Lời thề

Lời nguyền rủa, câu chửi rủa

Rủa, chửi, nguyền rủa

Chính thức hứa rằng đó là sự thật

to swear an accusation/charge against somebody

thề rằng lời buộc tội ai là đúng sự thật

Thề; hứa, nói (một cách nghiêm túc, dứt khoác, trịnh trọng)

Bắt thề; làm cho ai hứa, làm cho ai tuyên bố trịnh trọng về (cái gì)

they have sworn (an oath of) allegiance to the crown

họ đã thề trung thành với nhà vua

Viện ( ai/cái gì) ra để thề

( + off) (thông tục) thề bỏ, thề chừa (tật xấu..)

( + to) (thông tục) nói dứt khoát rằng cái gì là sự thật

to swear at

nguyền rủa (ai)

to swear by

(thông tục) tỏ ra tin, tỏ ra tín nhiệm

Đưa ra (để làm thí dụ)

Viện (ai, thần thánh...) để thề

to swear by Jupiter; to swear by all Gods

thề có trời

to swear off

thề bỏ, thề chừa (rượu...)

swear blind

(thông tục) nói dứt khoát

swear like a trooper

nói tục, chửi thề

swear somebody to secrecy

bắt ai hứa giữ một bí mật

thề

V.

Depose, aver, asseverate, declare, insist, assert,solemnly affirm or state, testify, promise, take an oath,undertake, vow, avow, vouchsafe, warrant, pledge, give one'sword, agree: He swore he had not done any such thing.

Curse,blaspheme, imprecate, use profanity, utter profanities,execrate, Colloq cuss: Priscilla stopped her ears at the men'sswearing.

Swear by. trust (in), believe in, rely on, haveconfidence in, count on: The colonel swears by the same oldfountain-pen he has used for years and will use no other. 4swear off. forswear, renounce, abjure, go off, forgo, shun,avoid, give up, eschew, forsake, throw over: Brian tells mehe's sworn off alcohol for a while.

V. & n.

V. (past swore; past part. sworn) 1 tr. a (oftenfoll. by to + infin. or that + clause) state or promise solemnlyor on oath. b take (an oath).

Tr. colloq. say emphatically;insist (swore he had not seen it).

Tr. cause to take an oath(swore them to secrecy).

Intr. (often foll. by at) useprofane or indecent language, esp. as an expletive or fromanger.

Tr. (often foll. by against) make a sworn affirmationof (an offence) (swear treason against).

Intr. (foll. by by)a appeal to as a witness in taking an oath (swear by AlmightyGod). b colloq. have or express great confidence in (swears byyoga).

Intr. (foll. by to; usu. in neg.) admit the certaintyof (could not swear to it).

Intr. (foll. by at) colloq. (ofcolours etc.) fail to harmonize with.

N. a spell of swearing.

Swear blind colloq. affirm emphatically. swear in induct intooffice etc. by administering an oath. swear off colloq.promise to abstain from (drink etc.). swear-word a profane orindecent word, esp. uttered as an expletive.

Swearer n. [OEswerian f. Gmc, rel. to ANSWER]