profess

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

Translation

vt. reivindicar; declarar abertamente
Word Forms
Particípio passadoprofessed
Pluralprofesses
Terceira pessoa do singularprofesses
Passado simplesprofessed
Gerúndioprofessing

Phrases & Collocations

profess love

confessar amor

profess innocence

confessar inocência

profess belief

confessar crença

Example Sentences

a professed and conforming Anglican.

um anglicano declarado e que se conforma.

She professed a belief in God.

Ela professava uma crença em Deus.

to profess oneself fond of hard work

professar gostar de trabalho árduo

a professed opponent of free trade

um opositor declarado do livre comércio

They have become what they profess to scorn.

Eles se tornaram o que professam desprezar.

I don't profess to know anything about music.

Eu não pretendo saber nada sobre música.

I profess that I was surprised at the news.

Eu afirmo que fiquei surpreso com a notícia.

He professed himself fond of music.

Ele professava gostar de música.

He professed himself to have made a great mistake.

Ele professava ter cometido um grande erro.

an effete group of self-professed intellectuals.

um grupo decadente de intelectuais autoproclamados.

She professed that she could do nothing unaided.

Ela professava que não conseguia fazer nada sem ajuda.

a professor—what does he profess?.

um professor - o que ele professa?.

Patrick professed to scoff at soppy love scenes in films.

Patrick professou zombar das cenas de amor açucaradas nos filmes.

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

Sou bastante cético em relação à sua simpatia declarada pelos pobres.

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