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1. To assert that one will give true testimony equivalent to that which would be given while under oath.
2. to state something positively and firmly. Despite all the policeman's questions the lady continued to affirm that she was innocent. bevestig يُؤَكِّد твърдя afirmar tvrdit beteuern, zusichern bekræfte; forsikre διαβεβαιώνωafirmar kinnitama بطور قطع گفتن vakuuttaa affirmer לְאָשֶר प्रमाणित करना, दृढ़तापुर्वक कहना potvrditi állít mengukuhkan, menegaskan staðfesta affermare 断言する 확언하다 tvirtinti apgalvot; apstiprināt meyakinkan verklarenforsikre, bekreftetwierdzić په څرګند ډول ویل afirmar a afirma...
3. bevestiging تَأكِيد твърдение afirmação (po)tvrzení die Behauptung bekræftelse; forsikring διαβεβαίωσηafirmación kinnitus تأیید vakuutus affirmation אשור, אישור अभिपुष्टि potvrda állítás; jóváhagyás pengukuhan, penegasan staðfesting affermazione 断言 확언 tvirtinimas apgalvojums; apstiprinājums keyakinan bevestigingbekreftelsetwierdzenie منل ، تایید کول afirmação afirmaţie утверждение tvrdenie; potvrdenie trditev potvrda bekräftelse, försäkran การยืนยัน onay, tasdik 斷言 стверджування; підтвердженн...
4. saying or indicating yes to a question, suggestion etc. He gave an affirmative nod; a reply in the affirmative. ja إيجَابِي положителен afirmativo souhlasný, kladný; souhlas bejahend bekræftende καταφατικόςafirmativo jaatav اظهار مثبت؛ تصدیق myöntävä affirmatifחיובי स्वीकारात्मक potvrdan állító mengukuhkan, menyetujui jákvæður; játandi affermativo 肯定の 확정적인 teigiamas, pritariamasis apstiprinošs persetujuan bevestigendbekreftendetwierdzący مثبته څرګندونه ، تصدیق کول afirmativo afirmativ утверди...
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5. (American) the practice of giving better opportunities (jobs, education etc) to people who, it is thought, are treated unfairly (minorities, women etc). regstellend مَوْقِف إيجَابِي مُؤَيِّد положителни действия favorecer zvýhodňování die Bevorzugung (Anti-Diskriminierng) positiv diskriminering; kønsdiskriminering παροχή ευκαιριών σε μειονότητες acción positiva, medidas antidiscriminatorias (varem diskrimineeritutele teistega) võrdsete õiguste tagamine سیاست جبران بی عدالتی گذشته vähemmistöje...
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6. vt. afirmar, asegurar.
7. To declare positively; assert to be true: a philosopher affirming the existence of free will; a document affirming that each student has completed the course.
8. To declare support for or belief in: affirm the right to self-determination.
9. Law To rule (a court decision) to have been correct; confirm: The Supreme Court affirmed the lower court's decision.
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10. (may take a clause as object) to declare to be true; assert positively
    may take a clause as object

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