sworn in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for sworn in the English»French Dictionary

I.sworn [Brit swɔːn, Am swɔrn] VB pp

sworn → swear

II.sworn [Brit swɔːn, Am swɔrn] ADJ

1. sworn LAW (under oath):

sworn statement

fait sous serment

he said in sworn evidence or testimony that …

il a témoigné sous serment que …

2. sworn (avowed):

sworn enemy

juré

sworn ally

pour la vie

we are sworn enemies

on s'est juré une haine éternelle

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

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 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

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

Translations for sworn in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

assermenté (assermentée)

sworn attr

juré (jurée) traducteur

sworn-in attr

juré (jurée) fidélité, ennemi

sworn

injurier

to swear at

se faire injurier

to be sworn at (par by)

s'injurier

to swear at one another

sworn in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for sworn in the English»French Dictionary

I.sworn [swɔ:n, Am swɔ:rn] VB

sworn pp of swear

II.sworn [swɔ:n, Am swɔ:rn] ADJ inv

sworn

sous serment

sworn enemy

ennemi m juré

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

Translations for sworn in the French»English Dictionary

Your search term in other parts of the dictionary

juré(e)

sworn

déclaré(e) ennemi

sworn

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

j'aurais juré que c'était toi

I could have sworn that it was you

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

sworn 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 like a trooper

jurer comme un charretier

sworn enemy

ennemi m juré

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

I could have sworn that it was you

j'aurais juré que c'était toi

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

He was sworn into parliament at the side of his father, to the applause of members from both sides.

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He tricks her into saying that she is his wife in a sworn statement.

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Just hours after the endorsement, two new ministers were sworn into office.

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Science, that sworn enemy of circumstantial evidence, marched on, and slowly but surely physiological explanations of Chinese restaurant syndrome began to lose credibility.

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They were sworn not to turn their back on the enemy or retreat more than four steps.

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A little over a year after being sworn in, he resigned after being indicted for misappropriation of campaign funds for personal expenses.

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

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Sworn peace officers, they monitor activities and enforce rules at state-run liquor outlets and at bars licensed to sell hard drinks.

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This new law also requires the company to get a drivers license number and a sworn statement from customers stating that they own the items they are selling.

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