swore in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for swore in the English»French Dictionary

swore [Brit swɔː, Am swɔr] VB pt

swore → swear

See also swear

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

1. swear LAW:

swear (gen) (promise) loyalty, allegiance, revenge

jurer

to swear (an oath of) allegiance to

faire serment d'allégeance à

I swear!, I swear it! form

je le jure!

I swear to God, I didn't know

je ne le savais pas, je le jure

to swear to do

jurer de faire

to swear (that)

jurer que

he swore he'd never write again/never to write again

il a juré qu'il n'écrirait plus jamais/de ne plus jamais écrire

I could have sworn she was there

j'aurais juré qu'elle y était

to swear to sb that …

jurer à qn que …

I swear by all that I hold dear that …

je jure sur la tête de tous ceux que j'aime que …

to swear blind (that) inf

jurer sur sa tête que

2. swear (by solemn oath):

to swear sb to secrecy

faire jurer le secret à qn

she had been sworn to secrecy

on lui avait fait jurer le secret

to be sworn to do

avoir prêté serment de faire

to be sworn into office

prêter serment

3. swear (curse):

‘damn!’ he swore

‘bon Dieu!’ jura-t-il

to swear at

pester contre

to be or get sworn at

se faire injurier

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

1. swear (curse):

swear

jurer

she swore loudly

elle a lâché un juron

he never swears

il ne dit jamais de gros mots

to swear in front of

dire de gros mots devant

stop swearing!

arrête de jurer!, ne sois pas si grossier!

2. swear (attest):

to swear to having done

jurer d'avoir fait

would he swear to having seen them?

est-ce qu'il pourrait jurer de les avoir vus?

I wouldn't or couldn't swear to it

je n'en jurerais pas

to swear on Bible, honour

jurer sur

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

1. swear LAW:

swear (gen) (promise) loyalty, allegiance, revenge

jurer

to swear (an oath of) allegiance to

faire serment d'allégeance à

I swear!, I swear it! form

je le jure!

I swear to God, I didn't know

je ne le savais pas, je le jure

to swear to do

jurer de faire

to swear (that)

jurer que

he swore he'd never write again/never to write again

il a juré qu'il n'écrirait plus jamais/de ne plus jamais écrire

I could have sworn she was there

j'aurais juré qu'elle y était

to swear to sb that …

jurer à qn que …

I swear by all that I hold dear that …

je jure sur la tête de tous ceux que j'aime que …

to swear blind (that) inf

jurer sur sa tête que

2. swear (by solemn oath):

to swear sb to secrecy

faire jurer le secret à qn

she had been sworn to secrecy

on lui avait fait jurer le secret

to be sworn to do

avoir prêté serment de faire

to be sworn into office

prêter serment

3. swear (curse):

‘damn!’ he swore

‘bon Dieu!’ jura-t-il

to swear at

pester contre

to be or get sworn at

se faire injurier

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

1. swear (curse):

swear

jurer

she swore loudly

elle a lâché un juron

he never swears

il ne dit jamais de gros mots

to swear in front of

dire de gros mots devant

stop swearing!

arrête de jurer!, ne sois pas si grossier!

2. swear (attest):

to swear to having done

jurer d'avoir fait

would he swear to having seen them?

est-ce qu'il pourrait jurer de les avoir vus?

I wouldn't or couldn't swear to it

je n'en jurerais pas

to swear on Bible, honour

jurer sur

swear out VB [Brit swɛː -, Am swɛr -] Am LAW

to swear out a warrant for sb's arrest

accuser qn sous serment pour obtenir un mandat d'arrêt

I.swear in VB [Brit swɛː -, Am swɛr -] (swear in [sb], swear [sb] in)

swear in jury, witness:

swear in

faire prêter serment à

to be sworn in

prêter serment

swear word [Brit, Am ˈswɛr ˌwərd] N

swear word

juron m

swear word

gros mot m

I.swear off VB [Brit swɛː -, Am swɛr -] (swear off [sth])

swear off alcohol, smoking:

swear off

renoncer à

I.swear by VB [Brit swɛː -, Am swɛr -] inf (swear by [sth/sb])

swear by remedy, electrician:

swear by

ne jurer que par

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to swear an affidavit

déclarer par écrit sous serment (that que)

