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"I swear I seen bullets," Louie had pretended casually, and nobody told him he lied.
»Ich schwör euch, ich hab ein Paar gesehen«, hatte Louie gleichmütig in die Runde gesagt, und keiner sagte ihm ins Gesicht, daß er log.
Algren, Nelson / The Man with the Golden ArmAlgren, Nelson / Der Mann mit dem goldenen Arm
Der Mann mit dem goldenen Arm
Algren, Nelson
© 1983 by Zweitausendeins, Hamburg
© 1949 by Nelson Algren
The Man with the Golden Arm
Algren, Nelson
© 1949 by Nelson Algren, renewed 1976
He was to swear to this by all the saints, by the poor soul of his mother, and on his own honor.
Dies alles solle er beschwören bei sämtlichen Heiligen, bei der armen Seele seiner Mutter und bei seiner eigenen Ehre.
Suskind, Patrick / Perfume. The story of a murdererSüskind, Patrick / Das Parfum: Die Geschichte Eines Morders
Das Parfum: Die Geschichte Eines Morders
Süskind, Patrick
© 1985 Diogenes Verlag AG Zürich
Perfume. The story of a murderer
Suskind, Patrick
© 1986 by Alfred A. Knopf
© 1985 by Diogenes Verlag AG
These acoustic instrument sounds also benefit from Yamaha's sophisticated technology — and feature a sound so finely detailed and natural, you'll swear you're playing the real thing!
Diese Klänge akustischer Instrumente profitieren ebenfalls von den ständig weiterentwickelten Technologien von Yamaha - und besitzen einen derart feinen und natürlichen Klang, daß Sie das Gefühl haben werden, Sie spielten das Originalinstrument!
© 2011 Yamaha Corporation
© 2011 Yamaha Corporation
'Put your hand on the Bible, and swear that you will answer our questions truthfully!
"Legen Sie die Hand auf die Bibel und schwören Sie, daß Sie unsere Fragen wahrheitsgetreu beantworten werden."
Archer, Jeffrey / Kane And AbelArcher, Jeffrey / Kain und Abel
Kain und Abel
Archer, Jeffrey
© 2004 by Verlagsgruppe Lübbe GmbH & Co. KG, Bergisch Gladbach
© 1979 by Jeffrey Archer
Kane And Abel
Archer, Jeffrey
© 1979 by Jeffrey Archer
I paused once, and I swear I heard a strange, almost inaudible laugh!
Einmal brach es ab, und ich kann beschwören, daß ich ein seltsames, fast unhörbares Lachen vernahm!
King, Stephen / Briefe aus JerusalemKing, Stephen / Jerusalems' lot
Jerusalems' lot
King, Stephen
© 1976, 1977, 1978 by Stephen King
Briefe aus Jerusalem
King, Stephen
That's all, I swear! His glass man almost spotted me today, but I managed to hide in one of his master's boots just in time.
Sein Glasmann hätte mich heute fast gesehen, aber ich konnte mich noch gerade rechtzeitig im Stiefel seines Herrn verstecken.
Funke, Cornelia / InkdeathFunke, Cornelia / Tintentod
Tintentod
Funke, Cornelia
© 2007 Cecilie Dressler Verlag GmbH & Co. KG, Hamburg
Inkdeath
Funke, Cornelia
©2007 by Dressler Verlag
©2008 by Anthea Bell
"I swear, if he knew something, we'd have had it out of him."
»Hätte er was gewußt, hätten wir's aus ihm rausgeholt, ich schwor's Ihnen.«
Forsyth, Frederick / The fist of godForsyth, Frederick / Die Faust Gottes
Die Faust Gottes
Forsyth, Frederick
© 1994 by Transworld Publisher Ltd., London
© 1994 by C. Bertelsmann Verlag, München
The fist of god
Forsyth, Frederick
© 1995 by Bantam Books
I'd swear to it."
Das kann ich beschwören.«
Forsyth, Frederick / The fist of godForsyth, Frederick / Die Faust Gottes
Die Faust Gottes
Forsyth, Frederick
© 1994 by Transworld Publisher Ltd., London
© 1994 by C. Bertelsmann Verlag, München
The fist of god
Forsyth, Frederick
© 1995 by Bantam Books
And (Trudy would have sworn it) a frightened one.
Und (das hätte Trudy geschworen) die einer verängstigten Frau.
King, Stephen / The Dark Tower 6: The Song of SusannahKing, Stephen / Der dunkle Turm 6: Susannah
Der dunkle Turm 6: Susannah
King, Stephen
© 2003 by Stephen King
© 2003 der deutschsprachigen Ausgabe by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, München
The Dark Tower 6: The Song of Susannah
King, Stephen
© 2004 by Stephen King
Antonio, inspired by revenge, swore fidelity to the conspirators.
Antonio, vom Geist der Rache beseelt, gelobte den Verschwornen Treue und unbezwingbaren Mut.
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-Brueder
Die Serapions-Brueder
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, Munchen
The Serapion Brethren
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
Theo reined up at the side of the road and dismounted, berating the landlord who had sworn the animal was fit, and himself for not making sure of it in spite of his haste.
Theo zügelte das Tier am Rand der Straße und stieg ab. Er verfluchte den Wirt, der ihm geschworen hatte, das Pferd sei in Ordnung, und sich verfluchte er ebenfalls, weil er sich nicht trotz seiner Hast selbst vergewissert hatte.
Alexander, Lloyd / KestrelAlexander, Lloyd / Der Turmfalke
Der Turmfalke
Alexander, Lloyd
© der deutschsprachigen Ausgabe bei Arena-Verlag Georg Popp, Würzburg
© 1982 by Lloyd Alexander
Kestrel
Alexander, Lloyd
© Lloyd Alexander, 1982
Laing swore at it.
Laing fluchte hinterher.
Forsyth, Frederick / The fist of godForsyth, Frederick / Die Faust Gottes
Die Faust Gottes
Forsyth, Frederick
© 1994 by Transworld Publisher Ltd., London
© 1994 by C. Bertelsmann Verlag, München
The fist of god
Forsyth, Frederick
© 1995 by Bantam Books
She swears little Tony or Antoinette is whistling.
Sie schwört, der kleine Tony oder die kleine Antoinette pfeife.
Bear, Greg / Blood MusicBear, Greg / Blutmusik
Blutmusik
Bear, Greg
© 1985 Greg Bear
© 2008 der deutschen Ausgabe und der Ubersetzung by Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, Munchen, in der Verlagsgruppe Random House GmbH
Blood Music
Bear, Greg
© 1985, 2002 by Greg Bear
Old Falieri started up in glowing anger, and swore that the direst punishment should be the lot of the person who committed this insulting outrage.
Der alte Falieri fuhr auf in glühendem Zorn und schwur, daß den, der den boshaften Frevel begangen, die härteste Strafe treffen solle.
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / The Serapion BrethrenHoffmann, Ernst Theodor A. / Die Serapions-Brueder
Die Serapions-Brueder
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
© des Textkorpus 1963 Winkler, Munchen
The Serapion Brethren
Hoffmann, Ernst Theodor A.
He hit the ground flat-footed, and for an instant he could have sworn he’d landed on a bed of nails.
Er landete auf den Füßen, und einen Augenblick lang hätte er geschworen, dass er auf ein Nagelbett gesprungen war.
Case, John / The Eighth DayCase, John / Der achte Tag
Der achte Tag
Case, John
© 2002 by John Case
© S. Fischer Verlag GmbH, Frankfurt am Main, 2004
The Eighth Day
Case, John
© 2002 by John Case

