swear

swear
swear [{{t}}sweə(r)] (pt swore [{{t}}swɔ:(r)], pp sworn [{{t}}swɔ:n])
1 intransitive verb
(a) (curse) jurer;
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
2 transitive verb
(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
(b) (make pledge)
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)
swear by inseparable transitive verb
(a) (invoke) jurer par;
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
(b) (have confidence in)
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
swear in separable transitive verb
(witness, president) faire prêter serment à, {{}}formal{{}} assermenter
swear off inseparable transitive verb
{{}}familiar{{}} renoncer à ;
he has sworn off drinking il a renoncé à l'alcool ou arrêté de boire
swear out separable transitive verb
{{}}American{{}} {{}}Law{{}}
he swore out a warrant for Baker's arrest il a témoigné sous serment afin de faire arrêter Baker

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