- 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* * *to insist; to assure; to affirm; to asseverate; to reassure* * *be|teu|ern [bə'tɔyɐn] ptp beteuertvtto 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
* * *1) (to state something positively and firmly: Despite all the policeman's questions the lady continued to affirm that she was innocent.) affirm2) (to say definitely: She asserted that she had not borrowed his book.) assert3) (to state or declare definitely, especially in denying something: She protested that she was innocent.) protest4) (to claim or pretend: He professed to be an expert.) profess* * *be·teu·ern *[bəˈtɔyɐn]vt▪ jdm \beteuern, dass to protest to sb thatund 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 sbseine Unschuld \beteuern to protest one's innocence* * *transitives Verb affirm; assert, protest <one's innocence>* * *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* * *transitives Verb affirm; assert, protest <one's innocence>* * *v.to asseverate v.to assure v.
Deutsch-Englisch Wörterbuch. 2013.