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Collocations

swear word
Kraftausdruck
swear words
Kraftausdrücke
sworn translator
vereidigter Übersetzer
swearing in of a witness
Zeugenvereidigung
act of swearing
Ablegung des Eides
sworn declaration
eidesstattliche Erklärung
sworn enemies
Todfeinde
sworn to impartiality
auf Unparteilichkeit vereidigt

Word forms

swear

verb
Basic forms
Pastswore
Imperativeswear
Present Participle (Participle I)swearing
Past Participle (Participle II)sworn
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I swearwe swear
you swearyou swear
he/she/it swearsthey swear
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am swearingwe are swearing
you are swearingyou are swearing
he/she/it is swearingthey are swearing
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have swornwe have sworn
you have swornyou have sworn
he/she/it has swornthey have sworn
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been swearingwe have been swearing
you have been swearingyou have been swearing
he/she/it has been swearingthey have been swearing
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I sworewe swore
you sworeyou swore
he/she/it sworethey swore
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was swearingwe were swearing
you were swearingyou were swearing
he/she/it was swearingthey were swearing
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had swornwe had sworn
you had swornyou had sworn
he/she/it had swornthey had sworn
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been swearingwe had been swearing
you had been swearingyou had been swearing
he/she/it had been swearingthey had been swearing
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will swearwe shall/will swear
you will swearyou will swear
he/she/it will swearthey will swear
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be swearingwe shall/will be swearing
you will be swearingyou will be swearing
he/she/it will be swearingthey will be swearing
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have swornwe shall/will have sworn
you will have swornyou will have sworn
he/she/it will have swornthey will have sworn
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been swearingwe shall/will have been swearing
you will have been swearingyou will have been swearing
he/she/it will have been swearingthey will have been swearing
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would swearwe should/would swear
you would swearyou would swear
he/she/it would swearthey would swear
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be swearingwe should/would be swearing
you would be swearingyou would be swearing
he/she/it would be swearingthey would be swearing
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have swornwe should/would have sworn
you would have swornyou would have sworn
he/she/it would have swornthey would have sworn
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been swearingwe should/would have been swearing
you would have been swearingyou would have been swearing
he/she/it would have been swearingthey would have been swearing
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am swornwe are sworn
you are swornyou are sworn
he/she/it is swornthey are sworn
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being swornwe are being sworn
you are being swornyou are being sworn
he/she/it is being swornthey are being sworn
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been swornwe have been sworn
you have been swornyou have been sworn
he/she/it has been swornthey have been sworn
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was swornwe were sworn
you were swornyou were sworn
he/she/it was swornthey were sworn
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being swornwe were being sworn
you were being swornyou were being sworn
he/she/it was being swornthey were being sworn
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been swornwe had been sworn
you had been swornyou had been sworn
he/she/it had been swornthey had been sworn
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be swornwe shall/will be sworn
you will be swornyou will be sworn
he/she/it will be swornthey will be sworn
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been swornwe shall/will have been sworn
you will have been swornyou will have been sworn
he/she/it will have been swornthey will have been sworn

swear

noun
SingularPlural
Common caseswearswears
Possessive caseswear'sswears'