire prêter serment à* * *[sweə(r)] 1.2) ( curse)‘damn!’ he swore — ‘bon Dieu!’ jura-t-il
2.to be ou get sworn at — se faire injurier
1) ( curse) jurer2) ( attest)I wouldn't ou couldn't swear to it — je n'en jurerais pas
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∎ 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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