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1 swear to God
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2 swear word
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3 swear
sweəpast 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!) blasfemar•- sworn- swear-word
- swear by
- swear in
- swear to
swear vb1. decir tacos / decir palabrotas2. jurartr[sweəSMALLr/SMALL]1 (declare formally) jurar; (vow) juramentar2 familiar (state firmly) jurar1 (declare formally) jurar, prestar juramento■ do you swear on the Bible? ¿lo juras sobre la Biblia?2 (curse) decir palabrotas, soltar tacos; (blaspheme) jurar, blasfemar■ don't swear at me! ¡no me insultes!\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto swear blind jurar y perjurarto swear like a trooper jurar como un carreteroto swear somebody to secrecy hacer que alguien jure guardar un secreto1) vow: jurar2) curse: decir palabrotasswear vt: jurarv.(§ p.,p.p.: swore, sworn) = decir palabrotas v.• juramentar v.• jurar v.• perjurar v.• prestar juramento v.• votar (Jurar) v.swer, sweə(r)
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she swears blind she didn't know — (colloq) jura y perjura que no lo sabía (fam)
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via) ( vow) jurarb) ( curse) decir* palabrotas, soltar* tacos (Esp fam), mentar* madres (Méx fam)Phrasal Verbs:- swear by- swear in- swear to[swɛǝ(r)] (pt swore) (pp sworn)1.VT jurarI swear it! — ¡lo juro!
2. VI1) (solemnly) jurar2) (=use swearwords) decir palabrotas, soltar tacos; (blasphemously) blasfemarto swear at sb — insultar a algn, mentar la madre a algn (Mex)
- swear like a trooper- swear by- swear in* * *[swer, sweə(r)]
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she swears blind she didn't know — (colloq) jura y perjura que no lo sabía (fam)
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via) ( vow) jurarb) ( curse) decir* palabrotas, soltar* tacos (Esp fam), mentar* madres (Méx fam)Phrasal Verbs:- swear by- swear in- swear to -
4 swear to
(to make a solemn statement, with an oath, in support of: I'll swear to the truth of what he said; I think he was here this morning, but I wouldn't like to swear to it.) jurar; poner la mano en el fuegov + prep + o* * *v + prep + o -
5 swear in
(to introduce (a person) into a post or office formally, by making him swear an oath: The new Governor is being sworn in next week.) tomar juramento av.• conjurar v.• juramentar v.v + o + adv, v + adv + o \<\<jury/witness/president\>\> tomarle juramento a, juramentarVT + ADV [+ witness, president] tomar juramento a, juramentar a* * *v + o + adv, v + adv + o \<\<jury/witness/president\>\> tomarle juramento a, juramentar -
6 swear-word
noun (a word used in cursing: `Damn' is a mild swear-word.) palabrota, taco, groseríatr['sweəwɜːd]1 palabrota, taco -
7 swear by
1) (to appeal to (eg God) as a witness of one's words: I swear by Heaven that I'm innocent.) jurar por2) (to put complete trust in (a remedy etc): She swears by aspirin for all the children's illnesses.) tener una fe absoluta (en), creer ciegamente (en)v + prep + o ( value highly) \<\<gadget\>\> ser* un entusiasta de; \<\<remedy\>\> tenerle* una fe ciega aVI + PREP tener plena confianza en, creer ciegamente en* * *v + prep + o ( value highly) \<\<gadget\>\> ser* un entusiasta de; \<\<remedy\>\> tenerle* una fe ciega a -
8 swear off
VI + PREP -
9 swear
s.juramento, votovt.1 jurar (vow)2 maldecir en voz alta, jurar, echar pestes, maldecir.3 jurar que.vi.insultar, decir palabrotas (use swearwords)(pt swore ; pp sworn) -
10 swear against
v.echar maldiciones a. -
11 swear allegiance
v.jurar lealtad. -
12 swear at
v.soltarse en injurias contra, insultar. -
13 swear by
v.1 confiar en (have confidence in)2 tener fe ciega en, poner toda la confianza en. -
14 swear in
v.1 tomar juramento a (ley) (jury, witness)2 juramentar. -
15 swear loyalty
v.jurar lealtad. -
16 swear off
v.1 renunciar a.2 jurar renunciar a. -
17 swear that
v.jurar que, dar testimonio de que. -
18 swear to
v.1 jurar.2 declarar bajo juramento, testificar, dar juramento de. -
19 swear word
s.juramento. -
20 swear-word
s.palabrota, grosería, mala palabra, dicharacho.
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