perjurar

Old Occitan

Verb

perjurar

  1. to give false testimony

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin periurāre (to perjure).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /peɾxuˈɾaɾ/ [peɾ.xuˈɾaɾ]
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: per‧ju‧rar

Verb

perjurar (first-person singular present perjuro, first-person singular preterite perjuré, past participle perjurado)

  1. to perjure oneself
  2. to swear (promise)
  3. to swear (promise) again and again

Usage notes

For the sense swear, the verb is usually used in the phrase "jurar y perjurar", meaning "swear over and over again"

Conjugation

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