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to profess
01
afirmar
to openly declare a belief, opinion, or intention
Transitive: to profess a belief or opinion | to profess that
Ejemplos
He professed his innocence to the police, claiming he was nowhere near the scene of the crime at the time of the incident.
Él profesó su inocencia a la policía, afirmando que no estaba cerca de la escena del crimen en el momento del incidente.
02
enseñar, impartir
to teach a particular academic topic in a formal educational setting
Transitive: to profess an academic subject
Ejemplos
He was honored to be invited to profess astrophysics at the prestigious institute.
Se sintió honrado de ser invitado a enseñar astrofísica en el prestigioso instituto.
03
profesar, declarar
to declare or acknowledge one's adherence to a particular faith or belief system
Transitive: to profess a faith or belief system
Ejemplos
He professes Buddhism, practicing meditation and following the Noble Eightfold Path to attain enlightenment.
Él profesa el budismo, practicando la meditación y siguiendo el Noble Óctuple Sendero para alcanzar la iluminación.
04
pretender, afirmar falsamente
to falsely assert or pretend to have a quality, feeling, etc.
Transitive: to profess a quality or feeling | to profess to do sth
Ejemplos
He professed undying love for his partner, but his infidelity revealed his true feelings.
Él profesó un amor eterno por su pareja, pero su infidelidad reveló sus verdaderos sentimientos.
05
profesar, admitir solemnemente
to formally admit someone into a religious order or community
Transitive: to profess sb as a member of a religious order
Ejemplos
The seminarian was officially professed as a priest in the diocese.
El seminarista fue oficialmente profesado como sacerdote en la diócesis.
06
declarar
to openly declare one's belief or opinion about something without reservations
Transitive: to profess one's belief or opinion
Ejemplos
Most members of the congregation professed a belief in God and adherence to the church's teachings.
La mayoría de los miembros de la congregación profesaban una creencia en Dios y una adhesión a las enseñanzas de la iglesia.
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