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1 oath
noun, pl. oaths1) Eid, der; Schwur, der2) (Law)swear or take the oath — vereidigt werden
on or under oath — unter Eid
put somebody on or under oath — jemanden vereidigen od. unter Eid nehmen
3) (expletive) Fluch, der* * *[əuƟ]plural - oaths; noun1) (a solemn promise: He swore an oath to support the king.) der Eid2) (a word or phrase used when swearing: curses and oaths.) der Schwur•- academic.ru/117699/on_under_oath">on/under oath* * *[əʊθ, AM oʊθ]nto break one's \oath seinen Schwur brechento declare under \oath unter Eid aussagento take the \oath vereidigt werdenwitnesses are, of course, under \oath to tell the truth Zeugen werden natürlich darauf vereidigt, die Wahrheit zu sagento be under \oath unter Eid stehen* * *[əʊɵ]n1) Schwur m; (JUR) Eid mto take or make or swear an oath — schwören; (Jur) einen Eid ablegen or leisten
he took an oath of loyalty to the government — er schwor der Regierung Loyalität
on my oath! (obs) — bei meiner Seele! (obs)
* * *1. Eid m, Schwur m:a) Treueid,b) MIL Fahneneid;oath of disclosure JUR Offenbarungseid;upon my oath! das kann ich beschwören!;administer an oath to sb, put sb under oath jemandem den Eid abnehmen, jemanden vereidigen;bind by oath eidlich verpflichten;break one’s oath eidbrüchig werden, seinen Eid brechen;on, to auf akk);in lieu of an oath an Eides statt* * *noun, pl. oaths1) Eid, der; Schwur, dertake or swear an oath [on something] that... — einen Eid [auf etwas (Akk.)] schwören, dass...
2) (Law)swear or take the oath — vereidigt werden
on or under oath — unter Eid
put somebody on or under oath — jemanden vereidigen od. unter Eid nehmen
3) (expletive) Fluch, der* * *n.Eid -e m.Fluch ¨-e m.Schwur -¨e m. -
2 swear
1. transitive verb,I could have sworn [that] it was him — ich hätte schwören können, dass er es war
2) (administer oath to) vereidigen [Zeugen]2. intransitive verb,swore, sworn1) (use swear-words) fluchen2)swear to something — (be certain of) etwas beschwören; einen Eid auf etwas (Akk.) ablegen
I wouldn't like to swear to it — (coll.) ich will es nicht beschwören
3) (take oath) schwören, einen Eid ablegen (on auf + Akk.)Phrasal Verbs:- academic.ru/120890/swear_at">swear at- swear by- swear in* * *[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.) schwören2) (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!) fluchen•- sworn- swear-word
- swear by
- swear in
- swear to* * *<swore, sworn>[sweəʳ, AM swer]I. vi1. (curse) fluchen▪ to \swear at sb auf jdn fluchen2. (take an oath) schwören, einen Eid ablegen▪ to \swear to sth etw beschwörenI wouldn't \swear to it ( fam) ich könnte es nicht beschwörento \swear by God/on the Bible bei Gott/auf die Bibel schwörenII. vt▪ to \swear sth etw schwörento \swear allegiance [or loyalty] Treue schwörento \swear an oath einen Eid leisten [o ablegen]to \swear sb to secrecy jdn zur Verschwiegenheit verpflichtenshe swore blind she didn't know what had happened to the money sie schwor hoch und heilig, dass sie nicht wüsste, was mit dem Geld geschehen sei* * *[swɛə(r)] vb: pret swore, ptp sworn1. vt1) allegiance, love, revenge schwören; oath leisten, schwören2) (JUR) witness, jury vereidigento swear sb to secrecy — jdn schwören lassen, dass er nichts verrät
I've been sworn to secrecy — ich habe schwören müssen, dass ich nichts sage
2. vi1) (= use solemn oath) schwörento swear by all one holds dear — schwören bei allem, was einem lieb ist
up and down that... (inf) — Stein und Bein schwören, dass... (inf)
to swear at sb/sth — jdn/etw beschimpfen
3. nto have a ( good) swear — (tüchtig) fluchen
* * *swear [sweə(r)]A v/i prät swore [swɔː(r); US auch ˈswəʊər], obs sware [sweə(r)], pperf sworn [swɔː(r)n; US auch ˈswəʊərn]1. schwören, einen Eid leisten ( beide:b) fig umg schwören auf (akk);I couldn’t swear to seeing him ich kann nicht beschwören, ihn gesehen zu haben2. fluchen (at auf, über akk):swear at sb auch jemanden beschimpfenB v/t2. beschwören, eidlich bekräftigen:3. a) Rache, Treue etc schwörenb) etwas geloben:I swear to speak ( oder tell) the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth JUR ich schwöre, die reine Wahrheit zu sagen, nichts zu verschweigen und nichts hinzuzufügen (Eidesformel);swear off einem Laster abschwören;swear by all that’s holy ( oder all one holds dear) that … bei allem schwören, was einem heilig ist, dass …;he swore blind that … umg er schwor Stein und Bein, dass …swear sb in jemanden vereidigen (as als);* * *1. transitive verb,1) schwören [Eid usw.]I could have sworn [that] it was him — ich hätte schwören können, dass er es war
2) (administer oath to) vereidigen [Zeugen]2. intransitive verb,swore, sworn1) (use swear-words) fluchen2)swear to something — (be certain of) etwas beschwören; einen Eid auf etwas (Akk.) ablegen
I wouldn't like to swear to it — (coll.) ich will es nicht beschwören
3) (take oath) schwören, einen Eid ablegen (on auf + Akk.)Phrasal Verbs:- swear at- swear by- swear in* * *(at) v.fluchen (über) v. v.(§ p.,p.p.: swore, sworn)= schwören v.(§ p.,pp.: schwor, geschworen) -
3 swear
<swore, sworn> [sweəʳ, Am swer] vi1) ( curse) fluchen;to \swear at sb auf jdn fluchen2) ( take an oath) schwören, einen Eid ablegen;to \swear to sth etw beschwören;I wouldn't \swear to it ( fam) ich könnte es nicht beschwören;to \swear sth etw schwören;to \swear an oath einen Eid leisten [o ablegen];to \swear sb to secrecy jdn zur Verschwiegenheit verpflichten;she swore blind she didn't know what had happened to the money sie schwor hoch und heilig, dass sie nicht wüsste, was mit dem Geld geschehen sei
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