beteuern

v/t protest, declare (solemnly); er beteuerte seine Unschuld he protested his innocence, he swore innocence; (versichern) (solemnly) swear; er beteuerte (mir), dass er nichts von dem Plan wusste he swore (to me) that he knew nothing of the plan

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to insist; to assure; to affirm; to asseverate; to reassure

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be|teu|ern [bə'tɔyɐn] ptp beteuert

vt

to declare, to aver, to asseverate (liter); Unschuld auch to protest, to affirm

er beteuerte mir seine Liebe — he declared his love to me, he professed his love for me

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1) (to state something positively and firmly: Despite all the policeman's questions the lady continued to affirm that she was innocent.) affirm

2) (to say definitely: She asserted that she had not borrowed his book.) assert

3) (to state or declare definitely, especially in denying something: She protested that she was innocent.) protest

4) (to claim or pretend: He professed to be an expert.) profess

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[bəˈtɔyɐn]

vt

▪ jdm \beteuern, dass to protest to sb that

und wenn ich Ihnen aufrichtig beteuere, dass alles erfunden ist? and what if I honestly assure you that everything was made up?

jdm seine Liebe \beteuern to declare one's love to sb

seine Unschuld \beteuern to protest one's innocence

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transitives Verb affirm; assert, protest <one's innocence>

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beteuern v/t protest, declare (solemnly);

er beteuerte seine Unschuld he protested his innocence, he swore innocence; (versichern) (solemnly) swear;

er beteuerte (mir), dass er nichts von dem Plan wusste he swore (to me) that he knew nothing of the plan

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transitives Verb affirm; assert, protest <one's innocence>

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v.

to asseverate v.

to assure v.