profess

[US]/prə'fes/
[UK]/prə'fɛs/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. reclamar; declarar abiertamente
Word Forms
Participio pasadoprofessed
Pluralprofesses
Tercera persona singularprofesses
Pasadoprofessed
Gerundioprofessing

Phrases & Collocations

profess love

profesar amor

profess innocence

profesar inocencia

profess belief

profesar creencia

Example Sentences

a professed and conforming Anglican.

un anglicano profeso y que se adapta.

She professed a belief in God.

Ella profesaba una creencia en Dios.

to profess oneself fond of hard work

profesarse aficionado al trabajo duro

a professed opponent of free trade

un oponente declarado del libre comercio

They have become what they profess to scorn.

Se han convertido en lo que profesan despreciar.

I don't profess to know anything about music.

No pretendo saber nada sobre música.

I profess that I was surprised at the news.

Profeso que me sorprendió la noticia.

He professed himself fond of music.

Él profesaba ser aficionado a la música.

He professed himself to have made a great mistake.

Él profesaba haber cometido un gran error.

an effete group of self-professed intellectuals.

un grupo decadente de intelectuales autoproclamados.

She professed that she could do nothing unaided.

Ella profesaba que no podía hacer nada sin ayuda.

a professor—what does he profess?.

un profesor: ¿qué profesa?

Patrick professed to scoff at soppy love scenes in films.

Patrick profesaba reírse de las escenas de amor cursis en las películas.

I am rather sceptical about their professed sympathy for the poor.

Soy bastante escéptico sobre su simpatía declarada por los pobres.

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