swear

Inflections of 'swear' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

Principal Translations
Inglés		Español
swear to do [sth] v expr	(legal: say under oath)	jurar⇒ vtr
	I swear to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.
	Juro decir la verdad, toda la verdad y nada más que la verdad.
swear to do [sth] v expr	(promise solemnly to)	jurar hacer algo loc verb
		prometer hacer algo loc verb
	I swear to do my best to stay out of trouble.
	Juro hacer lo posible para no meterme en problemas.
swear⇒ vi	(promise)	jurar⇒ vtr
		prometer⇒ vtr
	I'll never do that again; I swear!
	Nunca haré eso de nuevo, ¡lo juro!
swear that vtr	(with clause: promise)	jurar⇒ vtr
		prometer⇒ vtr
	When he woke up with a hangover, Glenn swore he'd never drink again.
	Cuando se levantó con resaca, Glenn juró que nunca volvería a tomar.
swear⇒ vi	(use obscene words)	decir palabrotas loc verb
		jurar⇒ vi
	(ES: coloquial)	soltar tacos loc verb
	(MX: coloquial)	mentar madres loc verb
	It's rude to swear.
	Es de mala educación decir palabrotas.
swear at [sb] vi + prep	(use bad language towards, curse at)	insultar a, maldecir a vtr + prep
		decirle palabrotas a loc verb + prep
	(AmL: vulgar)	putear a vtr + prep
	(ES: coloquial)	soltar tacos a loc verb + prep
	Children should not swear at their parents.
	Los niños no deberían insultar (or: maldecir) a sus padres.
	(CL: coloquial)	garabatear a vtr + prep
	(MX: coloquial)	mentar la madre a, mentar madres a loc verb + prep
	Los niños no deberían garabatear a sus padres.

Locuciones verbales
Inglés		Español
swear by [sth/sb] vtr phrasal insep	(have complete faith in)	tenerle fe a loc verb
		apostar por loc verb
	My grandmother swore by honey as a hayfever remedy.
swear [sb] in, swear in [sb] vtr phrasal sep	(inaugurate, induct into office)	tomar juramento a loc verb
	At the ceremony the chief swore in three new deputies.
	En la ceremonia el presidente le tomó juramento a tres nuevos diputados.
swear off [sth] vtr phrasal insep	informal (renounce, give up)	dejar⇒ vtr
		abandonar⇒ vtr
		renunciar a vtr + prep
	Ken keeps promising he'll swear off the booze.
	I have so much bad luck with men, I think I'll swear off dating altogether.
	Ken sigue prometiendo que va a dejar el alcohol.

Compound Forms:
Inglés		Español
curse word, cuss word (US), swear word (UK) n	(obscene language)	mala palabra loc nom f
		palabrota nf
		grosería nf + adj
	People will think you are ignorant and ill mannered if you use curse words extensively.
	Swear words are the first thing you want to learn in another language - and the last thing you should use.
	La gente va a pensar que eres ignorante y maleducado si usas muchas malas palabras.
	(ES)	taco nm
	(CL)	garabato nm
	La gente va a pensar que eres ignorante y maleducado si usas muchos tacos.
pinky promise, pinky swear n	US, slang (pact by hooking fingers)	promesa de meñiques loc nom f
pledge allegiance, swear allegiance vtr + n	(promise to be loyal)	jurar lealtad loc verb
pledge allegiance to [sb/sth], swear allegiance v expr	(promise to be loyal to [sb], [sth])	jurarle lealtad a loc verb
swear an oath v expr	(make a solemn promise, vow)	hacer un juramento loc verb
		prestar juramento loc verb
swear like a trooper v expr	UK, informal (habitually use obscene language)	ser un palabrotero, decir muchas palabrotas loc verb
swearword, swear word n	(curse word, obscene term)	palabrota nf
	(coloquial)	mala palabra loc nom f
		grosería nf
	(ES)	taco nm
	Please don't use swearwords around me; it's offensive.

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