Grammatical class

Verb

jurer

to swear; to promise by oath

Details

Syllables

ju-rer

Phonetics

ʒy.ʁe

Grammatical class

Verb

Freq. (books)

6467

Freq. (movies)

4680

Freq. (news)

25259

Sentences

Vous pouvez m'apprendre à jurer en français ?

Can you teach me how to swear in French?

A1

C'est étrange. J'aurais pu jurer que j'avais verrouillé cette porte.

That's strange. I could have sworn that I'd locked this door.

A1

Elle parle cinq langues étrangères, mais quand elle veut jurer, elle parle dans sa langue maternelle.

She speaks five foreign languages, but when she wants to curse she speaks in her mother tongue.

A1

Il s'est mis à jurer.

He started swearing.

A2

Ils m'ont appris à jurer.

They just taught me to swear.

A2

Tu devrais le jurer sur la Bible.

You should swear on the Bible.

B1

Certaines personnes disent que jurer aide à soulager le stress.

Some people say that swearing helps relieve stress.

B1

Tu dois t'agenouiller à mes pieds, me baiser la main et jurer que je suis un ange.

You must kneel at my feet, kiss my hand and swear that I am an angel.

B1

Elle m'a fait jurer de ne pas lui dire.

She made me swear not to tell him.

C1