swear

Pronúncia: swɛəʳ
    transitive verb [preterite swore, past participle sworn]
  1. [oath] prestar, jurar.
  2. [fidelity] jurar, prometre.
  3. I swear it! ho juro!
  4. I swear (that) I did not steal it juro que no ho vaig robar.
  5. I could have sworn that was Henry juraria que era Henry.
  6. to swear something on the Bible jurar alguna cosa sobre la Bíblia.

  7. to swear someone in fer prestar jurament a algú.
  8. to be sworn in prestar jurament.
  9. to swear someone to secrecy fer jurar algú de mantenir el secret.

  10. to swear one's fortune away fer vot de renunciar a la seva fortuna.
    11. intransitive verb
  11. [solemnly] jurar.
  12. [with swearwords] jurar, dir males paraules, renegar.
  13. [blasphemously] blasfemar, flastomar.
  14. don't swear in front of the children no reneguis davant de la mainada.
  15. to swear black and blue dir-ne de tots colors.
  16. to swear like a trooper renegar com un carreter.
  17. he swore most horribly va dir uns renecs terribles.
  18. it's enough to make a saint swear n'hi ha per a fer renegar un sant.
  19. to swear to do something jurar de fer una cosa.
    20. [with adverb or preposition]
  20. to swear at someone parlar sense miraments a algú, insultar algú.
  21. to swear by something [solemnly] jurar (per / en nom d')alguna cosa.
  22. (idem) colloquial tenir plena confiança en una cosa.
  23. to swear off something (prometre / jurar) abandonar alguna cosa.
  24. I've sworn off cigarettes on doctor's orders he deixat de fumar per ordre del metge.
  25. to swear to something atestar alguna cosa (sota jurament), certificar alguna cosa.
  26. I would swear to it ho juraria, juraria que sí, hi posaria la mà al foc.
  27. I can't swear to it no ho sé del cert, no ho puc assegurar.
    28. noun
  28. colloquial renecs pl, paraules gruixudes pl.
  29. paraulades pl.
  30. to have a good swear desfogar-se dient renecs.