testimoniare

1. v/i testify, give evidence

2. v/t fig testify to

law testimoniare il falso commit perjury

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testimoniare v.tr. to testify (to) (sthg.): testimoniò che l'automobile veniva da sinistra, he testified that the car was coming from the left; testimoniare il falso, to give false testimony; questo testimonia la mia buona volontà, this testifies to (o is evidence of) my good will; lacrime che testimoniavano il suo dolore, tears that testified (to) her grief

◆ v. intr. to testify, to bear* witness: testimoniò della mia onestà, he bore witness to my honesty; testimoniare in favore di, contro qlcu., to testify for, against s.o.

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[testimo'njare]

1. vt

testimoniare che... — to testify that ..., give evidence that ...

testimoniare il vero — to tell the truth

testimoniare il falso — to perjure o.s.

le impronte testimoniano la sua colpevolezza — the fingerprints are proof of his guilt

testimoniare a favore di/contro qn — to testify for/against sb, give evidence for/against sb

era disposta a testimoniare contro di lui — she was ready to give evidence against him

è stato chiamato a testimoniare — he was called upon to give evidence

2. vi

(aus avere) to testify, give evidence

non ha voluto testimoniare sull'accaduto — he didn't want to give evidence on o about what happened

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[testimo'njare] 1.

verbo transitivo

1) dir. to testify (che that), to bear* witness (che to the fact that)

testimoniare il falso — to give false testimony, to bear false witness

2) (provare) to witness, to attest (to), to testify (to), to vouch for

2.

verbo intransitivo (aus. avere) dir. to give* evidence, to give* testimony, to testify (a favore di qcn. for sb.; contro qcn. against sb.)

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testimoniare

/testimo'njare/ [1]

I verbo transitivo

 1 dir. to testify (che that), to bear* witness (che to the fact that); testimoniare il falso to give false testimony, to bear false witness

 2 (provare) to witness, to attest (to), to testify (to), to vouch for

II verbo intransitivo

 (aus. avere) dir. to give* evidence, to give* testimony, to testify (a favore di qcn. for sb.; contro qcn. against sb.).