-
1 promise
promise ['prɒmɪs]1 noun∎ to make or to give sb a promise faire une promesse à qn, donner sa parole à qn;∎ to keep a promise respecter ou tenir une promesse;∎ she always keeps her promises elle tient toujours ses promesses, elle tient toujours (sa) parole;∎ don't make promises if you can't keep them on ne fait pas de promesses quand on ne peut pas les tenir;∎ I'm not making any promises but I'll try my best je ne promets rien, mais je ferai de mon mieux;∎ I kept or held him to his promise j'ai fait en sorte qu'il tienne parole;∎ to break one's promise manquer à sa parole, ne pas tenir ses promesses;∎ these are empty promises ce sont de vaines promesses;∎ a promise of help une promesse d'assistance;∎ to hold out the promise of sth to sb laisser espérer qch à qn, faire miroiter qch à qn;∎ he did it under (the) promise of a Parliamentary seat il l'a fait parce qu'on lui a promis un siège de député;∎ I'm under a promise of secrecy j'ai promis de garder le secret ou de ne rien dire;∎ a promise is a promise chose promise, chose due;∎ promises, promises! toujours des promesses!(b) (potential) promesse f;∎ she is full of promise, she shows promise elle est pleine de promesse ou promesses;∎ an artist of promise un artiste qui promet;∎ a young man with every promise of a brilliant future un jeune homme promis à un brillant avenir∎ to promise sth to sb, to promise sb sth promettre qch à qn;∎ to promise (sb) to do sth promettre (à qn) de faire qch;∎ I can't promise (you) anything je ne peux rien vous promettre;∎ he promised himself a good meal il se promit mentalement de faire un bon repas;∎ she promised him (that) she would come elle lui a promis de venir ou qu'elle viendrait;∎ you'll get into trouble, I promise you! tu auras des ennuis, je te le promets ou tu verras ce que je te dis!;∎ the weather forecast promised us three days of good weather la météo nous a promis ou annoncé trois jours de beau temps(b) (indicate) promettre, annoncer;∎ it promises to be hot today le temps promet d'être ou s'annonce chaud aujourd'hui;∎ the clouds promised a thunderstorm les nuages annonçaient de l'orage;∎ next week already promises to be difficult la semaine prochaine promet déjà d'être difficile ou s'annonce déjà difficile∎ she was promised to the King's son at birth dès sa naissance, elle fut promise au fils du roi∎ he wanted to come but he couldn't promise il espérait pouvoir venir mais ne pouvait rien promettre;∎ I'll wait for you - (do you) promise? je t'attendrai - tu le promets? ou promis?;∎ OK, I promise! d'accord, c'est promis!;∎ but you promised! mais tu avais promis!(b) to promise well (enterprise) promettre, s'annoncer bien; (person) être prometteur ou plein de promesses; (results, harvest, negotiations) s'annoncer bien;∎ his first article promises well son premier article promet ou est prometteur►► American Religion Promise Keepers = mouvement intégriste chrétien américain exclusivement composé d'hommes;Bible & figurative Promised Land Terre f promise -
2 promise
A n1 ( undertaking) promesse f ; to make a promise to sb faire une promesse à qn ; to break/keep one's promise manquer à/tenir sa promesse ; they held him to his promise ils lui ont fait tenir sa promesse ; under a promise of secrecy sous la promesse du secret ; ‘I'll come next time!’-‘is that a promise?’ ‘je viendrai la prochaine fois!’-‘c'est promis?’ ;2 ¢ (hope, prospect) espoir m ; there seems little promise of peace il semble qu'il y ait peu d'espoir de paix ; her early life held little promise of her future happiness sa jeunesse ne laissait pas présager de son bonheur futur ; full of Eastern promise plein des charmes de l'Orient ;3 ¢ ( likelihood of success) she shows great promise elle promet beaucoup ; a young writer of promise un jeune écrivain qui promet.B vtr1 ( pledge) to promise sb sth promettre qch à qn ; to promise to do promettre de faire ; she promised me (that) she would come elle m'a promis qu'elle viendrait ; they promised him their support/to do ils lui ont promis leur soutien/de faire ; I can't promise anything je ne peux rien promettre ; as promised comme promis ;2 ( give prospect of) annoncer, promettre ; the clouds promised rain les nuages annonçaient de la pluie ; it promises to be a fine day la journée s'annonce belle ;3 ( assure) assurer ; it won't be easy, I promise you cela ne sera pas facile, je te l'assure ;4 ‡ to be promised in marriage to sb être promis en mariage à qn.C vi1 ( give pledge) promettre ; do you promise? c'est promis? ; I promise je le promets ; but you promised! mais tu avais promis! ;2 fig to promise well [young talent, candidate] être très prometteur ; [result, situation, event] s'annoncer bien ; this doesn't promise well for the future cela ne présage rien de bon pour le futur.to promise sb the earth promettre la lune à qn. -
3 pledge
