- jurar
- v.1 to swear (prometer solemnemente).jurar un cargo to be sworn injurar que to swear thatjurar por… to swear by…te lo juro I promise, I swear itte juro que no ha sido culpa mía I swear that it wasn't my faulthabría jurado que era tu hermana I could have sworn it was your sisterjurar en hebreo o arameo (informal figurative) to swear like a trooper, to eff and blind (British)no sé mucho alemán — no hace falta que lo jures (Irónico) I don't know much German — you don't say! o tell me something I don't know!Ella juró su declaración She swore her declaration.Ella juró antes de sentarse She swore=took an oath before she sat down.Ella juró al verlo She swore when she saw him.2 to swear to.Ella le jura a Ricardo She swears to Richard.3 to swear under oath to, to vow to, to swear to.Ella juró decir la verdad She swore to tell the truth.* * *jurar► verbo transitivo1 to swear, take an oath► verbo intransitivo1 (blasfemar) to curse, swear\FRASEOLOGÍAjurar en falso to commit perjuryjurar en vano to take the name of the Lord in vainjurar fidelidad to pledge allegiancejurársela(s) a alguien to have it in for somebody¡(te) lo juro por Dios! I swear to God!* * *verb1) to swear2) take an oath* * *1. VT1) [solemnemente] to swear
juró haberlo visto entrar — she swore she had seen him come in
juró vengarse de ellos — he swore to avenge himself on them
jurar decir la verdad — to swear to tell the truth
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jurar (la) bandera — to pledge allegiance (to the flag)•
jurar el cargo — to be sworn in•
jurar la Constitución — to pledge allegiance to the Constitution•
lo juro por mi honor — I swear on my honourlo juro por mi madre — I swear to God
2) [uso enfático] to swearno he oído nada, se lo juro — I didn't hear a thing, I swear
te juro que fue el peor momento de mi vida — I swear it was the worst moment of my life
juraría que estaba allí hace un momento — I could have sworn he was there a moment ago
-yo no entiendo mucho de esto -no hace falta que lo jures, guapo — iró "I don't know much about this sort of thing" - "sure you don't, pal" *
2.VI (=blasfemar) to swear¡no jures! — don't swear!
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jurar en falso — to commit perjury* * *1.verbo transitivoa) (al prometer algo) to swearjuró su cargo el 22 de julio — he was sworn in on July 22
juraron la Constitución/(la) bandera or (AmL) a la bandera — they swore allegiance to the Constitution/to the flag
te juro por mi madre que es verdad — honestly, I swear it's true
jurar + INF — to swear to + inf
juró vengarse — he swore to get his revenge
tenérsela jurada a alguien — (fam) to have it in for somebody (colloq)
b) (fam) (asegurar) to swearhabría jurado que era tu tío — I could have sworn it was your uncle
2.no lo entiendo, te lo juro — I honestly don't understand
jurar via) (maldecir) to curse, swearb) (prometer)jurar en falso or vano — to commit perjury
* * *= swear, swear to + Infinitivo, swear + oath, take + oath, vow.Ex. 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.Ex. 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).Ex. 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.Ex. The library had a display of the Bible and the Koran for solicitors and others for purposes of taking oaths and swearing in.Ex. The prosecutor vowed to fight what he considered an unjust law.----* jurar como un carretero = swear like + a trooper.* jurar un cargo = swear in.* jurar y perjurar = swear + blind.* * *1.verbo transitivoa) (al prometer algo) to swearjuró su cargo el 22 de julio — he was sworn in on July 22
juraron la Constitución/(la) bandera or (AmL) a la bandera — they swore allegiance to the Constitution/to the flag
te juro por mi madre que es verdad — honestly, I swear it's true
jurar + INF — to swear to + inf
juró vengarse — he swore to get his revenge
tenérsela jurada a alguien — (fam) to have it in for somebody (colloq)
b) (fam) (asegurar) to swearhabría jurado que era tu tío — I could have sworn it was your uncle
2.no lo entiendo, te lo juro — I honestly don't understand
jurar via) (maldecir) to curse, swearb) (prometer)jurar en falso or vano — to commit perjury
* * *= swear, swear to + Infinitivo, swear + oath, take + oath, vow.Ex: 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.
