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 German |
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| to maintain sth.; to protest sth.; to asseverate sth. [formal] | etw. beteuern {v} | |
maintaining; protesting; asseverating ![[listen]](/pics/s1.png "maintaining"){kind=small} |
beteuernd | |
| maintained; protested; asseverated |
beteuert | |
| maintains; protests; asseverates |
beteuert | |
| maintained; protested; asseverated |
beteuerte | |
| to asseverate your innocence | seine Unschuld beteuern | |
| The suspect maintained (that) he was out of the country when the crime was committed. | Der Verdächtige beteuerte, dass er zum Tatzeitpunkt nicht im Lande war. | |
| 'But I'm innocent!' she maintained / protested. | "Aber ich bin unschuldig", beteuerte sie. |