- profess
- prə'fes
1. verb1) (to state or declare openly.) profesar2) (to claim or pretend: He professed to be an expert.) pretender•- professional
2. noun((abbreviation pro prou) a person who is professional: a golf professional/pro.) profesionalprofesstr[prə'fes]transitive verb1 (faith, religion) profesar2 (state) proclamar, manifestar, declarar3 (claim) pretender■ I don't profess to be an expert no pretendo ser (ningún) expertoprofess [prə'fɛs] vt1) declare: declarar, manifestar2) claim: pretender3) : profesar (una religión, etc.)professv.• confesar v.• declarar v.• manifestar v.• profesar v.• protestar v.prə'festransitive verba) (claim) (frml) \<\<desire/outrage/belief\>\> manifestar*, expresarto profess to + INF: I don't profess to know anything about chemistry no presumo de saber (nada) de química; he professed to be an expert — se preciaba de ser un experto, pretendía ser un experto
b) (Relig) \<\<faith/religion\>\> profesar[prǝ'fes]VT1) (Rel) [+ faith, religion] profesar2) (=state) [+ innocence] declarar; [+ regret, surprise] manifestar; [+ ignorance] confesarhe professes a belief in the equality of women — se precia or presume de creer en la igualdad de las mujeres
3) (=claim) pretenderI do not profess to be an expert — no pretendo ser experto
he professes to be 25 — dice or afirma tener 25 años
he professes to know all about it — afirma estar enterado de ello
to profess o.s. satisfied — declararse satisfecho
to profess o.s. unable to do sth — declararse incapaz de hacer algo
* * *[prə'fes]transitive verba) (claim) (frml) \<\<desire/outrage/belief\>\> manifestar*, expresarto profess to + INF: I don't profess to know anything about chemistry no presumo de saber (nada) de química; he professed to be an expert — se preciaba de ser un experto, pretendía ser un experto
b) (Relig) \<\<faith/religion\>\> profesar
English-spanish dictionary. 2013.