swear

swear
swear [swεər]
(preterite swore, past participle sworn)
1. transitive verb
   a. jurer ; [+ fidelity, allegiance] jurer
• I swear it! je le jure !
• to swear an oath (solemnly) prêter serment
• I could have sworn he touched it j'aurais juré qu'il l'avait touché
• I swear he said so! je vous jure qu'il l'a dit !
   b. [+ witness, jury] faire prêter serment à
• she was sworn to secrecy on lui a fait jurer le secret
2. intransitive verb
   a. ( = take solemn oath) jurer
• would you swear to having seen him? est-ce que vous jureriez que vous l'avez vu ?
• I think he locked the door but I wouldn't swear to it je pense qu'il a fermé la porte à clé mais je n'en jurerais pas
• to swear blind or up and down that ... (British, US) jurer ses grands dieux que ...
   b. ( = curse) jurer (at contre)
► swear by inseparable transitive verb
• he swears by it il ne jure que par ça
► swear in separable transitive verb
[+ jury, witness, president] faire prêter serment à
* * *
[sweə(r)] 1.
(prét swore; pp sworn) transitive verb
1) gen, Law (promise) jurer

to swear (an oath of) allegiance to — faire serment d'allégeance à

to swear somebody to secrecy — faire jurer le secret à quelqu'un

to be sworn into office — prêter serment

2) (curse)

‘damn!’ he swore — ‘bon Dieu!’ jura-t-il

to swear at — pester contre

to be ou get sworn at — se faire injurier

2.
intransitive verb
1) (curse) jurer

he never swears — il ne dit jamais de gros mots

2) (attest)

I wouldn't ou couldn't swear to it — je n'en jurerais pas

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