Translations for jura-t-il in the English»French Dictionary

I.swear <pret swore; pp sworn> [Brit swɛː, Am swɛr] VB trans

1. swear LAW:

swear (gen) (promise) loyalty, allegiance, revenge

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to swear (an oath of) allegiance to

faire serment d'allégeance à

I swear!, I swear it! form

je le jure!

I swear to God, I didn't know

je ne le savais pas, je le jure

to swear to do

jurer de faire

to swear (that)

jurer que

he swore he'd never write again/never to write again

il a juré qu'il n'écrirait plus jamais/de ne plus jamais écrire

I could have sworn she was there

j'aurais juré qu'elle y était

to swear to sb that …

jurer à qn que …

I swear by all that I hold dear that …

je jure sur la tête de tous ceux que j'aime que …

to swear blind (that) inf

jurer sur sa tête que

2. swear (by solemn oath):

to swear sb to secrecy

faire jurer le secret à qn

she had been sworn to secrecy

on lui avait fait jurer le secret

to be sworn to do

avoir prêté serment de faire

to be sworn into office

prêter serment

3. swear (curse):

‘damn!’ he swore

‘bon Dieu!’ jura-t-il

to swear at

pester contre

to be or get sworn at

se faire injurier

II.swear <pret swore; pp sworn> [Brit swɛː, Am swɛr] VB intr

1. swear (curse):

swear

jurer

she swore loudly

elle a lâché un juron

he never swears

il ne dit jamais de gros mots

to swear in front of

dire de gros mots devant

stop swearing!

arrête de jurer!, ne sois pas si grossier!

2. swear (attest):

to swear to having done

jurer d'avoir fait

would he swear to having seen them?

est-ce qu'il pourrait jurer de les avoir vus?

I wouldn't or couldn't swear to it

je n'en jurerais pas

to swear on Bible, honour

jurer sur