swear in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for swear in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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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to swear an affidavit

hacer una declaración jurada

to swear like a trooper

hablar como un carretero or una verdulera

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hablar como un carrero RioPl inf

to swear like a trooper inf

juramentar

to swear in

juramentar

to swear in

swear in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for swear in the English»Spanish Dictionary

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

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to swear sb to secrecy

hacer que alguien jure no revelar algo

Translations for swear 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

swear Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to swear by sth

tener una fe ciega a algo

to swear off sth

renunciar 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

to swear blind Brit inf

jurar y perjurar

to swear like a trooper

soltar tacos como un carretero

to swear sb to secrecy

hacer que alguien jure no revelar algo

to swear blind that ...

jurar y perjurar que...

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

The rhyme of swear for with wherefore and ecclesiastic with (in) stead of a stick are surprising, unnatural, and humorous.

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But the young lady is determined to tame the philanderer and make him swear to be true to her before she accepts his proposal.

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Applicants can not officially swear their enlistment oath in the recruiting office.

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The same set of participants underwent the iced water test on a separate occasion, but this time they repeated a neutral, non-swear word.

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This procedure requires the devisee or heir colleting the property to swear they are entitled to it and will distribute it to any other entitled devisees or heirs.

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To this day folks will swear that there are little engines which transport cast members throughout the campus.

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I swear this is the last time, so bear with me, gentlemen.

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The refusal to swear oaths or take up arms came to be a much more important part of his public statements.

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Some will swear up and down that there is no better way to make coffee.

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An oath-helper would swear an oath on behalf of an accused man, to clear him from the suspicion of the crime.

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