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SWEAR

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swear I. substantiv

înjurătură;

to indulge in / to have a good swear a înjura, a rosti înjurături.

swear II. past swore, part. trec. sworn verb A. tranzitiv

1. a jura;

to swear to do smth. a jura că va face ceva;

to swear in a witness a deferi jurământul unui martor;

to be sworn in a depune jurământul.

2. a declara sub prestare de jurământ.

3. to swear away a pierde (pe cineva) printr-un jurământ fals.

swear II. past swore, part. trec. sworn verb B. intranzitiv

1. a jura; a depune jurământul.

2. (at) a înjura (pe cineva);

to swear like a trooper / a barge / like blazes a înjura birjăreşte;

it's enough to make a saint swear destul ca să greşească şi un sfânt.

3. to swear by a) a se încrede în; b) a recomanda, a lăuda; c) a jura pe;

to swear off a jura că renunţă la (ţigări etc.);

to swear to a atesta sub jurământ.

 Exemple de propoziții și/sau fraze: 

It’s wrong—it’s all wrong—I’ll swear that it’s wrong.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

I swear that I will tell you everything some day, but nothing but misery can come of it if you enter that cottage.

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Mother said he was quite right to make me swear, and that it was a sign of his passion.

(The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“Where is this camp to which you swore that you would lead us?”

(The White Company, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“You’ll need a friend to swear to you before I’ve finished, d’ye see?”

(Rodney Stone, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

“I’ll put the words out of my head—I swear I will. Only cure me, and I’ll forget it.”

(His Last Bow, de Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

We shall both swear to leave you at home if you drink too deep to a certain pair of eyes.

(Dracula, de Bram Stoker)

I swear it—and the oath shall be kept.

(Jane Eyre, de Charlotte Brontë)

I couldn't help laughing, which made Poll swear, and Aunt woke up and scolded us both.

(Little Women, de Louisa May Alcott)

So I swore tonight, that if she didn't go, I'd go to bed at six.

(David Copperfield, de Charles Dickens)

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