pledge [pledʒ]∎ they have pledged £500 to the relief fund ils ont promis 500 livres à la caisse de secours;∎ she pledged never to see him again (to herself) elle s'est promis de ne plus jamais le revoir; (to sb else) elle a promis de ne plus jamais le revoir;∎ formal her heart is pledged to another son cœur est déjà pris∎ he pledged himself to fight for the cause il s'engagea à lutter pour la cause;∎ I am pledged to secrecy j'ai juré de garder le secret;∎ to pledge one's word donner ou engager sa parole;∎ to pledge one's loyalty/support accorder sa loyauté/son soutien∎ to pledge one's property engager son bien;∎ to pledge securities déposer des titres en garantie2 noun∎ manifesto pledge promesse f électorale;∎ a £10 pledge un gage de 10 livres;∎ thousands of people phoned in with pledges of money des milliers de personnes ont téléphoné en promettant de donner de l'argent;∎ you have my pledge vous avez ma parole;∎ I am under a pledge of secrecy j'ai juré de garder le secret;∎ she told me under a pledge of secrecy elle me l'a dit sous le sceau du secret;∎ to sign or to take the pledge (stop drinking) cesser de boire∎ in pledge en gage(c) (token, symbol) gage m;∎ as a pledge of our sincerity comme gage de notre sincérité∎ let us drink a pledge to their success portons un toast ou buvons à leur réussite►► Pledge of Allegiance = serment de loyauté prononcé à l'occasion du discours d'investiture du président des États-Unis;Finance pledge holder détenteur(trice) m,f de gage(s);Finance pledged securities valeurs fpl nanties -
4 pledge
pledge [pledʒ]1. nouna. ( = pawn) mettre en gageb. ( = promise) [+ one's help, support, allegiance] promettre* * *[pledʒ] 1.1) ( promise) promesse fto give ou make a pledge to do — prendre l'engagement de faire
2) ( deposited as security) (to creditor, pawnbroker) gage mas a pledge of her friendship — fig en gage or en témoignage de son amitié
3) ( money promised to charity) promesse f de don2.transitive verb1) ( promise) promettre [allegiance, aid, support] (to à)to pledge (oneself) to do, to pledge that one will do — s'engager à faire
2) (to creditor, pawnbroker) mettre [quelque chose] en gage -
5 vow
vow [vaʊ]1 noun∎ to make or to take a vow to do sth faire serment ou jurer de faire qch;∎ I'm under a vow of silence j'ai fait serment ou j'ai juré de ne rien dire;∎ she took a solemn vow to return once a year elle a juré solennellement de revenir une fois par an∎ to take one's vows prononcer ses vœux;∎ to take a vow of poverty/of chastity faire vœu de pauvreté/de chasteté;∎ to take a vow of silence (monk etc) faire vœu de silence(swear → gen) jurer; (→ to oneself) se jurer;∎ to vow to do sth jurer de faire qch;∎ to vow obedience/secrecy jurer obéissance/de garder le secret;∎ to vow revenge on sb faire serment ou jurer de se venger de qn;∎ she vowed never to return or that she would never return elle s'est juré de ne jamais revenir
См. также в других словарях:
Under the rose — Rose Rose, n. [AS. rose, L. rosa, probably akin to Gr. ?, Armor. vard, OPer. vareda; and perhaps to E. wort: cf. F. rose, from the Latin. Cf. {Copperas}, {Rhododendron}.] 1. A flower and shrub of any species of the genus {Rosa}, of which there… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
History of the Cossacks — The history of the Cossacks spans several centuries. Early history The origins of the first Cossacks are uncertain. The traditional historiography dates the emergence of Cossacks to the 14 15th centuries. Non mainstream researchers have ascribed… … Wikipedia
space exploration — Investigation of the universe beyond Earth s atmosphere by means of manned and unmanned spacecraft. Study of the use of rockets for spaceflight began early in the 20th century. Germany s research on rocket propulsion in the 1930s led to… … Universalium
Wajid Khan — Infobox Officeholder name=Wajid Ali Khan term start=2004 election term end= predecessor= Steve Mahoney birth date= birth date and age |1946|04|24 birth place= ) successor= profession= Politician party=Conservative Party of Canada (Feb 3, 2008… … Wikipedia
Examination — • A process prescribed or assigned for testing qualification; an investigation, inquiry Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Examination Examination … Catholic encyclopedia
Bartlett High School (Anchorage, Alaska) — Infobox high school image caption = imagesize = 300px name= Bartlett High School motto = principal = Dan Gallego type = Public, 4 year established = 1971 staff = faculty = 125 students = enrollment = 2,015 address = 1101 North Muldoon Road city … Wikipedia
Sa Piling Mo — (With You) is a love story between both Judy Ann Santos and Piolo Pascual. This teleserye is one of the most popular shows in the Philippines and its pilot episode was broadcast on February 27, 2006. Infobox television show name = Sa Piling Mo… … Wikipedia
biblical literature — Introduction four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha. The Old… … Universalium
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… … Universalium
Secret Societies — Secret Societies † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Secret Societies A designation of which the exact meaning has varied at different times. I. DEFINITION By a secret society was formerly meant a society which was known to exist, but… … Catholic encyclopedia
