forswear

[US]/fɔːˈsweə(r)/
[UK]/fɔːrˈswer/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. renunciar bajo juramento, abandonar o renunciar firmemente por juramento.
Word Forms
Gerundioforswearing
Tercera persona singularforswears
Pasadoforswore
Participio pasadoforsworn

Example Sentences

Some priests have to forswear marriage.

Algunos sacerdotes tienen que renunciar al matrimonio.

it is currently fashionable to forswear meat-eating in the interests of animal rights.

Actualmente, es moderno renunciar a comer carne en interés de los derechos de los animales.

You must tell the truth to the judge, because if you forswear yourself you could go to prison.

Debes decir la verdad al juez, porque si te renecias, podrías ir a la cárcel.

28 For they either go mad with enjoyment, or prophesy lies, or live lawlessly or lightly forswear themselves.

28 Porque o bien enloquecen con placer, o profetizan mentiras, o viven desordenadamente o se renuncian a sí mismos a la ligera.

to forswear a bad habit

renunciar a un mal hábito

she had to forswear her allegiance to the group

ella tuvo que renunciar a su lealtad al grupo

he was forced to forswear his claim to the throne

él se vio obligado a renunciar a su derecho al trono

to forswear all worldly possessions

renunciar a todas las posesiones mundanas

the witness decided to forswear his testimony

el testigo decidió renunciar a su testimonio

she had to forswear her dreams of becoming an actress

ella tuvo que renunciar a sus sueños de convertirse en actriz

to forswear a political party

renunciar a un partido político

the prisoner forswore any involvement in the crime

el prisionero renunció a cualquier participación en el crimen

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