Translations for swore in the French»English Dictionary

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dire ou pousser des jurons

to swear

jurer (promettre)

to swear

jurer de faire

to swear to do

jurer à qn de faire

to swear to sb to do

jure-moi de ne rien dire

swear you won't say anything

jure-le!

swear!

jurer que …

to swear that …

jurer à qn que …

to swear to sb that …

on jurerait (que c'est) de la soie

you'd swear it was silk

faire jurer à qn de faire

to make sb swear to do

jurer fidélité, obéissance

to swear, to pledge

jurer amour éternel

to swear

je (te) jure le secret sur cette affaire

I swear I'll keep this a secret

je le jure

I swear

jurer sur la Bible/l'honneur

to swear on the Bible/one's honour Brit

je (le) jure sur la tête de mes enfants ou de ma mère

I swear on my mother's life

jurer de

to swear to

j'en jurerais

I would swear to it

jurer

to swear (après, contre at)

ne jurer que par

to swear by

se jurer fidélité

to swear [sth] to one another

swore in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for swore in the English»French Dictionary

swore [swɔ:, Am swɔ:r] VB

swore pt of swear

See also swear

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

1. swear (curse):

swear

dire des jurons

2. swear (state sth is the truth):

swear

jurer

3. swear (take an oath):

swear

prêter serment

to swear on the Bible

jurer sur la Bible

I wouldn't/couldn't swear to it inf

je ne le jurerais pas

II.swear <swore, sworn> [sweəʳ, Am swer] VB trans

1. swear (curse):

swear

jurer

to swear blind that ... Brit inf

jurer ses grands dieux que ...

2. swear (give one's word):

swear

jurer

to swear sb to secrecy

faire jurer le secret à qn

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

1. swear (curse):

swear

dire des jurons

2. swear (state sth is the truth):

swear

jurer

3. swear (take an oath):

swear

prêter serment

to swear on the Bible

jurer sur la Bible

I wouldn't/couldn't swear to it inf

je ne le jurerais pas

II.swear <swore, sworn> [sweəʳ, Am swer] VB trans

1. swear (curse):

swear

jurer

to swear blind that ... Brit inf

jurer ses grands dieux que ...

2. swear (give one's word):

swear

jurer

to swear sb to secrecy

faire jurer le secret à qn

swear in VB trans

swear in

faire prêter serment à

swear word N

swear word

gros mot m

swear word

sacre m Quebec

swear off VB trans

swear off

jurer de renoncer à

swear by VB trans inf

swear by

jurer par

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to swear like a trooper

jurer comme un charretier

Translations for swore in the French»English Dictionary

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juron

swear word

jurer à ses parents de +infin

to swear to one's parents to +infin

faire jurer à un collègue de +infin

to make a colleague swear to +infin

jurer de se venger

to swear vengeance

ne jurer que par qn/qc

to swear by sb/sth

jurer contre [ou après] qn/qc

to swear at sb/sth

jurer de qc

to swear to sth

je n'en jurerais pas

I wouldn't swear to it

se jurer qc

to swear sth to one another

jurer comme un charretier

to swear like a trooper

swore Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to swear sb to secrecy

faire jurer le secret à qn

to swear on the Bible

jurer sur la Bible

I wouldn't/couldn't swear to it inf

je ne le jurerais pas

to swear blind that ... Brit inf

jurer ses grands dieux que ...

to swear sb to secrecy

faire jurer le secret à qn

to swear like a trooper

jurer comme un charretier

to swear to one's parents to +infin

jurer à ses parents de +infin

to make a colleague swear to +infin

faire jurer à un collègue de +infin

to swear sth to one another

se jurer qc

I'm sure of that, I'd swear to it

j'en suis sûr, ma tête à couper

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

The suitors duly swore the required oath on the severed pieces of a horse, although not without a certain amount of grumbling.

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The watchman swore, and they went on farther.

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

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He also swore on her grave to take down whatever drug operation he could find.

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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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An oath was taken that called upon Jupiter to strike down the person if they swore the oath falsely.

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The police even said it was 30 meters wide and some people swore they saw a halo around it.

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They swore oaths of loyalty, solemn declarations of patriotic allegiance, and affirmations of the political responsibilities of citizenship.

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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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