swore in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for swore in the English»Spanish Dictionary

swore [Am swɔr, Brit swɔː] past swear

See also swear

I.swear <pt swore, pp sworn> [Am swɛr, Brit swɛː] VB trans

1. swear allegiance/fidelity/revenge:

swear

jurar

they swore an oath of obedience to their queen

juraron obediencia a la reina

it's the truth, I swear it

es verdad, te lo juro

she swears blind she didn't know inf

jura y perjura que no lo sabía inf

I could've sworn I left it there

hubiera jurado que lo dejé ahí

do you swear to tell the truth?

¿jura usted decir la verdad?

to swear an affidavit

hacer una declaración jurada

2. swear (bind) witness/official:

swear usu pass

tomarle juramento a

swear usu pass

juramentar

we've all been sworn to secrecy

nos han hecho prometer que no diremos nada or que guardaremos el secreto

II.swear <pt swore, pp sworn> [Am swɛr, Brit swɛː] VB intr

1. swear (vow):

swear

jurar

2. swear (curse):

swear

decir palabrotas

swear

soltar tacos Spain inf

swear

mentar madres Mex inf

to swear at sb

insultar a alguien (usando palabrotas)

I.swear <pt swore, pp sworn> [Am swɛr, Brit swɛː] VB trans

1. swear allegiance/fidelity/revenge:

swear

jurar

they swore an oath of obedience to their queen

juraron obediencia a la reina

it's the truth, I swear it

es verdad, te lo juro

she swears blind she didn't know inf

jura y perjura que no lo sabía inf

I could've sworn I left it there

hubiera jurado que lo dejé ahí

do you swear to tell the truth?

¿jura usted decir la verdad?

to swear an affidavit

hacer una declaración jurada

2. swear (bind) witness/official:

swear usu pass

tomarle juramento a

swear usu pass

juramentar

we've all been sworn to secrecy

nos han hecho prometer que no diremos nada or que guardaremos el secreto

II.swear <pt swore, pp sworn> [Am swɛr, Brit swɛː] VB intr

1. swear (vow):

swear

jurar

2. swear (curse):

swear

decir palabrotas

swear

soltar tacos Spain inf

swear

mentar madres Mex inf

to swear at sb

insultar a alguien (usando palabrotas)

swear to VB [Am swɛr -, Brit swɛː -] (v + prep + o)

I swear to God I never touched it

te juro por Dios que no lo toqué

I thought I heard a sound, but I couldn't swear to it

me pareció oír un ruido, pero no podría jurarlo

swear in VB [Am swɛr -, Brit swɛː -] (v + o + adv, v + adv + o)

swear in jury/witness/president:

swear in

tomarle juramento a

swear in

juramentar

she will be sworn in on Monday

prestará juramento el lunes

swear by VB [Am swɛr -, Brit swɛː -] (v + prep + o) (value highly)

swear by gadget

ser un entusiasta de

swear by remedy

tenerle una fe ciega a

swear off VB [Am swɛr -, Brit swɛː -] (v + prep + o)

he told me he'd sworn off drink

me dijo que (se) había jurado dejar la bebida

swear word [Am ˈswɛr ˌwərd, Brit] N

swear word

palabrota f

swear word

mala palabra f

swear word

taco m Spain

swear word

garabato m Chil

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no digas palabrotas

don't swear

soltó una palabrota

he swore

perjurar

to swear

juró y perjuró que no sabía nada

he swore blind that he knew nothing inf

jurar

to swear

le hizo jurar que no se lo diría a nadie

she made him swear not to tell anyone

le juró amor eterno

she swore undying love to him

juraron la Constitución/(la) bandera o LatAm a la bandera

they swore allegiance to the Constitution/to the flag

le juro por Dios que no sabía nada

I swear to God I didn't know anything

jurar + infinit.

to swear to +  infinit.

juró vengarse de ella

he swore to get his revenge on her

jurar

to swear

jurar

to swear

swore in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for swore in the English»Spanish Dictionary

swore [swɔ:ʳ, Am swɔ:r] VB

swore pt of swear

See also swear

I.swear [sweəʳ, Am swer] VB intr swore, sworn

1. swear (take oath):

swear

jurar

to swear on the Bible

jurar sobre la Biblia

I couldn't swear to it inf

no pondría la mano en el fuego

2. swear (curse):

swear

decir palabrotas

II.swear [sweəʳ, Am swer] VB trans

swear

jurar

to swear blind Brit inf

jurar y perjurar

they swore us to secrecy

nos hicieron jurar que guardaríamos el secreto

I.swear [sweəʳ, Am swer] VB intr swore, sworn

1. swear (take oath):

swear

jurar

to swear on the Bible

jurar sobre la Biblia

I couldn't swear to it inf

no pondría la mano en el fuego

2. swear (curse):

swear

decir palabrotas

II.swear [sweəʳ, Am swer] VB trans

swear

jurar

to swear blind Brit inf

jurar y perjurar

they swore us to secrecy

nos hicieron jurar que guardaríamos el secreto

swear off VB trans

to swear off sth

renunciar a algo

swear by VB trans

to swear by sth

tener una fe ciega a algo

swear in VB trans LAW

to swear in sb

tomar juramento a alguien

Translations for swore in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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brulote

swear word

jurar

to swear

jurar por alguien

to swear by sb

jurar por todos los santos

to swear blind

jurársela(s) a alguien inf

to swear vengeance on sb

dar puteadas

to swear

blasfemar de algo

to swear about sth

juramentar

to swear in

swore Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to swear by sth

tener una fe ciega a algo

to swear on the Bible

jurar sobre la Biblia

I couldn't swear to it inf

no pondría la mano en el fuego

they swore us to secrecy

nos hicieron jurar que guardaríamos el secreto

to swear off sth

renunciar a algo

to swear like a trooper

soltar tacos como un carretero

he swore at me so I answered in kind

me insultó, así que le respondí de igual manera

to swear sb to secrecy

hacer que alguien jure no revelar algo

to swear by God/sth

jurar por Dios/algo

I swear it on my mother's grave

que me parta un rayo si no es verdad inf

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

At a meeting the tribe swore to make war, finger-tasting a liquid tobacco mixture.

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Two consenting adult (fictional, animated) characters had a physical relationship for one night and some other guy swore.

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Moreover, the archaeologists found 65 amulet rings in the area; rings are reported to have been used when people swore oaths.

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The watchman swore, and they went on farther.

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Seventeen representatives from each side swore an oath to uphold the treaty, which was meant to last for fifty years.

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On frigid nights around bunkhouse stoves, the greenhorns were terrified by grizzled old veterans who swore they had fought off such monsters during previous winters.

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Early in his stint on the former program, he swore without realising that he was live to air.

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Wives would regularly testify to the same facts: their husbands swore at them, hit them, and generally treated them terribly.

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Under compurgation, an accused person who swore he didn't do the crime, and who found a sufficient number of his neighbours to swear that they believed him, was acquitted.

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Let my blood lie to that wicked man who has purchased it with gold, and them notorious wretches who swore it falsely away.

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