swear

swear
sweə
past tense - swore; verb
1) (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.) jurar
2) (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
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- swear-word
- swear by
- swear in
- swear to
swear vb
1. decir tacos / decir palabrotas
it's rude to swear es de mala educación decir tacos
2. jurar
I swear it's the truth te juro que es la verdad
El pasado de swear se escribe swore y el participio pasado se escribe sworn
swear
tr[sweəSMALLr/SMALL]
transitive verb (pt swore tr[swɔːSMALLr/SMALL] , pp sworn tr[swɔːn] )
1 (declare formally) jurar; (vow) juramentar
■ he swore allegiance to the constitution juró lealtad a la constitución
■ I swear to tell the truth juro decir la verdad
■ she had to swear an oath tuvo que hacer un juramento
2 familiar (state firmly) jurar
■ I swear I didn't do it juro que no lo hice
■ I could've sworn I heard the phone hubiera jurado que oí el teléfono
intransitive verb
1 (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
■ he twisted his ankle and swore loudly se torció el tobillo y soltó un taco
■ the players swear at each other all the time los jugadores se insultan continuamente
■ don't swear at me! ¡no me insultes!
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SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALL
to be sworn in (in court) prestar juramento 2 (in post) jurar un cargo
to swear blind jurar y perjurar
to swear like a trooper jurar como un carretero
to swear somebody to secrecy hacer que alguien jure guardar un secreto
swear ['swær] v, swore ['swor] ; sworn ['sworn] ; swearing vi
1) vow: jurar
2) curse: decir palabrotas
swear vt
: jurar
swear
v.
(§ p.,p.p.: swore, sworn) = decir palabrotas v.
• juramentar v.
• jurar v.
• perjurar v.
• prestar juramento v.
• votar (Jurar) v.
swer, sweə(r)
1.
(past swore; past p sworn) transitive verb \<\<allegiance/fidelity/revenge\>\> jurar

they swore an oath of obedience — juraron obediencia

she swears blind she didn't know — (colloq) jura y perjura que no lo sabía (fam)

I could have sworn I left it there — hubiera jurado que lo dejé ahí

we've all been sworn to secrecy — nos han hecho prometer que no diremos nada


2.
vi
a) (vow) jurar
b) (curse) decir* palabrotas, soltar* tacos (Esp fam), mentar* madres (Méx fam)

to swear AT somebody — insultar a alguien (usando palabrotas)

Phrasal Verbs:
[swɛǝ(r)] (pt swore) (pp sworn)
1.
VT jurar

I swear it! — ¡lo juro!

I swear (that) I did not steal it — juro que no lo robé

to swear to do sth — jurar hacer algo

I could have sworn that it was Janet — juraría que fue Janet

to swear sb to secrecy — hacer que algn jure guardar el secreto

to swear allegiance to — jurar lealtad a

they swore an oath of allegiance to him — le prestaron juramento de fidelidad

they swore an oath not to fight again — juraron no volver a pelear

2. VI
1) (solemnly) jurar

to swear on the Bible — jurar sobre la Biblia

I could swear to it — juraría que fue así

I can't swear to it — no lo juraría

2) (=use swearwords) decir palabrotas, soltar tacos; (blasphemously) blasfemar

don't swear in front of the children — no digas palabrotas estando los niños delante

to swear at sb — insultar a algn, mentar la madre a algn (Mex)

- swear like a trooper
- swear by
* * *
[swer, sweə(r)]
1.
(past swore; past p sworn) transitive verb \<\<allegiance/fidelity/revenge\>\> jurar

they swore an oath of obedience — juraron obediencia

she swears blind she didn't know — (colloq) jura y perjura que no lo sabía (fam)

I could have sworn I left it there — hubiera jurado que lo dejé ahí

we've all been sworn to secrecy — nos han hecho prometer que no diremos nada


2.
vi
a) (vow) jurar
b) (curse) decir* palabrotas, soltar* tacos (Esp fam), mentar* madres (Méx fam)

to swear AT somebody — insultar a alguien (usando palabrotas)

Phrasal Verbs:

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