sworn

[US]/swɔːn/
[UK]/swɔrn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. lojale til å fortelle sannheten; som har tatt en ed; dypt følelsesfull; eddilige fiender.
Word Forms
Past Participlesworn

Phrases & Collocations

sworn enemies

erklærte fiender

sworn statement

edsvittnesbyrd

sworn testimony

edelt vidnesbyrd

sworn in office

sveiret inn i embetet

sworn allegiance

sveiret lojalitet

sworn enemy

erklært fiende

Example Sentences

they were sworn enemies.

de var svorne fiender.

I'd sworn off alcohol.

Jeg hadde svoren av seg alkohol.

he made a sworn statement.

han gjorde en svoren erklæring.

sworn statements by witnesses.

svorne erklæringer fra vitner.

he was sworn in as president on 10 July.

han ble svoren inn som president den 10. juli.

You have sworn to be faithful to me.

Du har sverget å være trofast mot meg.

She has sworn off cigarettes.

Hun har svoren av seg røyking.

She was sworn in, along with eleven other jurors.

Hun ble svoren inn sammen med elleve andre jurymedlemmer.

All the researchers on the project are sworn to secrecy.

Alle forskerne i prosjektet er svorne til hemmelighet.

Everyone was sworn to secrecy about what had happened.

Alle var svorne til hemmelighet om hva som hadde skjedd.

officers who were sworn to keep the peace.

betjentene som var svorne til å opprettholde roen.

The new Governor is being sworn in next week.

Den nye guvernøren blir svoren inn neste uke.

Mr Abbas has sworn in a new government led by a technocrat.

Herr Abbas har svoren inn et nytt regjering ledet av en teknokrat.

Before telling her what happened, I had sworn her to secrecy.

Før jeg fortalte henne hva som hadde skjedd, hadde jeg svoren henne til hemmelighet.

Do you believe these two intimate friends used to be mutual sworn enemies?

Tror du på at disse to nære vennene engang var gjensidige svorne fiender?

The chief witness was allowed to leave the town only after lodging a sworn statement with the police.

Den viktigste vitnet ble tillatt å forlate byen bare etter å ha gjort en svoren erklæring til politiet.

Real-world Examples

I had sworn never to call her aunt again, but I did not regret breaking that promise to myself.

Jeg hadde svoren at jeg aldri skulle kalle henne onkel igjen, men jeg beklaget ikke at jeg brøt det løftet jeg hadde gjort til meg selv.

Source: Jane Eyre (Abridged Version)

Michelle Bachelet has been sworn in as the president of Chile for the second time.

Michelle Bachelet har blitt svorn inn som president i Chile for andre gang.

Source: BBC Listening Compilation March 2014

Arrrrgh! I've been sworn to secrecy… .

Arrrrgh! Jeg har blitt svorn til hemmelighet… .

Source: BBC Listening December 2014 Collection

Uhuru Kenyatta will be sworn as president.

Uhuru Kenyatta vil bli svorn inn som president.

Source: NPR News April 2013 Collection

Poor Linda whom he had sworn to remember.

Dårlig Linda som han hadde svoren å huske.

Source: Brave New World

Senators are set to be sworn in as jurors on Tuesday.

Senatorer er satt til å bli svorn inn som rettsskyldige onsdag.

Source: CNN 10 Student English January 2021 Collection

Before doing this video, I'd have sworn by these.

Før jeg gjorde dette videoet, hadde jeg svoren på disse.

Source: Gourmet Base

But yeah it's just saying " Oh, sorry for swearing. I shouldn't have sworn" .

Men ja, det er bare å si "Å, beklager for å have svoret. Jeg skulle ikke ha svoret".

Source: Leila and Sabrah's idioms English class

" There is hope" ! Aguilar cried out after Biden was sworn in.

"Det er håp!" ropet Aguilar etter at Biden var blitt svorn inn.

Source: VOA Slow English - America

Ketanji Brown Jackson will be sworn in immediately to replace Breyer.

Ketanji Brown Jackson vil bli svorn inn umiddelbart for å erstatte Breyer.

Source: PBS English News

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