English | German | |
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to maintain sth.; to protest sth.; to asseverate sth. [formal] | etw. beteuern {v} | |
maintaining; protesting; asseverating | 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. |