Usage examples of "prêter serment" in French with translation to English

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Et quand le premier musulman américain a été récemment élu au Congrès, il a prêté serment de défendre notre constitution en utilisant le même Coran sacré que l'un de nos pères fondateurs - Thomas Jefferson - conservait dans sa bibliothèque personnelle. And when the first Muslim-American was recently elected to Congress, he took the oath to defend our Constitution using the same Holy Koran that one of our Founding Fathers – Thomas Jefferson – kept in his personal library.
Je vais te le prêter. I'll lend it to you.
Il a prêté serment en tant que maire. He was sworn in as mayor.
J'adore le fait que tu sembles toujours prêter tellement d'attention. I love the fact that you always seem to care so much.
Certains médecins sont en faveur de l'euthanasie tandis que d'autres croient que cela va à l'encontre du serment d'Hippocrate. Some doctors are in favor of euthanasia while others believe it goes against the Hippocratic oath.
Tu pourrais me prêter le livre ? Could you lend me the book?
Les docteurs font le serment de ne blesser personne. Doctors take an oath not to harm anyone.
Je peux vous en prêter un si vous voulez. I can lend you one if you want.
Avec chaque serment rompu, tu rapproches un peu plus notre idéal de la destruction. With every broken vow, you bring our ideal closer to destruction.
Ne compte pas sur lui pour te prêter de l'argent. Don't count on him to lend you any money.
Le médecin a violé son serment d'Hippocrate. The doctor broke the Hippocratic Oath.
Pouvez-vous me prêter un peu d'argent ? Can you lend me some money?
Je devais lui prêter de l'argent. I had to lend to him money.
En tant qu'officier public, vous avez prêté serment de soutenir et défendre la constitution. As a public official you have sworn an oath to uphold and defend the constitution.
J'ai besoin d'un sac. Peux-tu m'en prêter un ? I need a bag. Will you lend me one?
Je ne peux pas te prêter ce livre. I cannot lend this book to you.
Je ne peux vous prêter ce livre. I cannot lend this book to you.
Pourrais-tu me prêter de l'argent ? Could you lend me some money?
Veux-tu me prêter ton dictionnaire ? Will you lend me your dictionary?
Tu n'aurais pas dû prêter cet argent à une telle personne. You should not have lent the money to such a person.
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