Ex: 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).Ex: 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.Ex: The library had a display of the Bible and the Koran for solicitors and others for purposes of taking oaths and swearing in.Ex: The prosecutor vowed to fight what he considered an unjust law.* jurar como un carretero = swear like + a trooper.* jurar un cargo = swear in.* jurar y perjurar = swear + blind.* * *jurar [A1 ]vt1 (al prometer algo) to swearle hizo jurar que no se lo diría a nadie she made him swear not to tell anyonele juró amor eterno she swore undying love to himjuró su cargo el 22 de julio he was sworn in on July 22, he took the oath of office on July 22juraron la Constitución/(la) bandera or (AmL) a la bandera they swore allegiance to the Constitution/to the flagle juro por Dios que no sabía nada I swear to God I didn't know anythingte juro por mi madre que es verdad honestly, I swear it's truejurar + INF to swear to + INFjuró vengarse de ella he swore to get his revenge on hertenérsela jurada a algn (fam); to have it in for sb (colloq)2 (fam) (asegurar) to swearhabría jurado que era tu tío I could have sworn it was your unclejuraría que las había dejado aquí I could have sworn I'd left them hereno lo entiendo, te lo juro I honestly don't understand■ jurarvi1 (maldecir) to curse, swear2(prometer): jurar en falso or vano to commit perjury, to bear false witness (liter)* * *
jurar (conjugate jurar) verbo transitivo
to swear;◊ juró su cargo el 22 de julio he was sworn in on July 22;
juraron (la) bandera or (AmL) a la bandera they swore allegiance to the flag;
juró vengarse he swore to get his revenge;
no lo entiendo, te lo juro I honestly don't understand
verbo intransitivoa) (maldecir) to curse, swearb) (prometer): jurar en falso or vano to commit perjury
jurar
I vi Jur Rel to swear, take an oath
II verbo transitivo to swear
jurar el cargo, to take the oath of office
♦ Locuciones: jurar en vano/en falso, to commit perjury
'jurar' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
falsa
- falso
- perjurar
English:
swear
- vow
* * *jurar♦ vt1. [prometer solemnemente] to swear;[constitución, bandera] to pledge o swear allegiance to;jurar un cargo to be sworn in;jurar bandera, Am [m5]jurar la bandera to swear allegiance to the flag;juró vengar la muerte de su padre she swore to avenge her father's death;jurar que to swear that;jurar por… to swear by…;te lo juro por mi madre I swear to God;te lo juro I promise, I swear (it);Irónicono sé mucho alemán – no hace falta que lo jures I don't know much German – you don't say! o tell me something I don't know!;CompFamtenérsela jurada a alguien to have it in for sb2. [asegurar] to swear;te juro que no ha sido culpa mía I swear that it wasn't my fault;habría jurado que era tu hermana I could have sworn it was your sister;juraba y perjuraba que él no había sido he swore Br blind o US up and down that it wasn't him♦ vito swear;jurar en falso o [m5]vano [mentir] to tell an outright lie;Der to commit perjury;CompFamjurar en hebreo o [m5]arameo to swear like a trooper, Br to eff and blind♦ See also the pronominal verb jurarse* * *jurarI v/i swear;jurar en falso commit perjuryII v/t swear;te lo juro I swear;jurar la bandera swear allegiance to the flag;jurar el cargo be sworn in;tenérsela jurada a alguien have it in for s.o.* * *jurar vt1) : to swearjurar lealtad: to swear loyalty2) : to take an oathel alcalde juró su cargo: the mayor took the oath of officejurar vi: to curse, to swear* * *jurar vb to swear [pt. swore; pp. sworn]
Spanish-English dictionary. 2013.
