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swear

verbbriathar
1. use bad language
2. state with conviction
3. promise to do sth
4. make legal promise
5. have sb make legal pledge
6. have sb promise
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Phrasal VerbsBriathra Frásacha
 verbbriathar 1 use bad language intransitiveneamhaistreachbheith ag eascainíbheith ag mallachtachbheith ag rá mionnaí móra he swore lig sé eascaine as, dúirt sé mionn mór stop swearing stop de bheith ag eascainí, stad ag stróiceadh mionnaí móra she swore at the dog chuir sí eascaine ar an madra he was swearing at the ref bhí sé ag eascainí ar an réiteoir, bhí sé ag mallachtach ar an réiteoir transitiveaistreach 'Damn!' he swore. 'Damnú!' ar seisean d'eascaine.; 'Damnú!' ar seisean ag mallachtach. 2 state with conviction transitiveaistreachmionnaigh verb cmuan leabhar a thabhairt cmu I'd swear that he was there thabharfainn an leabhar go raibh sé ansin she swore black and blue that she saw him mhionnaigh agus mhóidigh sí go bhfaca sí é it was her, I swear! ise a bhí ann, ar m'fhocal! intransitiveneamhaistreachmionnaigh verb cmuan leabhar a thabhairt cmu I swear to God ar m'fhocal, m'anam le Dia, idir mé is Dia I swear to you on my mother's grave geallaim duit, dar cnámha mo sheanmhuintire 3 promise to do sth intransitiveneamhaistreachmionnaigh verb cmumóidigh verb cmu 'I'll kill him, I swear!' 'Dar m'fhocal, maróidh mé é!' transitiveaistreachmionnaigh verb cmumóidigh verb cmu he swore vengeance on his enemies mhóidigh sé go mbainfeadh sé díoltas amach ar a naimhde she swore not to go back mhionnaigh sí nach rachadh sí ar ais 4 make legal promise intransitiveneamhaistreachmionnaigh verb cmumionn a thabhairt to swear on the Bible mionn an leabhair a thabhairt transitiveaistreachmionnaigh verb cmu do you swear to tell the truth? an mionnaíonn tú go n-inseoidh tú an fhírinne? they swore allegiance to the king ghlac siad mionn dílseachta don rí to swear an oath of loyalty móid dílseachta a ghlacadh 5 have sb make legal pledge transitiveaistreachcuir faoi mhionn the jury was sworn cuireadh an giúiré faoi mhionn they're sworn to uphold the law tá siad faoi mhionn an dlí a chaomhnú she was sworn into office ghlac sí mionn na hoifige 6 have sb promise transitiveaistreach I swore her to secrecy chuir mé faoi mhionn rúndachta í the members are sworn to confidentiality tá na baill faoi mhionn rúndachta PhrasesNathanna I could have sworn that ... thabharfainn m'fhocal go ...tá mé cinnte go ... to swear blind informalneamhfhoirmeáltamionnú agus móidiú he swore blind that he saw her mhionnaigh sé agus mhóidigh sé go bhfaca sé í to swear like a trooper informalneamhfhoirmeáltabheith ag stealladh eascainíbheith ag spalpadh mionnaí móra Phrasal VerbsBriathra Frásacha→ swear by→ swear in→ swear off→ swear to
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