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1 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 -
2 election
nounWahl, diepresidential elections — (Amer.) Präsidentschaftswahlen Pl.
general/local election — allgemeine/kommunale Wahlen
* * *[-ʃən]noun (the choosing, or choice, (usually by vote) of person(s) for office: When do the elections take place?; He is standing for election again.) die Wahl* * *elec·tion[ɪˈlekʃən]nto hold an \election eine Wahl durchführento make an \election eine Wahl treffen* * *[I'lekSən]nWahl fhis election to the chairmanship — seine Wahl zum Vorsitzenden
* * *election [ıˈlekʃn]A s1. Wahl f: → academic.ru/70269/stand_for">stand for 42. REL (Aus)Erwählung f, Gnadenwahl fB adj POL Wahl…:election district Wahlbezirk m;election manifesto Wahlmanifest n;election meeting Wahlversammlung f;election platform Wahlplattform f;election pledge Wahlversprechen n;election poster Wahlplakat n;election returns Wahlergebnisse;election rigging Wahlmanipulation f;election turnout Wahlbeteiligung f* * *nounWahl, diepresidential elections — (Amer.) Präsidentschaftswahlen Pl.
general/local election — allgemeine/kommunale Wahlen
* * *n.Erwählung f.
См. также в других словарях:
pledge — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ campaign (esp. AmE), election (esp. BrE), manifesto (BrE) ▪ The party s election pledge was to cut income taxes by a third over the next five years. ▪ spending (BrE) … Collocations dictionary
pledge — ▪ I. pledge pledge 1 [pledʒ] noun [countable] 1. JOURNALISM a formal, usually public, promise that you will do something: • the President s pledge to make employment his priority 2. LAW … Financial and business terms
manifesto — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ political ▪ Conservative, Labour, etc. (esp. BrE) ▪ party (esp. BrE) ▪ We must all support the party manifesto … Collocations dictionary
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