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1 augur well
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2 augur well
v.1 ser de buen agüero, ser buena seña.2 ser buena seña que. -
3 to augur well
ser de buen agüero -
4 augur
tr['ɔːgəSMALLr/SMALL]1 presagiar\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto augur well ser de buen agüeroto augur ill ser de mal agüeroaugur ['ɔgər] vt: augurar, presagiaraugur vito augur well : ser de buen agüeroaugur n: augur mn.• augur s.m.v.• augurar v.'ɔːgər, 'ɔːgə(r)
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to augur well/ill — ser* de buen/mal agüero
this vote does not augur well o augurs ill for the government — esta votación no augura or no presagia nada bueno para el gobierno
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vt (liter) augurar, presagiar['ɔːɡǝ(r)]1.VT augurar, pronosticar2.VIit augurs well/ill — es un buen/mal augurio ( for para)
* * *['ɔːgər, 'ɔːgə(r)]
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to augur well/ill — ser* de buen/mal agüero
this vote does not augur well o augurs ill for the government — esta votación no augura or no presagia nada bueno para el gobierno
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vt (liter) augurar, presagiar -
5 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) ( 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!
I won't laugh, I promise — no me voy a reír, te lo prometo
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6 ill
il
1. comparative - worse; adjective1) (not in good health; not well: She was ill for a long time.) enfermo, delicado2) (bad: ill health; These pills have no ill effects.)3) (evil or unlucky: ill luck.)
2. adverb(not easily: We could ill afford to lose that money.) a duras penas, difícilmente
3. noun1) (evil: I would never wish anyone ill.) mal, algo/nada malo2) (trouble: all the ills of this world.) mal, problema, desgracia•- ill-- illness
- ill-at-ease
- ill-fated
- ill-feeling
- ill-mannered / ill-bred
- ill-tempered / ill-natured
- ill-treat
- ill-treatment
- ill-use
- ill-will
- be taken ill
ill adj enfermotr[ɪl]1 (sick) enfermo,-a2 (harmful, unpropitious) malo,-a1 (badly) mal2 (unfavourably) mal3 (with difficulty, hardly) mal, a duras penas■ I can ill afford it difícilmente me lo puedo permitir, a duras penas puedo permitírmelo1 (problems, misfortunes) desgracias nombre femenino plural\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto be ill at ease estar incómodo,-ato bear somebody no ill will no guardarle a alguien ningún rencorto fall ill caer enfermo,-ait's an ill wind that blows nobody any good no hay mal que por bien no vengabird of ill omen pájaro agorero, pájaro de mal agüeroill feeling resentimientoill humour mal humor nombre masculinoill temper mal humor nombre masculinoill will rencor nombre masculinoto speak ill of: hablar mal dehe can ill afford to fail: mal puede permitirse el lujo de fracasar1) sick: enfermo2) bad: maloill luck: mala suerteill n1) evil: mal m2) misfortune: mal m, desgracia f3) ailment: enfermedad fadj.• doliente adj.• enfermo, -a adj.• mal adj.• malo, -a adj.adv.• mal adv.n.• enfermedad s.f.• mal s.m.= Illinois[ɪl]1. ADJ(compar worse) (superl worst)1) (Med) enfermo•
to be ill — estar enfermohe's ill with cancer — tiene cáncer, está enfermo de cáncer
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to fall ill — caer or ponerse enfermo, enfermarse (LAm)•
to feel ill — encontrarse mal, sentirse mal•
to look ill — tener mal aspecto or mala carato make o.s. ill — ponerse enfermo, ponerse malo *
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to be taken ill — caer or ponerse enfermo, enfermarse (LAm)2) (=bad) [fortune, luck] maloto be in ill health — no estar bien (de salud), estar enfermo
wind I, 1., 1)a house/lady of ill repute — una casa/mujer de mala reputación
2.ADV malto speak/think ill of sb — hablar/pensar mal de algn
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we can ill afford to lose him — mal podemos dejar que se vaya•
it ill becomes you to criticize — no te sienta bien criticar3. N(fig)the inevitable ills of old age — los inevitables males or achaques de la vejez
2) † (=evil)4.CPDill luck N — mala suerte f
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