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professing

/prəˈfesɪŋ/

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verb

Hacer profesar, admitir en una orden religiosa

To administer the vows of a religious order to (someone); to admit to a religious order. (Chiefly in passive.)

Examples :

"Sister Agnes was professed last year, officially becoming a nun in the order. "

La hermana Agnes profesó el año pasado, convirtiéndose oficialmente en monja de la orden.

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verb

Profesar, declarar

To declare oneself (to be something).

Examples :

"She was professing her love for him loudly in the school hallway. "

Ella estaba profesando su amor por él en voz alta en el pasillo de la escuela.

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verb

Declarar, afirmar

To declare; to assert, affirm.

Examples :

"She was professing her innocence, even though everyone saw her take the cookie. "

Ella estaba declarando su inocencia, a pesar de que todos la vieron tomar la galleta.

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verb

Profesar, pretender

To make a claim (to be something); to lay claim to (a given quality, feeling etc.), often with connotations of insincerity.

Examples :

"He kept professing his innocence, but everyone knew he was lying. "

Él seguía profesando su inocencia, pero todos sabían que estaba mintiendo.

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verb

Profesar, declarar la adhesión a

To declare one's adherence to (a religion, deity, principle etc.).

Examples :

"Even though he was raised in a Christian home, he now spends most of his time professing atheism. "

Aunque fue criado en un hogar cristiano, ahora pasa la mayor parte de su tiempo profesando el ateísmo.

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verb

Ejercer como profesor, enseñar

To work as a professor of; to teach.

Examples :

"Professor Davis has been professing mathematics at the university for over twenty years. "

El profesor Davis ha estado enseñando matemáticas en la universidad durante más de veinte años.

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verb

Profesar, afirmar

To claim to have knowledge or understanding of (a given area of interest, subject matter).

Examples :

"She kept failing the history quizzes despite professing a deep understanding of the subject. "

Ella seguía suspendiendo los cuestionarios de historia a pesar de profesar un profundo entendimiento del tema.

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