jurer
French → English
verb/ʒyʁe/
(oath) To swear: to affirm something by taking an oath before a deity or on one's honor
Je vous jure sur mon honneur que je dis la vérité.
(English) I swear to you on my honor that I am telling the truth.
Il a dû jurer de dire toute la vérité devant le tribunal.
(English) He had to swear to tell the whole truth before the court.
verb/ʒyʁe/
(aesthetics) To clash: to be visually shocking or ill-matched when placed together
Le vert de sa chemise jure avec le bleu de son pantalon.
(English) The green of his shirt clashes with the blue of his pants.
Ces meubles modernes jurent avec le style ancien du château.
(English) This modern furniture clashes with the ancient style of the castle.
Entry ID: fr:en:jurer · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary