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1 promesa
f.1 promise (compromiso).2 promising talent (person).3 vow, troth.4 promising youth.5 hopefulness.pres.indicat.3rd person singular (él/ella/ello) present indicative of spanish verb: promesar.imperat.2nd person singular (tú) Imperative of Spanish verb: promesar.* * *1 promise2 (persona) budding talent\faltar a una promesa to break a promisehacer una promesa to make a promise* * *noun f.1) promise2) vow* * *1. SF1) (=ofrecimiento) [gen] promise; [con compromiso formal] pledgefaltar a una promesa — to break a promise, go back on one's word
2) (=persona)2.ADJ INV* * *a) ( palabra) promisecumplí (con) mi promesa — I kept my promise o word
faltaste a tu promesa — you went back on your word, you didn't keep your promise
b) ( persona) hope* * *= promise, oath, pledge, flying start, vow, up-and-coming, promissory.Nota: Nombre.Ex. This is a fresh avenue of approach to classification, and shows some promise.Ex. Cold War loyalty oaths and investigations had a significant impact on an unknown number of US librarians between 1947 and 1957.Ex. This article draws attention to UNESCO's pledge to concentrate resources on eliminating illiteracy in the world during the 1990s.Ex. The article ' Flying starts' features a clutch of 7 new and promising authors and illustrators on the children's book scene this year.Ex. This type of attitude is tantamount to a vow to never again patronize the offending library.Ex. The journal kept me in touch with the established authors in the field but also the new, up-and-coming writers.Ex. But to enter into a contract, all pilots must submit to drug testing and sign a promissory of secrecy.----* atraído por la promesa de una vida mejor = drawn by the promise of a better life.* cumplir (con) + Posesivo + promesa = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.* cumplir una promesa = fulfil + promise, live up to + Posesivo + promise, keep + Posesivo + promise.* desdecirse de una promesa = go back on + Posesivo + promise.* faltar a una promesa = go back on + Posesivo + promise.* joven promesa = high flyer [high flier, -USA], promising star, rising star.* mantener una promesa = keep + Posesivo + promise.* nueva promesa = rising star.* promesa intelectual = intellectual promise.* promesa rota = broken promise.* renegar a una promesa = go back on + Posesivo + promise.* romper una promesa = go back on, break + Posesivo + promise.* * *a) ( palabra) promisecumplí (con) mi promesa — I kept my promise o word
faltaste a tu promesa — you went back on your word, you didn't keep your promise
b) ( persona) hope* * *= promise, oath, pledge, flying start, vow, up-and-coming, promissory.Nota: Nombre.Ex: This is a fresh avenue of approach to classification, and shows some promise.
Ex: Cold War loyalty oaths and investigations had a significant impact on an unknown number of US librarians between 1947 and 1957.Ex: This article draws attention to UNESCO's pledge to concentrate resources on eliminating illiteracy in the world during the 1990s.Ex: The article ' Flying starts' features a clutch of 7 new and promising authors and illustrators on the children's book scene this year.Ex: This type of attitude is tantamount to a vow to never again patronize the offending library.Ex: The journal kept me in touch with the established authors in the field but also the new, up-and-coming writers.Ex: But to enter into a contract, all pilots must submit to drug testing and sign a promissory of secrecy.* atraído por la promesa de una vida mejor = drawn by the promise of a better life.* cumplir (con) + Posesivo + promesa = keep + Posesivo + word, live up to + Posesivo + word.* cumplir una promesa = fulfil + promise, live up to + Posesivo + promise, keep + Posesivo + promise.* desdecirse de una promesa = go back on + Posesivo + promise.* faltar a una promesa = go back on + Posesivo + promise.* joven promesa = high flyer [high flier, -USA], promising star, rising star.* mantener una promesa = keep + Posesivo + promise.* nueva promesa = rising star.* promesa intelectual = intellectual promise.* promesa rota = broken promise.* renegar a una promesa = go back on + Posesivo + promise.* romper una promesa = go back on, break + Posesivo + promise.* * *1 (compromiso, palabra) promiseno me vengas con falsas promesas don't make promises you don't intend to keephacer una promesa ( Relig) to make a promise o vowcumplí (con) mi promesa I kept my promise o wordfaltaste a tu promesa you went back on your word, you broke o didn't keep your promiseromper una promesa to break a promisefue fiel a su promesa she was as good as her word, she kept her word o her promise2 (persona) hopela joven promesa del atletismo italiano the bright young hope of Italian athleticsCompuesto:agreement to buy and sell ( for the sale and purchase of real estate)* * *
promesa sustantivo femenino
◊ cumplí (con) mi promesa I kept my promise o word;
romper una promesa to break a promise
promesa sustantivo femenino
1 (palabra) promise: no cumplió su promesa, she failed to keep her promise
2 (una persona) hope, up-and-coming talent: es una joven promesa del baloncesto, she shows a lot of promise in basketball
' promesa' also found in these entries:
Spanish:
acogerse
- cumplir
- hacer
- incumplir
- romper
- solemne
- vacía
- vacío
- falso
- faltar
- formal
- mantener
- palabra
- protesta
- renovar
- vano
English:
abide by
- break
- go back on
- hold
- hollow
- live up to
- pledge
- promise
- shall
- word
- under
- vow
* * *promesa nf1. [compromiso] promise;me hizo la promesa de que no se lo diría a nadie he promised me not to tell anyone;cumplir (con) una promesa to keep a promise;faltar a una promesa to break a promise2. [persona] promising talent;una joven promesa del tenis chileno a promising young talent of Chilean tennis* * *f promise;promesa electoral election promise* * *promesa nf: promise* * *promesa n promise -
2 promise
'promis
1. verb1) (to say, or give one's word (that one will, or will not, do something etc): I promise (that) I won't be late; I promise not to be late; I won't be late, I promise (you)!) prometer2) (to say or give one's assurance that one will give: He promised me a new dress.) prometer3) (to show signs of future events or developments: This situation promises well for the future.) prometer
2. noun1) (something promised: He made a promise; I'll go with you - that's a promise!) promesa2) (a sign of future success: She shows great promise in her work.) futuro•promise1 n promesapromise2 vb prometerI promise! ¡te lo prometo!tr['prɒmɪs]1 (pledge) promesa2 (expectation, hope) esperanza, esperanzas nombre femenino plural1 prometer2 (seem likely) prometer\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto make a promise prometerto break a promise faltar a una promesato keep a promise cumplir una promesato promise the moon prometer el oro y el moro, prometer la lunato show promise ser prometedor,-rathe Promised Land la Tierra Prometidapromise n1) : promesa fhe kept his promise: cumplió su promesa2)to show promise : prometern.• palabra s.f.• porvenir s.m.• profesa s.f.• promesa s.f.v.• asegurar v.• augurar v.• prometer v.• pronosticar v.'prɑːməs, 'prɒmɪs
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1) c ( pledge) promesa fto keep one's promise — cumplir (con) su (or mi etc) promesa
you broke your promise — no cumpliste (con) tu promesa, faltaste a or rompiste tu promesa
2) u ( potential)his work was full of promise o showed a lot of promise — su trabajo prometía mucho or era muy prometedor
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1) ( pledge) prometerto promise somebody something, to promise something TO somebody — prometerle algo a alguien
to promise to + INF — prometer + inf or prometer que + indicativo
2) ( give indication of) prometer
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vi prometer; ( swear) jurarI did, I promise! — lo hice, te lo juro!
['prɒmɪs]I won't laugh, I promise — no me voy a reír, te lo prometo
1. N1) (=pledge) promesa fpromises, promises! — iro ¡mucho prometer y poco hacer!
is that a promise? — ¿me lo prometes?
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to break one's promise — no cumplir su promesa, faltar a su promesa•
to hold or keep sb to his promise — obligar a algn a cumplir su promesa, hacer que algn cumpla su promesa•
to keep a/one's promise — cumplir una/su promesa•
to make (sb) a promise — hacer una promesa (a algn)I made him a promise that I'd come and visit him — le hice la promesa de que or le prometí que vendría a visitarlo
I might do it but I'm not making any promises — puede que lo haga, pero no prometo nada
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to release sb from his promise — absolver a algn de su promesa2) (=hope, prospect)•
full of promise — muy prometedor•
she fulfilled or lived up to the promise she'd shown in the '84 Olympics — demostró estar a la altura de lo que prometía en las Olimpiadas del 84•
America held (out) the promise of a new life — América representaba la promesa de una nueva vida, América daba esperanzas de una nueva vida•
a young man of promise — un joven que promete•
she showed considerable promise as a pianist — prometía mucho como pianista2. VT1) (=pledge) prometerbuy that new dress you've been promising yourself — cómprate ese nuevo vestido que te habías hecho el propósito de comprarte
she telephoned, as promised — llamó, tal y como había prometido
to promise sb sth, promise sth to sb — prometer dar algo a algn
- promise sb the earth or the moon2) (=forecast, augur) augurar3) (=assure) prometer, jurarthere's no-one here, I promise you — no hay nadie aquí, te lo prometo or juro
3. VI1) (=pledge) prometer"(do you) promise?" - "all right, I promise" — -¿lo prometes? -bueno, lo prometo
I can't promise but I'll try — no te prometo nada, pero haré lo que pueda
"I can't make it" - "but you promised!" — -no puedo -¡pero lo habías prometido!
2) (=augur)•
to promise well, such a good beginning promises well for the future — un principio tan bueno resulta muy prometedor or augura un buen futuro* * *['prɑːməs, 'prɒmɪs]
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1) c ( pledge) promesa fto keep one's promise — cumplir (con) su (or mi etc) promesa
you broke your promise — no cumpliste (con) tu promesa, faltaste a or rompiste tu promesa
2) u ( potential)his work was full of promise o showed a lot of promise — su trabajo prometía mucho or era muy prometedor
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1.
1) ( pledge) prometerto promise somebody something, to promise something TO somebody — prometerle algo a alguien
to promise to + INF — prometer + inf or prometer que + indicativo
2) ( give indication of) prometer
2.
vi prometer; ( swear) jurarI did, I promise! — lo hice, te lo juro!
I won't laugh, I promise — no me voy a reír, te lo prometo
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3 desligar
v.1 to untie.2 to separate.* * *1 (desatar) to untie, unfasten3 figurado (librar de una obligación) to release (de, from), free (de, from)■ lo desligó del compromiso que había contraído he released him from the commitment he had entered into1 (desatarse) to break away (de, from)2 (librarse) to release oneself (de, from), free oneself (de, from)* * *1. VT1) (=desatar) to untie, undo2) (=separar) to detach3) (=absolver) to absolve, free (de from)4) (=aclarar) to unravel, disentangle2.See:* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( separar) to separatehay que desligar el punto de vista económico del social — economic considerations should not be confused with social ones
b) (alejar, apartar)desligar a alguien de alguien/algo — to cut somebody off from somebody/something
c) ( librar)2.desligarse v prona) ( librarse)desligarse de algo — de obligaciones to free oneself of something
compromisos sociales de los que no puede desligarse — social commitments which she cannot get out of
b) ( apartarse)desligarse de algo/alguien — to cut oneself off from something/somebody
* * *1.verbo transitivoa) ( separar) to separatehay que desligar el punto de vista económico del social — economic considerations should not be confused with social ones
b) (alejar, apartar)desligar a alguien de alguien/algo — to cut somebody off from somebody/something
c) ( librar)2.desligarse v prona) ( librarse)desligarse de algo — de obligaciones to free oneself of something
compromisos sociales de los que no puede desligarse — social commitments which she cannot get out of
b) ( apartarse)desligarse de algo/alguien — to cut oneself off from something/somebody
* * *desligar [A3 ]vt1 (separar) to separatedos conceptos que no se pueden desligar two concepts which cannot be separated o which are inseparablehay que desligar el punto de vista económico del social economic considerations should not be confused with o should be kept separate from social ones2 (alejar, apartar) desligar a algn DE algn/algo to cut sb off FROM sb/sthel exilio los ha desligado de su cultura living in exile has cut them off from their culture3 (librar) desligar a algn DE algo to free sb FROM sthesta anulación lo desliga de toda obligación this annulment frees him from o of any obligation1 (librarse) desligarse DE algo:tiene muchas obligaciones de las que no puede desligarse she has a lot of commitments which she cannot get out of2 (apartarse) desligarse DE algo/algn to cut oneself off FROM sth/sb* * *
desligar verbo transitivo
1 (cuestiones, asuntos) to separate
2 (una cuerda, amarra, etc) to untie, unfasten
* * *♦ vt1. [desatar] to untie2. [separar] to separate (de from);en política conviene desligar lo privado de lo público in politics it's advisable to keep one's private and public lives separate* * ** * *desligar {52} vt1) : to separate, to undo2) : to free (from an obligation)
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