oath
A solemn pledge or promise that invokes a deity, a ruler, or another entity to attest…A solemn pledge or promise that invokes a deity, a ruler, or another entity (not necessarily present) to attest the truth of a statement or sincerity of one's desire to fulfill a contract or promise.
» Remember you are under oath.
Denken Sie daran, dass Sie unter Eid stehen! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Пам'ятай, що ти під присягою. — deniko
Пам'ятайте, що ви під присягою. — deniko
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4 sensesA solemn pledge or promise that invokes a deity, a ruler, or another entity (not necessarily present) to attest the truth of a statement or sincerity of one's desire to fulfill a contract or promise.
take an oath
swear an oath
Eid, Schwur
прися́гаprisjága, кля́тваkljátva
прися́гаprysjáha, кля́тваkljátva, клятьба́kljatʹbá
A statement or promise which is strengthened (affirmed) by such a pledge.
After taking the oath of office, she became the country's forty-third premier.
The generals swore an oath of loyalty to the country.
Eid
кля́тваkljátva
A light, irreverent or insulting appeal to a deity or other entity.
A curse, a curse word.
Fluch
прокля́тиеprokljátije, руга́тельствоrugátelʹstvo, матmat
- a commitment to tell the truth (especially in a court of law); to lie under oath is to become subject to prosecution for perjury
- a solemn promise, usually invoking a divine witness, regarding your future acts or behavior
- profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
Examples
53 sentencesRemember you are under oath.
Пам'ятай, що ти під присягою. — deniko
deDenken Sie daran, dass Sie unter Eid stehen! — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom lied under oath.
Том збрехав під присягою. — deniko
Have I not kept my oath?
deHabe ich meinen Schwur nicht gehalten? — Waldelfe
Do you remember the oath you took?
What are the penalties for lying under oath?
deWas ist die Strafe dafür, unter Eid zu lügen? — Waldelfe
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English ooth, oth, ath, from Old English āþ (“oath”), from Proto-West GermanicFrom Middle English ooth, oth, ath, from Old English āþ (“oath”), from Proto-West Germanic *aiþ (“oath”), from Proto-Germanic *aiþaz (“oath”).
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