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je jurerais

would swear, could swear

ʒ y . ʁ ə . ʁ ɛ → jurer
jurer to swear, to curse + ais Conditional: I/you form
verb · 1st-person singular / 2nd-person singular Rare #51,158
would swear, could swear Often used to express strong but uncertain belief: “I could swear…”
FR: Je jurerais que je l’ai déjà rencontré.
EN: I could swear I’ve met him before.
Conjugation of jurer
Conditional
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First jurerais —
Second jurerais —

Je jurerais tout de même qu'il a laissé de l'argent quelque part.

I could swear he left some money somewhere.

— Il était une fois dans l'Ouest (1968)

Je jurerais avoir vu quelque chose.

I could’ve sworn I saw something.

— Star Trek III : À la recherche de Spock (1984)

Je le jurerais devant le ministre de la Magie.

I would swear it before the Minister of Magic.

— Harry Potter et la Chambre des secrets (2002)

Il te fait des imitations, tu jurerais que c'est les vrais.

He does impressions of them for you—you’d swear they were the real thing.

— Les Affranchis (1990)