Swear in spanish
Jurar
pronunciation: xuɹ̩ɑɹ̩ part of speech: verb
pronunciation: xuɹ̩ɑɹ̩ part of speech: verb
In gestures
swear1 = jurar, jurar y perjurar.
Example: Dieters have long sworn that grapefruit helps them lose weight and now scientists are beginning to believe them.more:
» swear + an oath = jurar, hacer un juramento.
Example: Sometimes users ask for documents that are difficult to find such as a photograph of an ostrich with its head in the sand, or the Hippocratic oath that all doctors have to swear, or something about yetis.» swear + blind that = jurar y perjurar que.
Example: But my Dad's my Dad, whatever he's done in the past, and he swears blind that he'll be keeping on the straight and narrow from now on.» swear by it = tener una fe ciega en Algo.
Example: Many people have used this utility with absolutely no problems and swear by it.» swear in = tomar posesión de un cargo, jurar un cargo.
Example: James Hadley Billington was sworn in as the Librarian of Congress on September 14, 1987.» swear to + God = jurar por Dios.
Example: I swear to God I just want to slit my wrists and end this bullshit.» swear to + Infinitivo = prometer, jurar.
Example: Some authors, of course, object to their work being subjected to compulsory dissection for exams in the traditional deadly manner and like Bernard Shaw, they swear to haunt anyone who so mistreats them (Shaw's ghost must be busy these days).swear2 = blasfemar, jurar, decir palabrotas, soltar palabrotas, decir tacos, soltar tacos. [Verbo irregular: pasado swore, participio sworn]
Example: He began swearing and saying 'I don't know what you're on about, whatever we do, it's wrong!' and of course I answered his nastiness back.more:
» swear like + a trooper = jurar como un carretero.
Example: I'm pretty sure I should have been born a boy -- I swear like a trooper, I eat like an animal, I burp shamelessly and I constantly make rude remarks.» swear word = palabrota, taco, blasfemia, maldición, grosería.
Example: Although publication of swear words was prohibited, their prevalence is indicated by the proverb: 'Speaking without swearing is like cabbage soup without tomato'.