swore in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for swore in the English»Italian Dictionary

swore [Brit swɔː, Am swɔr] VB pt

swore → swear

See also swear

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

1. swear (promise):

swear loyalty, allegiance, revenge

giurare

also LAW to swear (an oath of) allegiance to

giurare fedeltà a or fare giuramento di fedeltà a

I swear!, I swear it! form

(lo) giuro!

I swear to God, I didn't know

giuro (davanti a Dio) che non lo sapevo

to swear to do

giurare di fare

to swear (that)

giurare che

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

ha giurato che non avrebbe mai più scritto or di non scrivere mai più

I could have sworn she was there

avrei giurato che ci fosse (anche lei)

to swear to sb that …

giurare a qn che …

I swear by all that I hold dear that …

giuro su tutto ciò che mi è più caro che …

to swear blind (that) inf

giurare sulla propria testa (che)

2. swear (by solemn oath):

to swear sb to secrecy

fare giurare a qn di mantenere il segreto

she had been sworn to secrecy

le era stato fatto giurare di mantenere il segreto

to be sworn to do

avere giurato di fare

to be sworn into office

entrare in carica prestando giuramento

3. swear (curse):

“damn!” he swore

“dannazione!” imprecò

to swear at

imprecare contro

to be or get sworn at

farsi insultare

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

1. swear (curse):

swear

bestemmiare

swear

imprecare

she swore loudly

ha imprecato ad alta voce

he never swears

non bestemmia mai or non dice mai parolacce

to swear in front of

imprecare davanti a

stop swearing!

smettila di bestemmiare!

2. swear (attest):

to swear to having done

giurare di avere fatto

would he swear to having seen them?

sarebbe pronto a giurare di averli visti?

I wouldn't or couldn't swear to it

non ci giurerei, non potrei giurarlo

to swear on Bible, honour

giurare su

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

1. swear (promise):

swear loyalty, allegiance, revenge

giurare

also LAW to swear (an oath of) allegiance to

giurare fedeltà a or fare giuramento di fedeltà a

I swear!, I swear it! form

(lo) giuro!

I swear to God, I didn't know

giuro (davanti a Dio) che non lo sapevo

to swear to do

giurare di fare

to swear (that)

giurare che

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

ha giurato che non avrebbe mai più scritto or di non scrivere mai più

I could have sworn she was there

avrei giurato che ci fosse (anche lei)

to swear to sb that …

giurare a qn che …

I swear by all that I hold dear that …

giuro su tutto ciò che mi è più caro che …

to swear blind (that) inf

giurare sulla propria testa (che)

2. swear (by solemn oath):

to swear sb to secrecy

fare giurare a qn di mantenere il segreto

she had been sworn to secrecy

le era stato fatto giurare di mantenere il segreto

to be sworn to do

avere giurato di fare

to be sworn into office

entrare in carica prestando giuramento

3. swear (curse):

“damn!” he swore

“dannazione!” imprecò

to swear at

imprecare contro

to be or get sworn at

farsi insultare

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

1. swear (curse):

swear

bestemmiare

swear

imprecare

she swore loudly

ha imprecato ad alta voce

he never swears

non bestemmia mai or non dice mai parolacce

to swear in front of

imprecare davanti a

stop swearing!

smettila di bestemmiare!

2. swear (attest):

to swear to having done

giurare di avere fatto

would he swear to having seen them?

sarebbe pronto a giurare di averli visti?

I wouldn't or couldn't swear to it

non ci giurerei, non potrei giurarlo

to swear on Bible, honour

giurare su

swear in VB [swɛː -] (swear in [sb], swear [sb] in)

swear in jury, witness:

swear in

fare giurare

to be sworn in

entrare in carica prestando giuramento

swear by VB [swɛː -] (swear by [sth, sb]) inf

swear by remedy, electrician:

swear by

avere piena fiducia in

swear out VB [swɛː -] Am LAW

to swear out a warrant for sb's arrest

ottenere un mandato d'arresto per qn giurando sulla sua colpevolezza

swear off VB [swɛː -] (swear off [sth])

swear off alcohol, smoking:

swear off

giurare di rinunciare a

swear word [Brit, Am ˈswɛr ˌwərd] N

swear word

bestemmia f

swear word

parolaccia f

swear word

imprecazione f

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to swear an affidavit

fare una dichiarazione giurata (that che)

foully swear

in modo scurrile

Translations for swore in the Italian»English Dictionary

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imprecare

to swear

swore in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for swore in the English»Italian Dictionary

swore [swɔ:r] VB

swore pt of swear

See also swear

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

1. swear (take oath):

swear

giurare

to swear on the Bible

giurare sulla Bibbia

I couldn't swear to it inf

non ci giurerei

2. swear (curse):

swear

imprecare

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

swear

giurare

to swear blind allegiance to sb/sth

giurare fedeltà incondizionata a qu/qc

to swear sb to secrecy

far giurare a qu di mantenere il silenzio

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

1. swear (take oath):

swear

giurare

to swear on the Bible

giurare sulla Bibbia

I couldn't swear to it inf

non ci giurerei

2. swear (curse):

swear

imprecare

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

swear

giurare

to swear blind allegiance to sb/sth

giurare fedeltà incondizionata a qu/qc

to swear sb to secrecy

far giurare a qu di mantenere il silenzio

swear off VB trans

to swear off sth

giurare di smettere con qc

swear by VB trans

to swear by sth

avere una fiducia cieca in qc

swear in VB trans LAW

to swear in sb

far prestare giuramento a qu

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to swear sb to secrecy

far giurare a qu di mantenere il segreto

Translations for swore in the Italian»English Dictionary

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spergiurare

to swear

giurare e spergiurare inf

to swear to God

bestemmiare

to swear

bestemmiare contro la squadra avversaria

to swear at the opposing team

bestemmiare come uno scaricatore di porto

to swear like a trooper

bestemmiare

to swear

giurare

to swear

giurare su qc

to swear on sth

prestare giuramento

to swear an oath

swore Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to swear sb to secrecy

far giurare a qu di mantenere il segreto

to swear on the Bible

giurare sulla Bibbia

I couldn't swear to it inf

non ci giurerei

to swear blind allegiance to sb/sth

giurare fedeltà incondizionata a qu/qc

to swear sb to secrecy

far giurare a qu di mantenere il silenzio

to swear like a trooper

bestemmiare come uno scaricatore di porto

to swear by God/sth

giurare su Dio/qc

he swore at me so I answered in kind

mi insultò, così gli riposi per le rime

to swear off sth

giurare di smettere con qc

to swear at the opposing team

bestemmiare contro la squadra avversaria

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

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

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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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Police said the man swore and spit at one of the bakery's employees after he was barred from store.

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The watchman swore, and they went on farther.

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He wept with great emotion, and swore to always be loyal until his death.

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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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Shiz did not stop and swore to avenge his brother.

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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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