WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| sworn adj | (enmity: perpetual, determined) | declarado/a adj |
| | | jurado adj |
| | You'll never get Jeremy and David to talk to each other; those two are sworn foes. |
| | Nunca conseguirás que Jeremy y David se hablen. Son enemigos declarados. |
| Additional Translations |
| sworn adj | (bound by oath) | comprometido/a adj |
| | | confeso/a adj |
| | (por un juramento) | declarado/a adj |
| | Those politicians are elected and sworn officials. |
| | Esos políticos fueron elegidos y son oficiales comprometidos. |
| sworn adj | (friendship: loyal, devoted) | íntimo/a adj |
| | | fiel adj mf |
| | Your mother and I have been sworn friends since childhood. |
| | Tu madre y yo somos amigos íntimos de la infancia. |
| sworn to [sth/sb] adj + prep | (bound by oath to [sth/sb]) (por juramento) | ligado a adj + prep |
| | | bajo juramento loc adj |
| | The priest considered himself sworn to God. |
| | I can't tell you; I'm sworn to secrecy. |
| | El cura se consideraba ligado a Dios. |
| | No puedo decírtelo, estoy bajo juramento de secreto. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
| Principal Translations |
| 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. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
Locuciones verbales
swear | sworn |
| 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. |
WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2025:
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