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A n1 ( promise) promesse f, engagement m ; to give a pledge to sb faire une promesse à qn ; to give ou make a pledge to do promettre or prendre l'engagement de faire ; to keep/break one's pledge tenir/rompre son engagement or sa promesse ; to take ou sign the pledge† hum faire vœu de tempérance† hum ;2 ( thing deposited as security) (to creditor, pawnbroker) gage m ; to put/hold sth in pledge mettre/laisser qch en gage ; to take sth out of pledge dégager qch ;4 ( money promised to charity) promesse f de don ; make your pledges now! faites vos dons dès maintenant! ;5 †( toast) toast m (to à) ;6 US Univ étudiant/-e en période d'initiation à l'entrée d'un club.B vtr1 ( promise) promettre [allegiance, aid, support] (to à) ; to pledge (oneself) to do, to pledge that one will do s'engager à faire ; the treaty pledges the signatories to do le traité engage les signataires à faire ; to be pledged to secrecy être tenu au secret ; to pledge one's word donner sa parole ; to pledge money to charity promettre de faire un don aux œuvres charitables ; to pledge allegiance to the flag jurer fidélité au drapeau ;2 ( give as security) (to creditor, pawnbroker) mettre [qch] en gage ;3 †( toast) porter un toast à ;4 US Univ to pledge a fraternity/sorority accepter de subir l'épreuve d'initiation pour entrer dans un club d'étudiants/d'étudiantes. -
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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 -
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promise [ˈprɒmɪs]1. nouna. ( = undertaking) promesse f• is that a promise? c'est promis ?• promises, promises! des promesses, toujours des promesses !b. ( = potential) promesse(s) f(pl)• I promise you! je vous le promets !• "I will help you" she promised « je vous aiderai » promit-elleb. ( = give outlook of) promettrec. ( = assure) assurer• he did say so, I promise you il l'a vraiment dit, je vous assure• I promise! je vous le promets !* * *['prɒmɪs] 1.1) ( undertaking) promesse f2) [U] ( hope) espoir m3) [U] ( likelihood of success)2.transitive verb1) ( pledge)2) ( give prospect of) annoncer3) ( assure) assurer3.it won't be easy, I promise you — cela ne sera pas facile, je te l'assure
1) ( give pledge) promettre2) figto promise well — [young talent, candidate] être très prometteur; [result, situation, event] s'annoncer bien
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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. -
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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
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