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Meaning of Swear | Babel Free

Noun CEFR A2 Common

swɛə(ɹ)

Definitions

A lazy time; a short rest during working hours (especially field labour); a siesta.
Northern-England, Scotland
A swear word.

Equivalents

العربية أقسم سب شتم

Azərbaycanca söyüş söymək yaman demək

Български псувам ругая

Čeština klít

Cymraeg melltithio rhegi

Dansk bande

Deutsch Flüchen Schimpfen

Ελληνικά Βριζώ

Esperanto fiparoli parolaĉi ŝakri

Español blasfemar echar ternos jurar maldecir renegar

فارسی دشنام دادن فحش دادن

Suomi kiroilla

Français gronder jurer

Galego xurar

עברית קלל

हिन्दी कोसना गाली देना

Magyar káromkodik

Հայերեն հայհոյել

Bahasa Indonesia sumpah suwer

Íslenska blota

Italiano bestemmiare insultare

日本語怒鳴る悪態をつく罵る誓

ქართული გინება წყევლა

한국어 욕을 하다

Kurdî klît

Te Reo Māori kangakanga

Македонски пцуе

മലയാളം തെറിപറയുക

Nederlands schelden vloeken

Polski bluzgać bluznąć kląć przekląć przeklinać rota skląć wyklinać zakląć

Português praguejar xingar

Română blestema înjura

Русский браниться выругаться матери́ться матюга́ться матюка́ться ругаться скверносло́вить

Svenska svara

ไทย สบถ

Türkçe küfretmek sövmek

Українська ла́ятися матюкатися

Tiếng Việt chủi chửi bậy chửi thề chửi tục nồi bảy nói tục văng tục

Examples

“You might think it funny to hear this Kanaka girl come out with a big swear. No such thing. There was no swearing in her — no, nor anger; she was beyond anger, and meant the word simple and serious.”

“[A]ccording to his kind the man would smile cynically, or look sad, or let out a swear or two.”

CEFR level

Elementary
This word is part of the CEFR A2 vocabulary — elementary level.

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Meaning of Swear | Babel Free

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