swearing in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for swearing in the English»Spanish Dictionary

swearing [Am ˈswɛrɪŋ, Brit ˈswɛːrɪŋ] N U

there's a lot of swearing in the film

dicen muchas palabrotas en la película

she hates all that swearing

odia ese vocabulario soez

swearing-in [ˌswɛːrɪŋˈɪn] N U

swearing-in

toma f de juramento

swearing-in ceremony

ceremonia f de la toma de juramento

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

Translations for swearing in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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toma de posesión (de ministros)

swearing-in ceremony

jura

swearing in

la jura de bandera o LatAm la jura a la bandera o RioPl la jura de la bandera

the ceremony at which recruits (o schoolchildren etc.) swear allegiance to the flag

swearing in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for swearing in the English»Spanish Dictionary

swearing N

swearing

palabrotas m pl

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 swearing in the Spanish»English Dictionary

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jura (acto)

swearing in

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

swearing 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

This is little more than a fictionalised mainstream chick-flick, perhaps with a tad more swearing.

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An excited crowd of roughly 21,000 came to see the swearing-in, even if most would not be able to hear the inaugural address.

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Trailers for programs containing swearing are usually bleeped until well after the watershed, and it is very rare for any trailer to use the most severe swearwords uncensored.

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Prior to the public swearing-in ceremony, she was also privately sworn in behind closed doors.

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In, the people respond by swearing not to buy on Sabbath or holy day.

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The swearing-in was "en masse" and involved no texts whatsoever.

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He must stop swearing, and improve his table manners.

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The equivalent ceremony in another jurisdiction may be called a swearing-in.

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Most soldiers are sworn in at a recruiting centre, an armoury, a military unit, or at a special function such as a mass swearing-in.

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He was not known for swearing, cheating, or coveting.

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