Significado de swear em inglês
swearswear /sweə $ swer/ verb (past tense swore /swɔː $ swɔːr/, past participle sworn /swɔːn $ swɔːrn/) 
Ver todas as traduções1offensive language [intransitive] to use rude and offensive languageusar linguagem grosseira e ofensiva: 
Don’t swear in front of the children.Não xingue na frente das crianças.swear at He turned round and swore at me.Ele se virou e me xingou.2promise [transitive] to promise that you will do somethingprometer solenemente que fará algoswear (that) Victor swore he would get his revenge.Victor jurou que se vingaria.swear to do something Mona swore never to return home.Mona jurou que nunca voltaria para casa. Do you swear on your honour (=promise very strongly) that you will never tell anyone?Você jura pela sua honra (=promete com muita firmeza) que nunca vai contar a ninguém?► see thesaurus at promise3state the truth [intransitive, transitive] informalinformal to say very strongly that what you are saying is trueafirmar com veemência que o que se diz é verdade: I never touched your purse, I swear!Nunca toquei na sua bolsa, juro!swear (that) He says he was there all the time, but I swear I never saw him.Ele diz que estava lá o tempo todo, mas juro que nunca o vi.swear blind British English (=say very strongly)(=afirmar com veemência) She swore blind that she had never seen him before.Ela insistiu com toda a certeza que nunca o havia visto antes. I never touched her, I swear to God.Nunca a toquei, juro por Deus. I think it was about ten o'clock when we left, but I couldn’t swear to it (=I am not certain).Acho que eram por volta das dez quando saímos, mas não poderia jurar (=não tenho certeza).4somebody could have sworn (that) ... used to say that someone was sure about something but now they think they were wrongusado para indicar que alguém tinha certeza de algo, mas agora acha que estava errado: I could have sworn I had my keys.Eu teria jurado que estava com as minhas chaves.5public promise [intransitive, transitive] to make a public official promise, especially in a court of lawfazer um juramento oficial público, especialmente em um tribunalswear on Witnesses have to swear on the Bible.As testemunhas precisam jurar sobre a Bíblia. Remember that you have sworn an oath and so must tell the truth.Lembre-se de que você prestou um juramento e, portanto, deve dizer a verdade. Presidents must swear allegiance to the US constitution.Os presidentes devem jurar lealdade à Constituição dos EUA.6swear somebody to secrecy/silence to make someone promise not to tell anyone what you have told themfazer alguém jurar que não vai contar a ninguém o que lhe foi dito—swearing noun [uncountable]: He was cautioned for swearing.Ele foi advertido por xingar. lots of shouting and swearingmuitos gritos e xingamentosswear by something phrasal verb informalinformal to have great confidence in how good or effective something ister total confiança na qualidade ou eficácia de algo: He swears by vitamin C pills.Ele confia plenamente nos comprimidos de vitamina C.swear somebody ↔ in phrasal verb if someone with a new public job or position is sworn in, they make an official promise to do their duty wellquando alguém assume um novo cargo público e é sworn in, faz uma promessa oficial de cumprir bem suas funções: The new governor will be sworn in next week.O novo governador será empossado na próxima semana. The jury have not yet been sworn in.O júri ainda não prestou juramento.GRAMMAR Swear in is usually passive.
Ver todas as traduções1offensive language [intransitive] to use rude and offensive languageusar linguagem grosseira e ofensiva: Don’t swear in front of the children.Não xingue na frente das crianças.swear at He turned round and swore at me.Ele se virou e me xingou.2promise [transitive] to promise that you will do somethingprometer solenemente que fará algoswear (that) Victor swore he would get his revenge.Victor jurou que se vingaria.swear to do something Mona swore never to return home.Mona jurou que nunca voltaria para casa. Do you swear on your honour (=promise very strongly) that you will never tell anyone?Você jura pela sua honra (=promete com muita firmeza) que nunca vai contar a ninguém?► see thesaurus at promise3state the truth [intransitive, transitive] informalinformal to say very strongly that what you are saying is trueafirmar com veemência que o que se diz é verdade: I never touched your purse, I swear!Nunca toquei na sua bolsa, juro!swear (that) He says he was there all the time, but I swear I never saw him.Ele diz que estava lá o tempo todo, mas juro que nunca o vi.swear blind British English (=say very strongly)(=afirmar com veemência) She swore blind that she had never seen him before.Ela insistiu com toda a certeza que nunca o havia visto antes. I never touched her, I swear to God.Nunca a toquei, juro por Deus. I think it was about ten o'clock when we left, but I couldn’t swear to it (=I am not certain).Acho que eram por volta das dez quando saímos, mas não poderia jurar (=não tenho certeza).4somebody could have sworn (that) ... used to say that someone was sure about something but now they think they were wrongusado para indicar que alguém tinha certeza de algo, mas agora acha que estava errado: I could have sworn I had my keys.Eu teria jurado que estava com as minhas chaves.5public promise [intransitive, transitive] to make a public official promise, especially in a court of lawfazer um juramento oficial público, especialmente em um tribunalswear on Witnesses have to swear on the Bible.As testemunhas precisam jurar sobre a Bíblia. Remember that you have sworn an oath and so must tell the truth.Lembre-se de que você prestou um juramento e, portanto, deve dizer a verdade. Presidents must swear allegiance to the US constitution.Os presidentes devem jurar lealdade à Constituição dos EUA.6swear somebody to secrecy/silence to make someone promise not to tell anyone what you have told themfazer alguém jurar que não vai contar a ninguém o que lhe foi dito—swearing noun [uncountable]: He was cautioned for swearing.Ele foi advertido por xingar. lots of shouting and swearingmuitos gritos e xingamentosswear by something phrasal verb informalinformal to have great confidence in how good or effective something ister total confiança na qualidade ou eficácia de algo: He swears by vitamin C pills.Ele confia plenamente nos comprimidos de vitamina C.swear somebody ↔ in phrasal verb if someone with a new public job or position is sworn in, they make an official promise to do their duty wellquando alguém assume um novo cargo público e é sworn in, faz uma promessa oficial de cumprir bem suas funções: The new governor will be sworn in next week.O novo governador será empossado na próxima semana. The jury have not yet been sworn in.O júri ainda não prestou juramento.GRAMMAR Swear in is usually passive.