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1 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 -
2 allegiance
allegiance [ə'li:dʒəns]allégeance f;∎ political allegiance allégeance f politique;∎ to swear allegiance faire serment d'allégeance;∎ to switch allegiance changer de bord;∎ to owe allegiance to sb devoir fidélité et obéissance à qn -
3 allegiance
allegiance n gen, Jur allégeance f ; to swear allegiance to sb/sth prêter serment m d'allégeance à qn/qch ; to pledge allegiance to the flag prêter serment m devant le drapeau. -
4 allegiance
allegiance [əˈli:dʒəns]allégeance f (to à)* * *[ə'liːdʒəns]noun gen, Law allégeance fto swear allegiance to — prêter serment m d'allégeance à
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5 swear
A vtr1 gen, Jur ( promise) jurer [loyalty, allegiance, revenge] ; to swear (an oath of) allegiance to faire serment d'allégeance à ; I swear!, I swear it! fml je le jure! ; I swear to God, I didn't know je ne le savais pas, je le jure ; to swear to do jurer de faire ; to swear (that) jurer que ; he swore he'd never write again/never to write again il a juré qu'il n'écrirait plus jamais/de ne plus jamais écrire ; I could have sworn she was there j'aurais juré qu'elle y était ; to swear to sb that jurer à qn que ; I swear by all that I hold dear that je jure sur la tête de tous ceux que j'aime que ; to swear blind (that) ○ jurer sur sa tête que ;2 ( by solemn oath) to swear sb to secrecy faire jurer le secret à qn ; she had been sworn to secrecy on lui avait fait jurer le secret ; to be sworn to do avoir prêté serment de faire ; to be sworn into office prêter serment ;3 ( curse) ‘damn!’ he swore ‘bon Dieu!’ jura-t-il ; to swear at pester contre ; to be ou get sworn at se faire injurier.B vi1 ( curse) jurer ; she swore loudly elle a lâché un juron ; he never swears il ne dit jamais de gros mots ; to swear in front of dire de gros mots devant ; stop swearing! arrête de jurer!, ne sois pas si grossier! ;2 ( attest) to swear to having done jurer d'avoir fait ; would he swear to having seen them? est-ce qu'il pourrait jurer de les avoir vus? ; I wouldn't ou couldn't swear to it je n'en jurerais pas ; to swear on jurer sur [Bible, honour].■ swear by ○:▶ swear by [sth/sb] ne jurer que par [remedy, electrician].■ swear in:▶ swear in [sb], swear [sb] in faire prêter serment à [jury, witness] ; to be sworn in prêter serment.■ swear off:▶ swear off [sth] renoncer à [alcohol, smoking].■ swear out US Jur to swear out a warrant for sb's arrest accuser qn sous serment pour obtenir un mandat d'arrêt. -
6 swear
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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7 oath
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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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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swear allegiance — swear an oath of trust and confidence … English contemporary dictionary
swear — [ swer ] (past tense swore [ swɔr ] ; past participle sworn [ swɔrn ] ) verb ** 1. ) intransitive to use words that are deliberately offensive, for example because you are angry with someone: That s the first time I ve ever heard him swear. swear … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
swear — S2 [sweə US swer] v past tense swore [swo: US swo:r] past participle sworn [swo:n US swo:rn] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(offensive language)¦ 2¦(promise)¦ 3¦(state the truth)¦ 4 somebody could have sworn (that) ... 5¦(public promise)¦ 6 swear somebody to… … Dictionary of contemporary English
swear */*/ — UK [sweə(r)] / US [swer] verb Word forms swear : present tense I/you/we/they swear he/she/it swears present participle swearing past tense swore UK [swɔː(r)] / US [swɔr] past participle sworn UK [swɔː(r)n] / US [swɔrn] 1) [intransitive] to use… … English dictionary
allegiance — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ full, strong ▪ We will give our full allegiance to the party. ▪ traditional ▪ shifting ▪ It is hard to keep up with the shifting … Collocations dictionary
allegiance — n. 1) to give; pledge, swear allegiance 2) to disavow, forsake one s allegiance to 3) true, unfailing, unswerving allegiance 4) allegiance to (allegiance to a cause) * * * [ə liːdʒ(ə)ns] forsake one s allegiance to pledge swear allegiance… … Combinatory dictionary
swear — [[t]swe͟ə(r)[/t]] swears, swearing, swore, sworn 1) VERB If someone swears, they use language that is considered to be rude or offensive, usually because they are angry. It s wrong to swear and shout... [V at n] They swore at them and ran off. 2) … English dictionary
Allegiance — Loyalty due to one s lord. At Salisbury, in 1086, William I had all landowners in England swear allegiance to him. It was a sign, if one were needed, of the new king s power: all land in the kingdom was his. Cf. Domain … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
swear — v. 1) to swear solemnly 2) (B) ( to promise solemnly ) they swore allegiance to the government 3) (D) intr.) ( to curse ) to swear at (he swore at them) 4) (d; intr.) ( to rely completely ) to swear by (everyone swears by her remedy for a cold)… … Combinatory dictionary
Allegiance — An allegiance is a duty of fidelity said to be owed by a subject or a citizen to his/her state or sovereign.Origin of the wordMid. English ligeaunce ; med. Latin ligeantia ; the al was probably added through confusion with another legal term,… … Wikipedia
swear — verb 1 use bad language ADVERB ▪ loudly ▪ quietly, silently, softly, under your breath ▪ viciously, violently VERB + … Collocations dictionary